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Piyush Pandey never used celebrities; Prahlad Kakkar recalls how the ad legend ‘cultivated’ creative people under him

Posted on: Oct 24, 2025 19:03 IST | Posted by: Hindustantimes
Piyush Pandey never used celebrities; Prahlad Kakkar recalls how the ad legend ‘cultivated’ creative people under him
PIyush Pandey, the originative mastermind who gave native american publicizing its distinguishable voice and soul, passed away at the age of 70 on Friday. He was 70. Ad filmmaker Prahlad Kakkar paid tribute to him and his legacy, and said that his ‘legacy will live on’. (Also read: Amitabh Bachchan pays heartfelt tribute to ad legend Piyush Pandey: ‘A creative genius, a most amiable friend’)Prahlad Kakkar's tributeSpeaking with ad agency ANI, Prahlad said, “We were the most irreverent people in advertising. We never took ourselves seriously. We never took anybody else seriously. Whenever we used to meet, we used to laugh a lot. We used to laugh at the world. We always used to do that. I'll really miss that with him because he was my partner.”He added, “He never used celebrities. He never believed in it… I'll miss him. We were a pair. Your life will live on. Your legend will live on because you have carved so many people's lives. He cultivated so many great creative people under him.”About Piyush PandeyPiyush Pandey was a towering figure in advertising, renowned for creating some of India’s most iconic campaigns and contributing significantly to the growth of major brands. His campaigns, including Asian Paints’ “Har khushi mein rang laaye,” Cadbury’s “Kuch Khaas Hai,” Fevicol’s famous “Egg” advertisement, and Hutch’s pug commercial, became a part of India’s popular culture. From Amitabh Bachchan to Sachin Tendulkar, Hansal Mehta to Sudhir Mishra, Smriti Irani to Sanjay Gupta, several stars paid heartfelt tribute on the passing of Piyush Pandya.He also made history as the first Asian jury president at the Cannes Film Festival in 2004. He later received the CLIO Lifetime Achievement Award (2012) and the Padma Shri, becoming the first person from Indian advertising to be so honoured.

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