ABP Group unveils centennial celebration campaign film and logo

Celebrating 100 years anniversary, the ABP Group has launched a campaign that reflects its journey through the Indian media space. As part of the campaign, it also unveiled its centenary logo and a film.

Both the logo and the film are a reiteration of the foundational ideas of ABP, its core beliefs that have stood the test of time for a century now.

The centenary film is presented as a cinematic parable, seen through the eyes of a child who sets off on a fearless quest in search of an unheard-of place. The film depicts the story of travel across India that spans geographies, cultures, roots, and traditions. The film summarises the entire journey of the ABP brand and ends with a reminder that curiosity is itself both a journey as well destination.

The logo of the centenary campaign unveiled is an interpretation of the concept that ‘Curiosity makes everything interesting’. Profoundly connected with the brand philosophy the most striking visual element of ABP Group’s logo is its question mark motif, etched as a human face in reverse – a face that keeps changing with depictions. The idea of using reverse or negative space within ABP’s centenary symbol captures the essence of human progress which not just breathe to live but is curious to question.

Dhruba Mukherjee, CEO, ABP, said, “ABP Group’s centenary logo represented by the question mark emanates from the fact that curiosity makes everything in life interesting. While many forces illuminate ABP’s influence, an unflinching sense of curiosity permeates all the rest. As a result, more than being the sixth sense, this is probably the first for us – an inquisitive gene that drives the primal human need to know more. We believe this iconic logo will best represent our brand identity across media, different decades, and geographies. With that trust, we chose our centenary year for this excellent occasion to express and capture it once and for all.”

Avinash Pandey, CEO, ABP Network, stated, “A 100 years of curiosity is what built the ABP Group and through the course of that century we have always aspired to help shape thinking through insightful and credible content. Since its inception, the name ABP has stood for content that is relevant and unbiased. As we step into the 2nd century of our existence, we look forward to keeping our legacy alive and are committed to working tirelessly to strengthen an informed and open society. Through the centennial celebration campaign, the ABP Group intends to resonate these core objectives with our readers, viewers, stakeholders, and every Indian of today and tomorrow.”

The thought of the centenary campaign is anchored by three simple words – ‘Curiosity Questions, Answers’, a provocative thought that drives home what has always been a facet of the brand’s philosophy.

The centenary celebration campaign aims to continue to challenge and inspire ABP Group’s readers, viewers, and business partners with a wide variety of thought-provokingly written and visually rendered pieces about why questions are important in a democratic society. And how every breakthrough, big and small, stems from questions.

Agnello Dias, renowned Creative Director and Writer and the man behind the logo design and the campaign, said, “Visualising the journey of the brand ABP Group, we made a film that is a cinematic parable told through the eyes of a little one whose drive sets off the search for a certain geographical destination. We intended for it to have that surreal yet uncooked emotion that is both innocent and ethereal. The whole campaign around the brand logo captures the most succinct depiction of what the brand stands for as the human face of all questions.”

Credits:

Creative team: Agnello Dias, Lata Vasudevan Bagchi and Hetal Ajmera of Sharpener Design Studio

Production house: Future East Films

Director: Ashim Ahluwalia

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