Surrogate marketing involves indirectly promoting banned products like cigarettes and alcohol by promoting other products from the same brand. It originated in Britain and came to India in the 1990s after regulations on cable television. Some advantages are that it helps generate sales for banned products and remind people of them indirectly. However, it undermines the purpose of bans on harmful products and can harm society by confusing children. The liquor industry in India is large and growing, generating government revenue, so economic factors must be considered with laws around surrogate advertising.