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Zee TV launches ‘Sahi Jagah Judge Karo’’ campaign for Sa Re Ga Ma Pa!
Mumbai: Zee TV has roped in the effortlessly charming and unapologetically authentic Jackie Shroff to front its latest campaign titled ‘Sahi Jagah Judge Karo’ for the upcoming season of Sa Re Ga Ma Pa.
At the heart of this quirky, light-hearted campaign is the idea of encouraging audiences to direct their natural judgmental tendencies towards something positive. The campaign invites everyone to help select the most deserving contestants from over 50 audition videos posted on the show’s official Instagram page, heightening audience involvement and bringing them closer to the show from the very beginning.
The campaign features a series of light-hearted, breezy videos with Jackie Shroff. In the first video, he is seen confronting two aunties gossiping about a mismatched couple in a restaurant. He surprises them by joining them at their table and encouraging them to put their judging instincts to better use by selecting contestants on Sa Re Ga Ma Pa’s Instagram page. In another video, Jackie is seen brushing off unsolicited singing critiques from his neighbours, guiding the audience to focus their judging skills on the audition videos posted online instead. These light-hearted interactions perfectly showcase Jackie’s relatable and down-to-earth persona, making the campaign both engaging and memorable.
“The idea behind ‘Sahi Jagah Judge Karo’ initiative is to heighten audience involvement and empower them to become an integral part of the show right from the auditions phase of Sa Re Ga Ma Pa. As we present India’s longest-running singing reality show in an all-new avatar and with new mentors and fresh voices, this is our way of including and engaging with our audiences from the get-go. Jackie Shroff’s bindaas attitude and earthy sense of humour set the perfect tone for this fun campaign, ensuring that viewers will enjoy this unique and interactive experience,” said Zee TV chief channel officer Mangesh Kulkarni.
This campaign reflects Zee TV’s commitment to creating fresh, interactive content that resonates with its audience, ensuring that their voice plays a crucial role in the show’s narrative.
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.
