There's this asshole of a Surd (link) whom I usually approach whenever in a dilemma and always regret thereafter. Having decided to participate in a national-level video-making competition (organised by 9XM) just one hour before the deadline,I went to the same chimp. We procrastinated for twenty minutes: better known in B-school circuit as brainstorming. Basically, all we could come up with was the fact that we could not come up with anything on such strict timelines. Meh. So, we gathered other equally-worthy-assholes-in-their-own-right and made this. Voi-fuckin-la.
They didn't shortlist us. :| [Die, motherfuckers, die!]
On the other leg, this series of six print ads that I made for Axe Deodorants in straight 60 minutes did get a shortlist. Yay.
@ Video: Cheapo stuff :D
ReplyDelete@ Print Ads: U RocK \m/
About the Asshole: ROFL!
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ReplyDeletegood job. the "brainstorming" wasn't exactly a waste me guesses :)
ReplyDeleteThe ads are indeed awesome!! Congrats for the ads getting shorlisted.
ReplyDelete@ Aalok: Cheapo kaayku? Sone ki parakh jauhri ko hi hoti hai :P Thanks! (:
ReplyDelete@ Arvind: Sure thing, I'll hop over soon.
ReplyDelete@ Blue: (: The 'brainstorming' didn't result in this idea!!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Ria. Glad you liked em.
ReplyDeletenice pics!!
ReplyDeleteNow this is too good..The ads were awesome! We have a new, better younger Prasoon Joshi. Seriously u hv it. Go for advertising. The ads are subtle, pithy and novel...And they do convey the msg.:)
ReplyDeleteThe ads are gr8 :) .... again, wht was that video all about? :P
ReplyDeleteThanks, Abhijit.
ReplyDelete@ Alka: That's humbling. Without reading too much into it, honestly, I so want to end up in advertising. Par is MBA ka karz to utarna hi padega pehle, literally and otherwise. Thanks (:
ReplyDeleteAxe stuff, lol! Thanks (:
ReplyDeleteawesome print ads!!!
ReplyDeleteThe AXE effect...loved it! :)
ReplyDeletewoowww @ll the @ds r like @wesome ...some br@instorming m@n
ReplyDeleteGood stuff dude :)
ReplyDeleteNo one and NOONE would have shortlisted that video ever! Even if you would have offered your eternal soul to them! It was so damn crap man! But I like the AXE ads! Nice great work there! *thumbs up*
ReplyDelete@ Ishan: Thanks, man! (:
ReplyDeleteThanks, Riddhi. Glad you liked them.
ReplyDelete@ Shruti: :D Great! Thanks!
ReplyDelete@ vicious: Nah, the brainstorming was only for the vid. These just happened. That's why teams and meetings suck. And, what's with this obsession with '@'?
ReplyDelete@ Addy: :D I know, man. But you gotta give it to me that I made all you guys suffer through the shit!! Thanks for the appreciation! (:
ReplyDeletedude u rock, hats off post, lovely dear.phodaa.1st time here n i m gonna stay fr sure
ReplyDeletegive them and me one good reason why this video should be shortlisted?
ReplyDeletei had that "whatthefuckishappening" look while watching it you know!
the images: you rock!
the video: not so much :P
i think u'd better stick wid writing! :D
I am not crazy about that video either.
ReplyDeleteAxe effect was good though! :)
Thanks, man. Hope to keep in touch.
ReplyDeletefor the video I have juz 1 thing 2 say..lolzzzz!!
ReplyDeletefor the ad : its juz amazing..brilliant piece of work!!
Wow..great ads!
ReplyDeleteThanks Ankita! Glad (:
ReplyDeleteHey thanks, Komal. As a matter of fact, I do. What's an artist without an audience, what's a blog without its readers? Welcome.
ReplyDelete@ Sugar Cube: Thank you (: Glad you liked them.
ReplyDeleteA reason to smile..:) but there was already a controlled smile on your face! NO?
ReplyDeleteThe print ads were awesome. Don't ask me which one was the best or which one I absolutely absolutely ABSOLUTELY do not agree with:)...but yeah, good job!
