Title | DURGA PUJA IN COVID |
Brand | LIFEBUOY |
Product / Service | HYGIENE SOAP + HAND SANITISER |
Category | F03. Single-market Campaign |
Entrant | MULLEN LINTAS Mumbai, INDIA |
Idea Creation | MULLEN LINTAS Mumbai, INDIA |
Idea Creation 2 | MULLENLOWE SINGAPORE, SINGAPORE |
Name | Company | Position |
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Sagar Kapoor | Lowe Lintas India | Chief Creative Officer |
Sarvesh Raikar | Lowe Lintas India | Regional Creative Officer |
Joybrato Dutta | Lowe Lintas India | Unit Creative Director |
Ashish Kadam | Lowe Lintas India | Associate Creative Director |
Uday Jumle | Lowe Lintas India | Creative Partner |
Vinay Vinayak | MullenLowe Singapore | Global Business Director |
Sharmine Panthanky | Lowe Lintas India | Executive Vice President |
Ankita Singh | Lowe Lintas India | Senior Brand Services Director |
Kunal Joshi | Lowe Lintas India | Regional Director, Planning |
Savita Iyer | Lowe Lintas India | Vice President, Planning |
Durga Puja is an ancient festival, celebrated in the state of West Benga in India. In 2020 shadows of doubt were cast on every aspect of the festival. And the biggest question was - Will Durga Puja ever be NORMAL in the NEW NORMAL? Lifebuoy made a series of films that showed new ways to celebrate the festival. The first film was about the tradition of chanda (festive donation) amount which usually ends with Rs.1. But a lady giving 103 was a surprise. And also the perfect way to show 1 rupee Lifebuoy sanitizer sachets. Young love blossoms in Durga Puja pandals. So in our second film, we redefined the laws of attraction. We made germ protection and hygiene the new attraction. In the third film, we took the traditional bear hug of the festival called 'Kola Kuli' and changed it to Kona Kuni which literally means the elbow bump..
We zeroed in on 3 cultural nuances, intrinsic to West Bengal during Durga Puja: 1. When young people collect neighbourhood donations (chaanda) to create Puja pandals (temporary pavilions where people can seek the Goddess' blessings). 2. When couples meet and flirt at the evening festivities in pandals, 3.When old friends and loved ones meet and greet each other with the iconic bear hug (kola kuli) during the celebrations - Using these 3 significant Durga Puja behaviours we created 3 engaging films that showed people that they can celebrate Durga Puja wholeheartedly, but mindfully. We also created limited-edition packs for West Bengal, which had the goddess's traditional weaponry featured on them, and encouraged people to collect the whole set, and stand a chance to win a year's supply of Lifebuoy soap, to ensure the family stays protected from germs and infections until the next Durga Puja.
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