Dil Yeh Ziddi Hai says Team Mary Kom
~ Hosted by Priyanka Chopra, the event celebrates the unbreakable spirit of Magnificent Mary ~
Mumbai, 13th August 2014:
Jo Chahta Hai Wahi Kiya, Apni Hi Sharton Pe Yeh Hai Jiya … Dil Yeh
Ziddi Hai says the team of Mary Kom as they celebrate this unbreakable
spirit of Magnificent Mary. ‘Ziddi Dil’ was crafted as an ode to Mary
and her ‘Never-Say-Die’ spirit, the same spirit
that made her believe she could and so she did. Known to be a go –
getter herself, Priyanka hosted the event along with the maverick host
turned director Omung Kumar.
From
the red corner of the ring – MC Mary Kom for the first time made an
appearance for this event. As a token of
their awe for MC Mary Kom, the music of the film was launched in her
presence which mirrors her dedication, commitment and passion for
boxing. All the music in the film echoes the mood of the ongoing track
in the story with minute detailing and conceptualization
for each song. From music stalwarts like Sunidhi Chauhan, Vishal
Dhadhlani, Arijit Singh to Priyanka herself have lent their voice to the
songs. The film’s music has been orchestrated by debutant music
director Shashi – Shivamm.
Further elaborating, Ajit Andhare – COO, Viacom18 Motion Pictures said,
“VMP identifies with Mary’s Ziddi Dil Spirit. We strive to live by it
every day in our quest to produce content led cinema. Mary Kom- the
film is the perfect testimony to this very sprit that we are celebrating
today.”
Added producer
Sanjay Leela Bhansali said, "Mary Kom's story is an inspiring one
that touched my heart. Not many films are based on biopics of living
people, so this is a rare experiment. I am extremely proud of it”.
Director Omung Kumar
said,"It was great to host the show with Priyanka, actually we had a
lot of fun and we had the honor to present the real Mary Kom to the
world on whom the movie
is made, to celebrate her life we launched our films music. Our films
music is a mixture of fun in ziddi, love in Sukoon and saudebaazi,
sadness in adhurein, Lori in chaoro, and inspiration in salaam India and
ab Teri Baari hai. Great range for our film".
On this occasion
Siddharth Shriram, Special Advisor, Usha International Ltd,
says, “Usha is happy to be associated with this event as the theme
‘Against all Odds’ merges well with our company’s belief of financially
empowering women from marginalized sections of the
society. Our silai school initiative for the last four years has been
creating income generating opportunities for women residing in remote
corners of the country to make them self-reliant within their family
unit and thus improve the quality of their life
including health, education and entertainment”.
Produced by Viacom18 Motion Pictures & Sanjay Leela Bhansali, Mary Kom will hit theaters on 5th September 2014.
