The organisers of Adfest have revealed the second batch of shortlists in which India received a total of 17 shortlists.

Bang Bang Mediacorp is leading the charge with four shortlists followed by Dentsu Creative and Studio Eeksaurus with three each.

Brand Experience Lotus

DDB Mudra and Dentsu Creative got a shortlist each for Battlegrounds Mobile India (The Great In-Game Wedding) and DSP Mutual Fund (Garuda Rakshak).

Direct Lotus

Dentsu Creative got a shortlist for the entry titled 'Garuda Rakshak' for DSP Mutual Fund.

Effective Lotus

Dentsu Creative bagged a shortlist for DSP Mutual Fund's 'Garuda Rakshak' in this category too.

Film Craft Lotus
 

Bang Bang Mediacorp earned four shortlists in this category - two each for Super.Money's 'Jonty Rhodes' and Flipkart's 'Sa Sa Le Le'.

Studio Eeksaurus got three shortlists for Centre For Pastoralism's 'Desi Oon'.

Ducktape Studios got two shortlists for Steadfast Stationery's 'Dirty Money,' as did Fundamental for WhatsApp's 'Baatan Hi Baatan Mein'.

Print and Outdoor Lotus

Juice got a shortlist for Air India Express' 'Inglish Dictionary'.

PR Lotus

DDB Mudra got a shortlist for Battleground Mobile India's 'The Great In Game Wedding'.

There were no Indian shortlists in the following categories: Digital and Social Lotus, Digital Craft Lotus, and Sustainable Lotus.

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