“If it wasn't for make up artists, the industry would look so different!”- Shruti Narayann

She is refreshingly open-hearted and genuine; a quality that is quickly becoming a rarity in today’s world and in this business. Her talent speaks volumes and her story will make you smile. From Dove Damage Therapy, MTR 5 Senses, ICICI Prudential and Brooke Bond 3 Roses, among other commercials, she has endorsed to name a few. IAD caught up with […]

Happy Birthday Aditi Sharma!

This is a special dedication to model/actress Aditi Sharma. She was one of the first to be featured on here and the website Indian Ad Divas was kind of born with a post about her. Aditi has been in the eye of the media for being associated with brands such as Dominos Pizza, Colgate, Fair & Lovely, Tata Sky and parachute […]

Anushka Ranjan’s Got What It Takes

Anushka Ranjan, daughter of the founders of Indian Television Awards Anu and Shashi Ranjan is a popular face. With a thorough background is acting, including courses in acting from Subhash Ghai’s Whistling Woods and Roshan Taneja’s acting school, as well as Anupam Kher’s Actor Prepares, Anushka’s debut movie Wedding Pullav is grabbing attention for her acting skills. The word is […]

Censored!

These censored ads made news and spun controversies. They have stirred conversations and provoked debates. Yet each one of them has something arresting and something gutsy. We picked the top five most talked about Indian ads.

Go Genelia!

Genelia D’Souza makes a Bollywood comeback!
Remember the Parker pen ad where the girl with a million dollar smile and sparkly eyes stole your heart? She had something special about her. She was a teenager when she got signed for the ad and it was obvious she would go places, and she did. From ads to movies, Genelia D’Souza became a household name and did so well for herself.

“My parents wanted Saiyami and me as far away from the filmi duniya as possible” – Saunskruti Kher

Saunskruti Kher on coming from a legendary acting background, her close-knit relationship with her sis Saiyami and making her way through this industry. How has your journey as a model/actor been so far? It’s been a huge learning curve. I started with doing backstage for Nadira Babbar’s Ekjute, a Hindi theatre group. It would involve sweeping the rehearsal hall, serving […]

Kodikanal Won’t: The Girl Who Spits Fire

Angry at what a certain big corporate company (read Unilever) has done to her beautiful Kodaikanal. You know who we are talking about. She has gone viral through her video. Chennai-born copywriter/ rapper Sofia Ashraf’s video has received more than a million hits and stirred talk about the damage Unilever’s mercury dumping has caused the former factory workers and residents […]