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decided to do X, we’ve been super-modest in our heads and the idea has just ballooned while execution. That’s why we
have managers and friends who constantly ask us to get out of the middle-class mentality and dream bigger,” says Bhat. But one idea that changed the way the country and the group itself looked at AIB was the roast, a variant of insult comedy that starred filmmaker Karan Johar and actors Arjun Kapoor and Ranveer Singh, and left many conservatives bristling with its bold overtones. Despite the FIRs against AIB, the group’s mojo transcended mere numbers. “It made us posterboys of free speech, we became an Amul hoarding and, from that point onwards, we were fairly sure that we could walk into any room and people would recognise us,” says Bhat. What began as an attempt to change the way Indian celebrities were perceived—stiff and uptight—became the headline act on their CV. AIB was never scared of the outcome of the roast. If anything, Bhat and his colleagues were excited to have pulled off something big, a format that hasn’t been attempted in the country before. What worked for them was a fearless, unabashed voice that reached places where the earlier ones didn’t go. “We use the word pushing the boundary very often, but at AIB, that’s really our DNA. Our brand has always stood for disruption and all those marketing jargons that most people say, but don’t actually put into action. Our ambition is reflected in our thoughts, our content,” he adds.
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Our brand has always stood for disruption and all those marketing jargons that most people say, but don’t actually put into action.
AIB’s focus now is to understand young India—the demographic that is non-conformist, that drives change—and play to their aspirations. If TV’s original funny man Cyrus Broacha is to be believed, they’ve already made impressive SHOW MORE
beginnings. “These days, when we travel, we meet a lot of young people who want to be comedians. For them, AIB is a reference point; they all want to be like them,” says Broacha. (http://w (http://t (https:// The group is now entering the fiction space and will soon turn long-form producers. Says Bhat, “The challenge for us is ww.face witter.co www.lin book.co m/intent/ kedin.co longevity, to have a 25-year-long career. A lot of artistes come and go in five years. We’ve already covered that. How
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