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Yeah that's how I pronounced advertisement in my childhood. Well, I tried! Now, Could I get some babba plz? err I mean water?

I was watching the GEICO commercial for the millionth time on TV, while waiting for my order at a Dallas restaurant. That made me think about the Indian ads' scene on telly.

Here goes my BEST ads list:

1. Fevicol: Pidilite's Fevicol ad is one of the best and most creative I have seen (was the agency O&M?). Some of them are: Fisherman catching fish using Fevicol, politician not leaving his chair/position, etc.
2. Amul's billboards/ads on TV, about the recent controversy/news/movie. No one could miss it.
3. Hamara Bajaj: "Yeh zameen hai aasman. Hamara aaj, hamara kal.." That song is too good. And the Indian-ness shown was s-i-m-p-l-y wow. The Bajaj scooter is the Indian middle-class family mascot carrying more than 4 people and it isnt any circus feat. It is affordable, easy on maintenance, sturdy, and stylish too. I actually saw many Bajajs in US. –>Link for ad<–
4. Titan watches: **Titan music** The father-daughter love, the mom-son love, the wife-husband love.. **tears rolling** need I say more? Clever clever.. when you mix emotions/feelings with something materialistic, it sells! Well, and they are durable and fashionable.
5. I think this is Surf Excel's ad. It is better to watch than to read my bad commentary. Isnt it awwww^n cute?
6. Pepsi's kid-becomes-mahout-using-Pepsi-as-bait ad. –>Link for ad<–
7. Airtel new ad which I came across in Google vids. –>Link for ad<–
8. "Doodh doodh dodh doodh, doodh hai wonderful pi sakte hain roz glassful" – National Dairy Board.

Some funny ones I can't forget for whatever reasons:

1. "Munna kyun ro raha hai? Arey Gudwars do na" This line is repeated by 4 generations and finalllllllllly the baby gets fed with that gripe water.
2. "Arey Raju, tumharey daat to moti jaise chamak rahey hain. Kyun na ho master-jee, mein Dabur laal dant manjan jo istemaal karta hoon". Dabur laal dant manjan.
3. Kaam ke bojh ka maara? Ise chahiye Cinkaara. Hamdard ka tonic, Cinkara.
4. We used this ad to tease a friend who was sitting silently or would not divulge a secret. "Bol sakhi bol tera raaz kya hai? mala-d hai iska raaz. Pehannay walee ya khaaney walee?" It was zillion years later I realised what it was used for. It is a chocolcate for women, right?
5. VIP Bonus underwear: just because he wore that red undie, he could save that girl from goons, and she ahem falls in love with him on seeing him in his undie. VIP: be my man (she said so).
6. Aaj mere paas paisa hai, gaadi hai, ghar hai.. tere paas kya hai? mere paas maa hai, aur Rupa kee baniyaan.
7. MTV's take on it: agar sab Rupa ke baniyan aur undie pehnengey, to Rupa kya pehnegee?

MOST Bugging ads:

1. If you watch desi movies here, you know what I am talking about: "Arey Chintu ko tum nahain jaante? Chintu candeeeee" or "Arey itney udaas kyun ho? turant fon uthao aur dial karo **sing** 99223311-somethingsomething-  telefoooon telefooon" (Pak friendship line, not the 1-900 type I think, but still paid)
2. All Coke ads
3. Himani Navratna teil and Manickchand ads

BTW I am dying to see SRK's Lux ad. I want to see how funny it is (from what I heard). Anybody any links?