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#CloseupFlavourBomb
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Closeup (Hindustan Unilever Limited)

#CloseupFlavourBomb

Programme
Kyoorius Creative Awards
Entrant Company
Mullen Lintas
Client
Hindustan Unilever Limited

Media

Description

Closeup has always played a different game in India’s oral care aisle. Its spicy-minty hit is unmistakable - loved hard by some, too intense for others, making scale difficult in a category built on safe, family-wide acceptance. Then culture shifted. Gen Z began pushing extreme flavour mashups into the spotlight on Instagram, turning taste into content and social currency. Yet one behaviour stayed off-camera: the instinctive, closeted lick of Closeup. A casual moment by Ankush Bahuguna brought it into the open 650K stopped mid-scroll, 23K+ debated the act. When Ananya Panday admitted she loved the taste, hesitation dropped and the private turned collective. Sanjyot Keer extended it into edible formats, driving recreation across creators and audiences. It moved from content to India's food culture, where it was tasted and accepted. What stayed hidden reached 15M+ screens driving relevance, participation, and consideration for Closeup.

Credits

Additional Company Credits

  • WLDD Private LimitedBangalore, India

Entrant Company

  • Mullen LintasMumbai, India

Individual Credtis

  • Russell BarrettChef Creative Experience Officer, TBWA \ Lintas
  • Sarvesh Raikar President, Creative. , TBWA Lintas
  • Tejal WaradkarGroup Creative Director, TBWA \ Lintas
  • Sanchita KotianAssociate Creative Director, TBWA \ Lintas
  • Bhagyashree Satish GhatnekarAssociate Creative Director, TBWA \ Lintas
  • Divya BahirwaniFreelancer (Planner Strategy), TBWA \ Lintas
  • Berges Cyrus BanaVice President, TBWA \ Lintas
  • Vineet SinghSenior Vice President (Planner Strategy), TBWA \ Lintas
  • Shantanu SapreChief Business Officer, TBWA \ Lintas
  • Pratiik PaathareSenior Vice President, TBWA \ Lintas
  • Florence BhangBrand Services Director, TBWA \ Lintas
  • Prathamesh KulkarniVice President, TBWA \ Lintas
  • Mehak ParikhBrand Services Director, TBWA \ Lintas

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