Cannes Lions 2025: India adds 2 Silver and 7 Bronze Lions to its tally on Day 3
With steady wins at the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity 2025, India has secured two Silver and seven Bronze Lions on the third day of the awards. The accolades were announced across the Social & Influencer, Media, Direct, Creative Data, Creative B2B and PR categories.
Leo India clinched a Silver for 'Takeoff Takeover' created for Cathay Pacific. The Bronze winners in the same category included Ogilvy India’s 'Eye Test Menu' for Titan Company, Havas Creative India’s 'Ink of Democracy' for The Times of India, Dentsu Creative’s Garuda Rakshak for DSP Mutual Funds, and Nature Shapes Britannia by Talented for Britannia.
In the Direct Lions, Havas Creative India earned another Bronze for its 'Ink of Democracy' campaign, marking a repeat win for the same work.
In the PR Lions category, FCB India won a Silver for its campaign 'Lucky Yatra' on behalf of Indian Railways, while Ogilvy India took home a Bronze for 'Box to Beds' for Amazon.
Meanwhile, BBH India was awarded a Bronze in the Social & Influencer Lions for 'Bassi vs. Men’s Facewash', a campaign for Garnier.
Speaking on the win, Parikshit Bhattacharya, CCO, BBH India, said, “Bassi vs Men’s Facewash is an iconic campaign, one that started on social and ended up on broadcast. With all the attention the work has already garnered for the brand, a Cannes Lions metal is a great cherry on top. We couldn’t be happier for the teams at BBH and Garnier.”
India’s shortlisted entries also reflected a robust presence, with nine in Media, five in Direct, seven in PR, and three in the Social & Influencer category. In total, Indian agencies have secured 85 shortlists across 22 categories at this year’s festival.
Rajdeepak Das, CCO Publicis Groupe South Asia and Chairman, Leo South Asia, said, “At Leo, we have always believed in the power of data—but more importantly, in the power of human insight. This campaign is a perfect expression of our Humankind philosophy, where creativity begins not with a brand, but with a deep understanding of people. Sometimes, the most profound insights are found in places we least expect, quietly embedded in everyday behavior. We discovered that nearly every Indian family has a trusted tailor—someone who’s not only measured our clothes but inadvertently tracked our health over the years. That simple realisation became the heart of a powerful idea. Kudos to ACKO for believing in it, and to the incredible teams at Leo who’ve made it a habit to uncover the extraordinary in the ordinary. This is creativity with purpose, designed to impact lives at scale, true to our belief in ideas that can impact a billion. Cheers!”
Agency
|
Gold
|
Silver
|
Bronze
|
Total
|
| Talented |
|
2 |
1 |
3 |
| Ogilvy |
|
|
5 |
5 |
| FCB Kinnect |
|
1 |
|
1 |
| Godrej Creative Lab |
|
1 |
|
1 |
| Lowe Lintas |
|
1 |
|
1 |
| FCB India |
1 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
| Havas Creative India |
1 |
|
2 |
3 |
| Dentsu Creative |
|
|
1 |
1 |
| VML |
|
1 |
|
1 |
| Leo India |
|
1 |
|
1 |
| BBH India |
|
|
1 |
1 |
India adds 2 Silvers and 1 Bronze on day 2 of Cannes Lions 2025
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