Amul has been milking (pun intended) the news to put out sharp ads that neatly sum up the topics that have grabbed the nation’s attention.
With their clever wordplay and puns, the ads often have you laughing or amazed at the sharp wit. And Amul’s Utterly Butterly girl has gained a familiarity like no other advertising mascot, entertaining audiences over generations in various avatars.
As we approach the end of 2016, here are ads featuring famous personalities that caught our attention, making us believe they are definitely worth looking at again.
So, take a look at the ads and the occasions that inspired them.
Shyam Benegal Picked to Head Panel on Censorship
![Summarising 2016 with a few Amul ads.](https://images.thequint.com/thequint%2F2016-12%2Feee0d950-2bca-43c2-8f2b-650095a1783b%2Fone.jpg?auto=format%2Ccompress&fmt=webp&width=720)
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Alan Rickman Aka Snape Passes Away
![Summarising 2016 with a few Amul ads.](https://images.thequint.com/thequint%2F2016-12%2Fd69ecb60-1856-4b54-b84c-605ad1827c34%2Ftwo.jpg?auto=format%2Ccompress&fmt=webp&width=720)
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Pop Star Prince’s Death
![Summarising 2016 with a few Amul ads.](https://images.thequint.com/thequint%2F2016-12%2F9e6d6bad-a1af-4666-8da6-2c107072c9e9%2Ften.jpg?auto=format%2Ccompress&fmt=webp&width=720)
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Tanmay Bhatt’s Infamous Video Parodying Lata Mangeshkar, Sachin
![Summarising 2016 with a few Amul ads.](https://images.thequint.com/thequint%2F2016-12%2F96abe2f8-f4e0-4154-891f-c2d5c509fc7e%2Feleven.jpg?auto=format%2Ccompress&fmt=webp&width=720)
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The Purple Lipstick Sported By Aishwarya At Cannes
![Summarising 2016 with a few Amul ads.](https://images.thequint.com/thequint%2F2016-12%2F1a3314d8-cfbb-49f1-8956-2bbccacf5ccf%2Fthirteen.jpg?auto=format%2Ccompress&fmt=webp&width=720)
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Legendary Boxer Muhammad Ali’s Death
![Summarising 2016 with a few Amul ads.](https://images.thequint.com/thequint%2F2016-12%2F40525a43-704f-4d5f-aca0-6a7ac380c363%2Ffourteen.jpg?auto=format%2Ccompress&fmt=webp&width=720)
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Sakshi Malik’s Bronze Win At The Rio Olympics
![Summarising 2016 with a few Amul ads.](https://images.thequint.com/thequint%2F2016-12%2Fc68ec464-b72d-430f-af9d-c5297fc00ab6%2Fsixteen.jpg?auto=format%2Ccompress&fmt=webp&width=720)
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Pak Artists Like Fawad Khan Being Targeted
![Summarising 2016 with a few Amul ads.](https://images.thequint.com/thequint%2F2016-12%2F66ffced9-6d42-492a-88ca-79f9e68b783d%2Fseventeen.jpg?auto=format%2Ccompress&fmt=webp&width=720)
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Bob Dylan Receiving The Nobel Prize In Literature
![Summarising 2016 with a few Amul ads.](https://images.thequint.com/thequint%2F2016-12%2F6f42a618-2c66-4ecb-b70a-545d5f227888%2Feighteen.jpg?auto=format%2Ccompress&fmt=webp&width=720)
(Photo: Amul)
Donald Trump Elected US President
![Summarising 2016 with a few Amul ads.](https://images.thequint.com/thequint%2F2016-12%2Fa800c65e-58aa-4059-b6cf-6cda35fb6f7c%2Fnineteen.jpg?auto=format%2Ccompress&fmt=webp&width=720)
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Iconic Singer Leonard Cohen Passes Away
![Summarising 2016 with a few Amul ads.](https://images.thequint.com/thequint%2F2016-12%2F91395059-0d21-4ac5-9d27-cd6885e626a7%2Ftwenty.jpg?auto=format%2Ccompress&fmt=webp&width=720)
(Photo: Amul)
Cuban Leader Fidel Castro’s Death
![Summarising 2016 with a few Amul ads.](https://images.thequint.com/thequint%2F2016-12%2F47fd61cf-8b0a-469c-a39c-01d7d6abf89f%2F21.jpg?auto=format%2Ccompress&fmt=webp&width=720)
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And Lastly, Tamil Nadu CM Jayalalithaa Passes Away
![Summarising 2016 with a few Amul ads.](https://images.thequint.com/thequint%2F2016-12%2Ff7be3127-299b-4cb8-9e8f-d2e771aa8bc0%2Famma.jpg?auto=format%2Ccompress&fmt=webp&width=720)
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