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OPPO India launches #DareToFlaunt campaign featuring Shraddha Kapoor & Shreyas Iyer
Mumbai: OPPO India launches its latest campaign #DareToFlaunt—featuring actress Shraddha Kapoor and cricketer Shreyas Iyer — to introduce India’s First Waterproof Smartphone Rated IP69—OPPO F27 Pro+ 5G.
The TVC perfectly resonates with the bold and adventurous spirit of Gen-Z. Icons of the country’s two foremost passions – Bollywood and cricket – Shraddha Kapoor, a youth icon known for her diverse role and Shreyas Iyer, known for his aggressive batting style, embody the #DareToFlaunt spirit. The TVC puts the F27 Pro+ to the ultimate test, subjecting it to the rigors of a washing machine, dunking it in a swimming pool, hammering the cricket wicket with it, running it over with a car, and more. Each time, the phone emerges on top, proving its resilience. The #DareToFlaunt campaign encourages users to proudly show off their new phone without fear of damaging it.
The TVC showcases key product features like the Damage-Proof 360° Armour Body, IP66, 68, and 69 ratings, and 3D Curved AMOLED Screen making it India’s first super rugged monsoon-ready phone. The F27 Pro+ boasts a sleek design, powerful performance, and cutting-edge features, making it the perfect companion for those who demand the best.
The OPPO F27 Pro+ 5G, priced at Rs 27,999 with 128GB storage and Rs 29,999 for the 256GB variant, will be available in India from 20th June 2024. The device will be available in two colours—Dusk Pink and Midnight Navy—and boasts OPPO’s full-device protection solution: a damage-proof 360-degree Armour Body that shields the device from drops and scratches. Additionally, it features a durable 5,000mAh battery with a four-year lifespan.
NATIONAL: Amazon Ads has laid out a sharply tech-led vision for the advertising industry in 2026, arguing that artificial intelligence, streaming TV and creator partnerships will combine to turn brand building into a more precise, performance-driven business.
At the heart of the shift, the company says, is the fusion of AI with Amazon’s vast trove of shopping, browsing and streaming signals, allowing advertisers to move beyond blunt reach metrics to campaigns designed around real customer behaviour.
“The future of advertising is not about reaching more people, but the right people with messages that resonate,” said Amazon Ads India head and vice president Girish Prabhu. “By combining AI with deep customer insights, we help brands move from broadcasting campaigns to having meaningful conversations wherever audiences spend their time.”
One of the biggest changes, according to Amazon Ads, will be the collapse of the wall between media planning and creative development. Retail media, powered by first-party data, is increasingly shaping everything from brand discovery to final purchase, pushing marketers to design campaigns around audience insight rather than internal instinct.
AI is also moving from a support tool to a creative engine. Agentic AI, which automates and accelerates production, is expected to make high-quality creative accessible even to small businesses, compressing weeks of work into hours and giving challengers the ability to compete with larger brands on speed and scale.
Behind the scenes, AI-driven analytics will take on a bigger role in campaign optimisation, identifying patterns, spotting opportunities and recommending actions that would previously have required teams of analysts.
Streaming TV is another big battleground. With India’s video streaming audience now above 600 million and connected TV users at 129.2 million in 2025, advertisers are set to treat streaming not just as a branding channel but as a performance engine, measured increasingly by sales, sign-ups and bookings rather than just reach.
Finally, Amazon Ads sees creators and contextual advertising reshaping how brands tell stories. Creators will act less like influencers and more like long-term partners, while scene-aware ads on streaming platforms will allow brands to insert hyper-relevant offers into the flow of what viewers are watching.
Taken together, Amazon Ads argues, these shifts mark a move towards advertising that is both more human and more measurable, where AI handles the complexity, and creativity does the persuading.
