From Advertising to Acting | Sumanto Chattopadhyay | The English Nut's Journey Unfolded | TT 78 cover art

From Advertising to Acting | Sumanto Chattopadhyay | The English Nut's Journey Unfolded | TT 78

From Advertising to Acting | Sumanto Chattopadhyay | The English Nut's Journey Unfolded | TT 78

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Who is the man who went from leading iconic ad campaigns to becoming an actor and author? How did an executive creative director at Ogilvy reinvent himself? What surprising turns shaped his journey?Started as a copywriter with Response, an ad agency in Kolkata. Then he shifted to Ogilvy, rose through the ranks to be a creative director and executive director, and then became chairman and chief creative officer of 82.5 Communications, Ogilvy Group. He is now an actor and author too.Watch the full podcast to find out.Timestamps:00:00 – 01:33 | Introduction01:33 – 02:44 | How The English Nut began, from correcting English to creating a channel02:44 – 03:11 | Why social media mattered for his advertising career03:11 – 03:32 | His one-video-a-week challenge to test the channel’s success03:32 – 04:25 | Growing to 150,000+ followers across platforms04:25 – 09:16 | The quirky story behind the name The English Nut09:16 – 10:17 | Childhood in Manchester and learning English abroad10:17 – 10:50 | When his teacher called his mom about his reading habits10:50 – 17:18 | Why English is “a funny language” with mixed roots17:18 – 18:01 | From advertising to acting to writing: his creative journey18:01 – 19:23 | Defining himself as a creative across mediums19:23 – 21:21 | How Rupa Publications approached him to write a book21:21 – 21:57 | About his book Stories of Words and Phrases21:57 – 25:53 | Surprising word origins from the book25:53 – 29:49 | Interviewing Shashi Tharoor & Ruskin Bond29:49 – 33:59 | How Shashi Tharoor wrote the foreword and meeting Ruskin Bond—this is good33:59 – 40:00 | Reflections on language, creativity, and personal philosophy 40:00 – 43:00 | Lessons from a multi-faceted career 43:00 – 45:02 | Closing thoughts and outro CREDITSGuest: Sumanto ChattopadhyayHost and Creative Director: Joydeep SenCreative Writer & Content Strategist: Trisha DeyashiProduction Head: Disha AgarwalAudio & Video Editing: Rajesh Kr. SamantaPoster & Thumbnail Design: Bidyut Singha RoyProduced by: Lal BhatiaFollow Twisted Truths' social media handles:YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@twistedtruthssbydgfInstagram:https://www.instagram.com/twistedtruthss?igsh=aTIwcGhtM3p4aHUzFacebook:https://www.facebook.com/twistedtruthsbydgfSpotify:https://www.podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/twistedtruthsbydgfFor any other queries, email: info@dandgfilms.com

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