Zee5 banks on podcast, influencer marketing, social media engagement and other content initiatives for Rashmi Rocket

As part of the #LetRashmiRun campaign, Zee5 roped in nine influencers for nine days of Navaratri, where each influencer posted an Instagram reel about their journey, and how they support Rashmi in her fight against gender testing. #LetRashmiRun roped in Beer Biceps (Ranveer Allahbadia) for a podcast on the issue

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Zee5 has launched a social awareness campaign named #LetRashmiRun, ahead of the release of the movie Rashmi Rocket. The campaign delivers a simple but strong message of stopping gender testing for female athletes in India.

The campaign brought Hima Das’ story to the forefront, through Ghani Hookstep Challenge and influencer collaborations with people such as Mandira Bedi, Kritika Khurana, Sushant Divgikr, Harmanpreet Kaur, RJ Malishka, Faye D’Souza, Sania Mirza, Sonali Swami, Garima Avtar, who came out with their vocal support against gender testing. The campaign witnessed the on-ground ‘Run with Rashmi’ drive that saw 200+ Mumbaikars run on Carter Road to support the cause.

Manish Kalra, Chief Business Officer, Zee5 India, said, “Rashmi Rocket is a great addition to our diverse library of real, relevant and resonant Indian stories. In our endeavour to offer differentiated content to entertainment loving audiences, we are honoured to bring social issues such as gender disparity amongst our athletes to the fore, something we wanted to create more awareness around. With the launch of #LetRashmiRun, we are breaking the social construct and voicing the many stereotypes that women find themselves boxed in. We’ve left no stone unturned by covering digital and social media activations, influencer collaborations, strategic ad placements, brand associations, television, and on-ground events. We’re glad to see that the campaign has done exceedingly well and connected us with 22 million audiences across the country. We hope to see more consumers engage with us and give the inspirational sports drama a watch.”

Kick-starting the campaign was a heart-warming tete-a-tete between lead actor Taapsee Pannu and real-life rocket Hima Das on the latter’s training, routine and journey to become the celebrated Dhing Express. Leading up to the launch of the film on Dussehra, Zee5 also roped in nine influencers (mentioned above) for the nine days of Navaratri, where each influencer posted an Instagram reel about their journey, and how they support Rashmi in her fight against gender testing.

The support campaigns launched on social media channels encouraged netizens to voice their support using hashtags like #LetRashmiRun and #StopGenderTesting to voice their opinion. #LetRashmiRun also roped in popular influencer Beer Biceps (Ranveer Allahbadia) for a podcast on this social issue.

Leveraging its network strength, the campaign aired across multiple Zee group platforms across GECs, movies, news and music channels, strategic interventions on reality shows on Zee Comedy, the Kapil Sharma Show, Kumkum Bhagya and across YouTube, Facebook and Instagram as well.

Rashmi Rocket is a sports drama that narrates the inspiring story of a small-town girl and her journey of becoming a national-level athlete.

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