Mumbai
January 29, 2018
Filmmaker Shoojit Sircar has once again lent his
creativity to the second edition of 'Release The Pressure' campaign via a
digital film that tells the story of the exam pressure that youths go through
because of parents.
In 2017, Mirinda, the orange flavoured sparkling
drink from PepsiCo came up with the first edition of the digital film drawing
attention to this issue for the first time. With the second edition of the
campaign, the brand promises to make the voice louder by bringing to the
forefront the issue of constant comparisons by parents.
It also pegs it
as a cause of depression and suicidal tendencies amongst students.
"Stress, pressure, tension are unfortunately words which have become a part of
the daily vocabulary of teenagers across India. There is undue pressure on
students and as a society, we need to wake up and take responsibility.
"The next generation of world leaders will emerge only when we are able to give
them space to grow, learn well and flourish without putting any undue pressure
on them," Sircar said in a statement.
Inspired by focused group
discussions conducted across the country with students, the film hopes to be a
mirror for society and aims to bring attention to students' distress.
It
features real teenagers and focuses on the issues of parental pressure, and what
happens when parents constantly compare their kids to peers, neighbours and
siblings. The film aims to make parents realize how situations of constant
comparison can lead to lower self-esteem amongst teenagers.
Vipul
Prakash, Senior Vice President, Beverage Category, PepsiCo India, said: "The
campaign stems from an insight that homes turn into pressure zones as exam
season approaches.
"Parents have good intentions at heart but sometimes
their motivation methods end up being stressful for their kids. Continuing the
momentum of the first edition of the campaign, our goal this year is to help
people understand and acknowledge that constant comparison is detrimental to a
student's performance."