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Jigsaw Brand Consultants Shortlist for Transform Asia Awards 2023
Mumbai: Strategic branding consultancy, Jigsaw Brand Consultants, founded by academician turned consultant Rutu Mody Kamdar, has been shortlisted for its remarkable work with Bennett Coleman Pvt. Ltd. and Mankind Pharma at The Transform Awards Asia 2023.
Regarded as the only awards program globally that recognises best practices in corporate, product, and global brand development work, this year’s shortlist represents an exciting depth and breadth of transformative rebranding and brand development projects.
Jigsaw Brand Consultants, a leading player in the world of brand strategy and design, is delighted to be a part of the esteemed nomination list, which includes the likes of Siegel+Gale, Design Bridge and Partners, YLAB, MetaDesign China Limited, among several others from the Asia Region.
With its holistic and integrative approach, Jigsaw has worked extensively with Bennett Coleman Pvt. Ltd. and Mankind Pharma and has been shortlisted in the following categories for the work done with them in the past year:
Best development of a new brand within an existing brand portfolio: PregaHope & PregaHappy (Mankind Pharma).
Best brand architecture solution: BENNETT, COLEMAN & CO. LTD for Times Professional Learning.
Rutu Mody Kamdar, a founder of Jigsaw, said, “It is a true honour to be acknowledged by this year’s Transform judges. At Jigsaw, we take on every challenge that comes our way—digging deep into the brand’s requirements, researching and discovering real insights to provide relevant strategic direction, and finally ensuring the correct brand positioning and identity. We are involved from start to finish through the brand’s journey. It is indeed a proud moment for us to be recognised on a global platform for our work alongside big industry players and other brands.”
Jigsaw is one of the first consultancies in the country to successfully integrate the disciplines of research, strategic brand planning, and design into an integrated practice. Their clients also include the likes of Unilever, Godrej, Tata Consumer, Reliance Retail, J&J, Welspun, Marico, and Rustomjee, among several others.
The Transform Asia Awards ceremony will once again take place in Shanghai and will be hosted on 20 November at W Shanghai – The Bund. Every entry into this year’s Transform Awards has been scrupulously examined by its panel of expert judges. The 2023 batch of judges, who were asked to focus particularly on a project’s creativity, innovation, strategic excellence, and implementation, hailed from a wide variety of organizations, including The Coca-Cola Company, Google, and Intel India.
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Subedaar puts Indian original cinema on the global map with record-breaking Prime Video debut
MUMBAI: Prime Video has a runaway hit on its hands. Subedaar, the gritty action drama starring Anil Kapoor, has stormed to become the most-watched Indian original movie on the platform in its opening weekend, cracking the Top 10 across 31 countries and landing in 91 per cent of India’s pin codes within days of its March 5 premiere.
The film, a visceral, emotionally-charged story of a retired soldier, Subedaar Arjun Maurya, wrestling with civilian life amid crime and corruption, has struck a nerve. Directed by Suresh Triveni and co-starring Radhikka Madan, Mona Singh, Saurabh Shukla, Aditya Rawal, Faisal Malik, and Khushboo Sundar, the film is already being hailed as a showcase for what Indian original storytelling can achieve on the world stage.
“Subedaar’s success is a reflection of the growing scale and global resonance of Indian storytelling,” said Nikhil Madhok, director and head of originals at Prime Video India. “The film’s emotional narrative, its rooted portrayal of a soldier confronting his toughest battles beyond the battlefield, has struck a chord. Anil Kapoor delivers an acting masterclass, while Suresh Triveni’s solid direction and great performances from the ensemble cast have resulted in love and appreciation from customers across the world.”
Kapoor, 62, has been here before, but rarely at this altitude. Written by Triveni and Prajwal Chandrashekar, with dialogues by Triveni, Saurabh Dwivedi, and Chandrashekar, the film is a production by Opening Image Films in association with Anil Kapoor Film & Communication Network (AKFCN), produced by Vikram Malhotra, Kapoor, and Triveni.
Subedaar streams exclusively on Prime Video in Hindi, Tamil, and Telugu across India, and in over 240 countries and territories worldwide.
For Prime Video, the numbers tell the real story: one weekend, one film, a global footprint, and a very loud signal that Indian original cinema is no longer just travelling well. It’s arriving.
