But an aggressive branding and distribution strategy was also a key reason why it outlasted other homegrown brands in the market for nearly two decades.

"They roped in cricketers and film stars and invested in a pan-India network of distribution and service stores," Mr Singhal says. "They were number one in the market, and then a respectable number two and number three right until 2008-09."

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