Nay, that was just bad acting :P
ReplyDeleteAnd the feminist in you wakes up kya?? Thanks! (:
Hahaha....never sleeps....lets not get into that:P
ReplyDeleteCheers!
Cheers!! Just one question though, (coz i sooo love to take feminists' case, assuming there is one) isn't feminism sexism?
ReplyDelete@ Dandelion: I know, that vid was supposed to be a wtf vid. Mission accomplished na.
ReplyDeleteThanks! (: And no, I just cant 'stick' to writing. In pipeline: More wtf material!! :P
@ Choco: Well, thanks for the frankness :D
ReplyDeleteOne among you guys will become like Abhay Deol..
ReplyDeleteAbhay Deol?
ReplyDeleteThe khurafat bug again, haan? I would like to reserve my comments on the axe ads because...you know. The video, on the other 'leg' was actually different and well-brainstormed.
ReplyDeleteAlso, on the record, I am absolutely in love with this blog, or whatever you guys are calling it these days. :-D
ReplyDeletethe axe adds are really fuckin interesting dude....
ReplyDelete@ Sapna: :D Yeah, I know. The same old sexism! :P Thanks a ton! And we still call this place a blog, granny!
ReplyDelete@ Mag[m]: Thanks dude! (:
ReplyDeleteWhoa!! that keyboard is ummm hot! Your ads are way better than the product. Axe makes me nauseous.
ReplyDeleteAxe doesn't even smell - good or bad. It's there solely by the marketing efforts.
ReplyDeleteHahahaha..ROFL..
ReplyDeleteBoth are equally good..
Keep up the efforts :P
Thanks, Alcina. Yes, I will. :D
ReplyDeletegood work dude....... call me retard or watever but I liked the video.... :D
ReplyDeleteGenuine wtf stuff....
other caption at the end could have been.. " Challenge U wont select the video .... I bet, 5000 bucks :p "
Nice ads man.. keep it up !
ReplyDeleteafter the last rude reply on my comment, i thot i wud never comment on ur blog..but this made me laugh n forget all ur rudeness....
ReplyDeletethe video was hilarious.. how cud u even expect to get shortlisted!!!
the ads were amazing..not all but a few of them..
and Gurdit rocks..he is amazing
rude reply??? i dont remember any! awesomely glad youliked them sweetie. that,s all i want on my blog (:
ReplyDeleteSuper awesome video and super awesome pics. Wasn't the title of the post symbolic of yellow journalism?
ReplyDeleteHaha, the video was fucking hilarious. The print ads, you know, were awesome. So no comments.
ReplyDeleteMaybe the absence of smile in the grin was the reason for not being selected.
ReplyDeleteAbout the Axe effect, now what can I say, ask the ladies.
:)
Cheers,
Blasphemous Aesthete
@ Akshhar: Thanks! Yellow journalism!? It was the palest yellow, man. It was absolutely without any tang or zing! :o
ReplyDeleteThanks, DP. Glad (:
ReplyDelete@ BA: I didn't get it. Cheers though! (: The ladies have already come up with the verdict :P
ReplyDeleteThis was fun! I couldn't watch the video because of net reasons but the pictures made me smile (wink-wink) :P
ReplyDeletelol hehe hilarious....
ReplyDelete@ Prajakta: I'm glad they did (wink-wink)!
ReplyDelete@ SFS: Thanks, bro!
ReplyDeleteHahaha,video was entertaining :D
ReplyDeleteU gave us a reason to laugh :D:)
Print ads are totally cool..I really liked the first one..
I hope u win tat competition :)
Best of luck!!
Hahaha I laughed holding my stomach onestlyy. Keep on churning similar stuff, boy.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Prajakta. Do try to watch the vid as well. Waiting for your response.
ReplyDelete@ SFS: Thanks, bro!
ReplyDelete@ Dipa: Hey thanks! Sweet as usual (: I didn't really go for the finals of that competition because of date reasons :P [examinations!]
ReplyDelete@ Shyam Sir: Holding your tummy! :D I'll try!
ReplyDeleteSuperbly awesome! Did you show these to HUL in the interview?
ReplyDeleteWish I could :P
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