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'''Gopi Kukde''' is a veteran of the Indian advertising industry. His most innovative and successful creations is the [[Onida Electronics|Onida Devil]].<br />
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He is a Gold medalist from [[Sir J.J. Institute of Applied Art]] for his college campaign for the film ''Meera'', by Gulzar. His career marked his association with leading ad agencies like Chaitra, Clarion and Everest, and JWT. In 1982, he founded the Advertising Avenues, with two others Gautam Rakshit and Ashok Roy. Campaigns he has contributed to include Asian Paints, Glaxo, Stanrose Fabrics, Centaur Hotel, and the Hawkins pressure cooker. At Avenues, he worked on UFO Jeans, Skypak Couriers, Paan Pasand and Onida"Neighbours envy owners pride". He has produced and directed ad-films for Avenues for various brands.<br />
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Apart from Art Direction, he has created catchy one-liners. His famous one-liners include the Pan Pasand one-liner, '’’Shaadi aur tumse kabhi nahin’’', '’’Chane ke bhaw kaaju’’' and the Onida Devil saying ‘’‘Neighbour’s Envy, Owner’s Pride.’’’{{citation needed|date=October 2011}}<br />
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==Achievements==<br />
He has had a long association with the [[Mumbai]] based organization [[CAG - Communication Arts Guild]] of which he was also the [[President (corporate title)|President]]. He is today one of the committee members of that guild. Gopi has won several CAG & Ad Club awards in appreciation of his creative talent.<br />
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He stated in an interview with the [[Hindu]] group of publications, "My motto in life is if you don't understand something, don't do it. Do something you are good at and be happy."{{Citation needed|date=May 2021|reason=Broken Link}} After 16 years of experience in different agencies and producing award winning works, Kukde took a 10-year sabbatical<ref name="indiatimes.com">{{cite web|author=Taj, Yasmin |url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/articleshow/3325999.cms |title=Breaking free from well-established careers |newspaper=The Economic Times |date=2008-08-05 |accessdate=2011-10-09}}</ref> to work on what he enjoys the most - [[ceramic art|ceramics]]. He has a studio in Mumbai called ''Useless Ceramics''.<br />
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==Notes==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* [http://nitawriter.wordpress.com/2007/01/07/should-ideas-be-researched/ "Should ideas be researched?"]. 7 January 2007. Nita J. Kulkarni. ''A Wide Angle View of India'' blog.<br />
* [https://archive.is/20120707012614/http://advertising.indiabizclub.com/info/ad_legends "AD Legends"]. advertising.indiabizclub.com.<br />
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