Cadbury’s new ‘Kuch Khaas Hai’ cricket ad wows with gender-swap twist. Meet its Chennai-based star
The Hindu
Chennai-based educator, swimmer and actor Kavya Ramachandran plays the cricketer in the 2021 version, which challenges conventional gender narratives and is a tribute to women athletes
A woman on the pitch. A man cheering her on. A familiar dance to a familiar tune, chocolate bars in tow: It has just been a day since Cadbury India released a scene-by-scene recreation of its iconic ‘90s advertisement for Dairy Milk but the Internet refuses to move on.
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As screens light up with the new version that challenges conventional, one-sided gender roles, the hashtags #nostalgia trends across social media. Every ‘90s kid is emotional, while Gen Z rushes to catch up with the hype and watches the version brought out in 1994. Some on Twitter call it “updated nostalgia”.

The ongoing Print Biennale Exhibition at Lalit Kala Akademi, Chennai, unfolds as a journey far beyond India’s borders, tracing artistic lineages shaped by revolution and resistance across Latin America and nNorthern Africa. Presented as a collateral event of the Third Print Biennale of India, the exhibition features a selection from the Boti Llanes family collection, initiated by Dr Llilian Llanes, recipient of Cuba’s National Award for Cultural Research, and curated in India by her daughter, Liliam Mariana Boti Llanes. Bringing together the works of 48 printmaking artists from regions including Mexico, Cuba, Argentina, Brazil, and Chile, the exhibition is rooted in the socio-political upheavals of the 1980s and 1990s. It shows printmaking as both a political and creative tool, with works that weave stories across countries and continents.












