Watch Ravi Rao and Nandini Dias from the awards night on 6 September
The Emvies 2013 awards ceremony was hosted 6 September in Mumbai. Mindshare won the 'Agency of the Year' title for the sixth succesive year, while Lodestar UM came in second followed by Maxus. ibs won the Grand Emvie for work on Tata Docomo.
Watch what Ravi Rao, leader – South Asia, Mindshare, and Nandini Dias, COO, Lodestar UM, had to say on taking top honours, and their most special wins on the big night.
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