Saturday, March 24, 2007

Nostalgic Moments ... Retro Ads - Series 1

One of the major problems that plague our present day TV watching are the zillion ads that scream across the screen every other minute to such an extent that people sometimes forget what they r watching, but not all Ads are bad or silly or believe in promoting their products at the cost of pulling down their competitors ... In here, I put forward some of the nicer ones we have all seen at some time ...

In the 1st of such series , I would like to take us all for a walk thru the nostalgic lane on some of the great retro-ads ever shown on the Indian TV (the good ol' Doordarshan) ... The then kids of my age grew up watching ...

1. Hamara Bajaj ... This ad epitomizes the Indian spirit and culture very nicely ... It truly made us feel Bajaj is our own ...

Tagline: Kal Bhi, Aaj Bhi, Kal Bhi

2. Fevicol ... This was famous during the late 1980's ... Nothing stronger has ever been made

Tagline: Ye Fevicol Ka Majboot Jod Hai, Tutega Nahi

3. Cadbury's ... Joy of Freedom ...

Tagline: Kuch Khaas Hai Zindagi Mein

4. Coca Cola ... Wat a combo - Aamir and Aish ... The 2 greats in their younger days ...

Tagline: Jo Chaho Ho Jaye Coca-Cola Enjoy

5. Adidas ... The greatest ever hero 'Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar' in the Indian sports arena ... The whole of India stopped when he was batting ... My most fav ad of all time ... Its a fitting tribute to Him ...

(P.S: Click on the Ad names to view them)

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