- Television
- Cable TV
- DTH
- iWorld
- MAM
- Movies
- Regulators
- Resources
- Satellites
- Technology
- Specials
- Our events
- Subscribe
MUMBAI: Prodigious, a Publicis Groupe company, and India’s largest advertising production house, has today announced the appointment of Varun Shah as Head & Senior VP.
Varun joins Prodigious from Dharma 2.0: Dharma Productions where he was Executive Producer working on branded content creation and production and managing its roster of film directors including Karan Johar, Punit Malhotra and Shashank Khaitan, among others. Prior to Dharma, Varun was a Producer at Love & Faith Films where he led ad-film production with Director Milind Dhaimande.
During his stint here, Varun produced “Waterbaby” which won him the “Best Debut Film of a Director” at the 65th National Film Awards. Waterbaby went on to be shortlisted in over 30 international film festivals and even won 8 Oscar/Bafta Nominations. He also produced “Tu Hai Mera Sunday” with Milind Dhaimade, which premiered worldwide at the BFI London Film Festival and won several international accolades.
Following his M.A in in Film Direction and Production from the New York Film Academy, Varun began his career as an Assistant Producer for Jamin O’Brien, and later on joined Speaking Tree Pictures where he was in-charge of International Production Liaison & Production.
On appointing Varun, Saurabh Varma, CEO, Publicis Communications, said, “In just over 20 months, Prodigious has grown to become India’s largest advertising production house. This means an exponential increase in the volume of work. We wanted to bring someone on-board who could help lead Prodigious along with Chahna, who has done a commendable job. We found Varun to be the perfect fit. I have complete faith in Chahna and Varun to take Prodigious to even greater heights. I welcome Varun to the Publicis Groupe family and wish both Chahna and Varun the very best.”
On joining Prodigious, Varun said, “Being in the film and ad film business for over 12-years, I knew this was the right time to join the advertising industry which is going to go through a tumultuous change. We’re already seeing the shift, when you compare films that were produced 5 years ago with today’s films. We’re seeing bolder films and various formats we’re experimenting with. I’m excited to join the team at Prodigious, who have led this change from the front and created some incredible work for an envious set of brands. I’m especially looking forward to working with the talented team here, and keeping up the momentum
The Aditya Birla Group has announced a foray into the premium casual dining space, in collaboration with India’s chef restaurateur Rahul Akerkar.
Mumbai: Known for her contribution towards environmental sustainability and wildlife conservation, Dia Mirza has recently posted about the ‘Flipkart Green’ e store on her Instagram, spreading awareness about the importance of making environmentally conscious shopping decisions.
Mumbai: Licious plant based meat brand UnCrave, unveiled actor and comedian Vir Das as its Brand Ambassador. UnCrave understands how meat lovers feel without meat and fulfills this gap with the most meat like, vegetarian solution through its plant protein based meat products. The campaign consists...
Mumbai: Noise, India’s lifestyle tech brand, celebrates the spirit of love this Valentine’s Day with its new #StoopidCupid campaign and an exciting sale. The campaign highlights emotions of the youth doing stupid but sweet things in love through a series of three films which will be revealed...
Mumbai: The Mavericks Communications LLP, has announced the appointment of Ravpreet Ganesh as its chief integration officer. Ganesh’s appointment reinforces Mavericks’ vision to provide fully integrated marketing communications services to its clients.
Mumbai: HDFC Life, has launched its latest brand campaign based on the core idea that ‘protection starts with self’. With this campaign, HDFC Life aims to take its brand promise ‘Sar utha ke jiyo’ a step further by delving deeper into the concept of ‘protection’. It highlights the need to ensure...
MUMBAI: Personal loans enable both salaried and self-employed individuals to meet their short to medium term financial obligations without having to furnish any collateral or security. As individuals looking for a personal loan have several options to choose from, they may have a difficult time in...
Mumbai: Cosmos Maya former CEO Anish Mehta, has announced the launch of his new venture, Animeta, an AI based self service creator tech platform aimed at creating and nurturing the untapped potential of the Asian digital creator economy, through financial and analytical support.
Mumbai: KISNA Diamond And Gold Jewellery launches its latest Valentine’s Day collection called ‘Sparkling Love’ which is all about minimalist expressions of love. From time immemorial, gifting has been one of the most thoughtful ways of expression and there is nothing better than jewellery as a...
