MUMBAI: The lone Indian entry in the radio category of the Clio Awards has failed to make it to the winners list.
Rediff Y&R's advert Vandana, for the American India Foundation, was the only Indian entry shortlisted in the Radio category (single entries) for the Clio Awards 2009.
The Clio Awards, held on 13 May, celebrated their 50th year of existence.
Grey South Africa's public service campaign Shark Attack won the Gold in the radio category, as did Network BBDO Johannesburg's Plain Insanity campaign for Virgin Atlantic Airlines.
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MUMBAI: Red FM RJ Mantra, who has dabbled as a host on television, is now set to turn film actor.
Mantra is playing the second lead in the Soha Ali Khan- Emraan Hashmi starrer �Tum Miley', directed by Kunal Deshmukh.
Says Mantra, It was not bad, considering it's my debut. I didn't feel out of my depth as I have been doing television for so long. The one thing I couldn't figure out was why filmmaking takes such a long time. Now I know - there are so many different angles...
