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Punjabi singer-actor Parmish Verma partners with Jeevansathi
NEW DELHI: Matrimonial platform Jeevansathi.com has roped in Parmish Verma, a celebrated Punjabi singer, actor, and music director for its social media and digital brand promotions. The brand has partnered with the regional star to reach out to the Punjabi audience across north India and consolidate its leadership position in the north-west.
The video-led social media campaign is designed to woo the Punjabi youth who wish to find the right life-partner, but do not find enough avenues to meet prospective matches.
Info Edge CMO Sumeet Singh said, “Parmish is a youth icon and appeals to our core audience. He fits well with our brand and lends a credible voice to Jeevansathi.com’s endeavour to help find the perfect soulmate. The idea is for the campaign to not just be mutually beneficial for the brand and the influencer, but also to give our followers the kind of content that they love to engage with.”
Parmish Verma said, “The pandemic has impacted everyone and young people have realised the importance of companionship. For many, this has felt like the time to start the journey towards finding that special one who can love you unconditionally. With young people now getting used to doing almost everything online, I believe that a platform like Jeevansathi.com makes it really easy to choose a life-partner as per your own preferences and the best is it’s easy to use.”
Jeevansathi has lately been focusing on influencer marketing and video campaigns with multiple celebrities. Recently, the brand also partnered with celebrity couple Debina-Gurmeet Choudhary to stress on the importance of compatibility and understanding in a long-term partnership.
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VML India lands two finalist spots at Cairns Hatchlings 2026
The Mumbai agency is back in Australia with two teams, a UN brief and 24 hours to impress
MUMBAI: VML India is heading to Australia again. The Mumbai-based creative agency has secured two finalist spots at the Cairns Hatchlings 2026 competition, one in the Audio category and one in Design, making it the only Indian agency to have reached the finals in both editions of the contest since its launch in 2025.
Four people will make the trip. Senior copywriter Shilpi Dey and senior art director Raj Thakkar will compete in Audio. Art directors Shabbir and Shruti Negi will go head-to-head with the world’s best in Design. The finals take place at the Cairns Convention Centre from 13th May, culminating in an awards ceremony on 15th May.
The work that got them there is worth examining. For the Audio category, Dey and Thakkar tackled a brief for LIVE LIKE MMAD with a campaign called Inner Voice, Interrupted. Using spatial audio techniques, the campaign recreates the overwhelming self-doubt that descends after a long workday, physically panning negative thoughts left and right before cutting the noise entirely to reveal a confident inner voice. Strategically targeted at commuters via Spotify during evening rush hours, the campaign reframes the hours after work as an opportunity for personal growth and charitable action.
For the Design category, Shabbir and Negi worked on a brief for Canteen’s Bandanna Day, a campaign highlighting how cancer pushes teenagers out of their own defining moments. Using a pixelated design language to create stark contrast between a blurred world of isolation and a focused world of connection, the campaign, titled The Flipside of Cancer, shows teenagers fading into the background of birthdays, skateparks and school proms. As a Canteen bandanna appears, the blur flips and the teenager snaps back into sharp focus.
Kalpesh Patankar, group chief creative officer of VML India, made no attempt to disguise his satisfaction. “We are immensely proud to see our teams consistently excel on the Cairns Hatchlings platform since its inception,” he said. “They have masterfully tackled challenging briefs across diverse categories, demonstrating both layered storytelling and a unique creative approach. This exceptional teamwork is truly inspiring.”
Dey and Thakkar, returning to the finals after last year’s run, were candid about the demands of the audio medium. “It’s one of the most demanding mediums, where we only have a few seconds to capture a listener’s world with sound alone, so absolute clarity is essential,” they said. “The true measure of creative work is its ability to create positive change, and our audio submission was made to help those who need it most while encouraging people to silence the inner voices that hold them back.”
Shabbir and Negi, competing in Design for the first time, described the experience as “a completely different beast.” “We see it as an opportunity to showcase our expertise, raise the bar, and challenge ourselves in new ways, while also learning from creative minds from across the globe,” they said.
In Australia, the four finalists will face a live 24-hour brief from the United Nations before presenting in a live pitch session. Twenty-four hours, one brief, one shot. VML India has been here before. It knows exactly what is at stake.
