Goafest 2026’s Day 2 reached a crescendo with the grand finale of Advertising Rocks Season 4, a celebration where advertising professionals traded briefs for microphones and spreadsheets for spotlights. Presented by BIG FM and powered by ABP Network’s BAE, the evening brought together some of the sharpest creative minds in India – this time, to showcase musical talent.
The Indian Solo category crowned Rahul Sarodi of White Rivers Media as winner, with colleague Aniket Khade taking the runner-up spot. In the International Solo category, Bodhisattwa Banerjee of VML India claimed top honours, followed by Shachi Shetty of Zee Media as runner-up.
The Indian Duet category saw an exciting cross-agency collaboration win, with Ruben Dsilva (ASCI) and Monobina Bhattacharya (Oilver InHouse India Private Limited) clinching the title. Rahul Sarodi and Aniket Khade rounded out the podium as runners-up.
Judging the performances was a stellar panel – Bollywood singing icon Neeti Mohan; Padma Shri Prasoon Joshi, Chairman of Omnicom Advertising India and Prasar Bharati; Manta Sidhu of Culture Connect India; former ASCI Chairman Subhash Kamath; and award-winning composer Merlin Dsouza.
More than a competition, Advertising Rocks Season 4 was a testament to the multidimensional creativity that thrives within India’s advertising community – proving that the industry’s most compelling stories aren’t always told in campaigns, but sometimes, in song.
