Alyque Padamsee famous ad commercials created by ad guru humara bajaj liril rasna cherry blossom surf

Alyque Padamsee: Not just ‘Hamara Bajaj’, here are some more gems created by the ad-genious!

Famous ad filmmaker and theatre personality Alyque Padamsee took his last breath on Saturday morning in Mumbai when he died at the age of 90. He was best known for his role as Muhammad Ali Jinnah in 1982 flick ‘Gandhi’. He was also a recipient of Padma Shri Award in 2000. Apart from the historical drama movie and several plays, he was better known for his contribution to the Indian ad industry. Here, we bring to you some of the popular commercial, created by none other than the Ad Man, Alyque Padamsee

karen lunel in Liril ad

Karen Lunel in Liril ad – The commercial was firstly conceived in the year 1974 featuring Karen Lunel, popularly known as the Liril Girl. The ad featured the visual of a girl frolicking under a waterfall.

kavita ji in Surf ad

Kavita Ji in Surf ad – In the late 1980s, Hindustan Unilever Limited’s Surf detergent commercials in India, featured the character of housewife Lalita Ji, played by Kavita Chaudhary.

Ankita Jhaveri in Rasna ad

Ankita Jhaveri from Rasna ad – In 80s and 90s, a cute bubbly girl face used to win hearts of millions with the way how she says ‘I Love You Rasna’. Her name was Ankita Jhaveri and now she is a South Indian star.

Humara Bajaj ad

Hamara Bajaj ad – Another popular ad commercial in the late 80s and early 90s which will certainly make you nostalgic was for the two-wheeler manufacturer ‘Bajaj’. The commercial used to feature its tagline ‘Humara bajaj’ in a melodious way.

Cherry Blossom

Cherry Charlie for Cherry Blossom Shoe Polish – The ad was for show polish company ‘Cherry Blossom’ which revived famous comedy artist Charlie Chaplin in its commercials. The tagline of the commercials was ‘Are you polishing your shoes often enough?’