Cadbury shifts conversation from 'Raksha' to 'Bandhan', rings in celebrations

Cadbury Celebrations, the chocolate brand from Mondelez, has rolled out a TVC for the upcoming festival of Rakshabandhan that celebrates the brother-sister bond. 

 

The film conceptualised by Contract Advertising opens at a home during the festival where a young man and his sister are performing the ritual of the woman tying the rakhi (ceremonial thread) on his arm. Even as the parents watch, the siblings squabble. The boy asks them to tell his sister to start talking to him with love, as he's going to protect (raksha) her. The girl interrupts him, reminding him that she can ptotect herself. Asked why she ties a rakhi every year (if she can protect herself), she counters, asking him why he saves up his pocket money to buy her Cadbury chocolates each year, as the mood lightens up. He hands over a box of chocolates even as celebratory background music takes over.  As he attempts to pull a piece from the box, the girl defends it and says she knows how to protect her chocolate box too. The film ends with the voice over introducing Cadbury Celebrations, as the family celebrates the occasion.

 

Kapil Mishra, ECD, Contract Mumbai, said, "Rakhi (Rakshabandhan) started as a festival of the brother's resolve to protect the sister. But times have changed. And with the changing times, lot of gender roles have changed. Yet, the essence of Rakhi, the love between brother and sister, has remained the same."

 

Prashant Peres, director – marketing (chocolates), Mondelez India, said, “Festivals mean a lot to us Indians, and over the years, Cadbury Celebrations has become one of India’s favourite gifting options during these celebrations. Cadbury Celebrations has been representing a plethora of emotions, by getting people together and strengthening relationships especially during festivals like Rakshabandhan.  Even our latest Cadbury Celebrations TVC, in a light-hearted set up, highlights the innocent brother-sister relation and how a pack of Cadbury Celebrations brings them closer to each other, than ever.” 

 

 

Credits

 

Client: Mondelez India

Agency: Contract Advertising

National creative director: Ashish Chakravarty

Executive creative director: Kapil Mishra 

Senior creative director: Rahul Ghosh 

Copywriters: Ashish Chakravarty, Kapil Mishra, Rahul Ghosh

Account planning: Mehul Shah, Carl Daji, Almas Ahmed

Account management: Geet Nazir, Divya Sethi, Shiny Cherian