BIBA takes on gender prejudice with #ChangeIsBeautiful
The brand's new TVC, conceptualised by Brandmovers India, breaks the traditional way of addressing the biases behind arranged marriage; encourages change in a beautiful way
BestMediaInfo Bureau | Mumbai | January 8, 2016
Leading ethnic apparel brand BIBA has broken all barriers in its latest TVC in which the brand showcases how open-minded today's generation should be. It takes this social issue a step ahead with the full-fledged digital marketing campaign, conceptualised by Brandmovers India.
The campaign showcases the widespread gender prejudices in our culture when it comes to arranged marriages. The film shows a regular scenario of an arranged marriage setup and ends on an unpredictable yet amusing note. The brand has always been about the woman of substance and the concealed strength that the new-age woman commands for herself. The film features well-known south Indian actress, Regina Cassandra. She has starred in movies like 'Rajathandhiram' and 'Kedi Billa Killadi Ranga'.
Sharing his views on this breakthrough campaign, Siddharth Bindra, MD, BIBA, said, “This digital campaign is a personification of our deep-rooted brand foundation which makes BIBA the face of today's modern woman. Change is the only constant thing and it is indeed beautiful when it aims at the betterment of an individual or even society at large. This campaign is all about embracing and celebrating that change.”
Suva Ghosh, Founder and Chief Creative Officer, Brandmovers, said, “This film is a commentary on arranged marriages in India, where it's almost always on the woman to prove her merit. This is BIBA's stand on changing ideologies for a more progressive society.”
Brandmovers' Creative Director Naruttam Achowe added, “If change was as handy as change, the world would be a wonderful place. We just wanted to remind people that it is.”
Regina Cassandra, the protagonist of the film, also shared her thoughts. She said, “Marriage – is it every Indian woman's dream or woe? You have the power to make the decision. Make a change. Make it now!”
The TVC:
Credits:
Client: Ekta Dutta
Brand: BIBA
Agency: Brandmovers India
MD and Chief Creative Officer: Suvajyoti Ghosh
Creative Director: Naruttam Achowe
Copywriter: Adrijaa Sanyal
Account Director: Shekhar Ibhrampurkar
Account Management: Saurabh Sharma
Social Media Manager: Sreya Bose
Production Controller: ChetanJhadav
Production house: Chalk and Cheese
Director: Achowe
Executive Producers: Zico& Neil
Cast: Regina Cassandra, MenekaArora, Pawan Malhotra
DOP: Akhilesh Srivastava
Production designer: Diya Mukherjea
Costume stylist: Indrakshi Ria Pattanaik
Makeup stylist: Vidhi Salecha
1st AD: Monica Sanghani
2nd AD: Ujjwal
Line Producer: Manoj Singh
Production Manager: GautamAhire
Casting: Ria, Sanjay and Monica
Post Producer: Nagesh
Post studio: After
Editor: Aniket
Online editor: Rakesh
Colorist: Nicola Gasparri
Music: GauravChatterjee
Vocals: IsheetaChakravarty
Mandolin: Tapas Roy
Sound engineer: BiswadeepChatterjee
Sound studio: Orbis