Facebook shows the power of a community

Facebook's latest film part of its 'more together' campaign pays homage to the spirit of people and the good they can achieve by coming together.

 

Conceptualised by Taproot Dentsu, the film's plot is around the resilience of a young woman called Pooja and how she helps sustain as many households as possible through the hardships of the pandemic via her dairy venture. She hires more personnel, even when business is low. At first, this decision backfires. As the film progresses it showcases the limitless possibilities when people come together.

 

Avinash Pant, director - marketing, Facebook India, said, “The film is a homage to the insurmountable spirit of the people and the good they can enable by coming together. It draws inspiration from the stories of resilience and hardships people overcame by helping one another over the last few months. Through the film our aim is to showcase the journey India has taken over the last several months to emerge stronger together.” ” 

 

Neeraj Kanitkar, senior creative director, Taproot Dentsu, said, “For Diwali – the festival of prosperity, in the kind of year that is 2020, we wanted to tell a story that captured the very essence of what so many amongst us have been doing. Which is, they’ve been coming together and selflessly going the extra mile to be there for others. The film is both inspired by and is a tribute to all those who’ve harnessed the power of Facebook to amplify the good that’s within us all for the greater good. Affirming the Indian truism that prosperity too grows only when shared with others. We knew we had something potentially special, when people were tearing up during the script narrations. Amit Sharma, of course, took the script to a whole new level. Over the four days of the shoot in Amritsar, he sprinkled his magic dust on all aspects of the story. Adding delightful dimensions and textures to the story, the characters and the performances.”

 

CREDITS:

Client: Facebook

Creative agency: Taproot Dentsu

Co-founder, Taproot Dentsu and creative chairperson, Dentsu India: Agnello Dias

Co-founder and chief creative officer: Santosh Padhi

Chief executive officer: Umesh Shrikhande

Executive creative director: Pallavi Chakravarti

General manager: Ayesha Ghosh

Head of strategic planning: Shashank Lanjekar

Senior creative director: Neeraj Kanitkar

Associate vice president: Radhika Sabherwal

Account supervisor: Ana Iman

Account director: Hemant Joshi

Production house: Chrome Pictures

Director: Amit Sharma

Producer: Daniel Amanna

Director of photography: Tushar Kanti Ray

Production designer: Vinay Narkar and Niyoti Upadhye

Art director: Mohd Rahil

Costume designer : Chinky Sughand (Dia)

Music director: Sidhant Mago & Mayank Mehra (Mikelal)

Lyrics: Sidhant Mago

Editor: Shahnawaz Mosani