Fyp ties up with film ‘83’ to reach out to Gen Z

Fyp ties up with film ‘83’ to reach out to Gen Z

The film based on 1983 World Cup win released on 24 December.

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Mumbai: Fyp, Neobank for teenagers has announced its association with the film ‘83’ for a cross-promotional deal. The film based on the historic 1983 World Cup win released in theatres on Friday.

The brand has launched its TVC for the association online as well as on the OTT platforms with the sole aim of introducing the Fyp to newer consumers and induce brand trials. “The association is symbolic of the breakthrough that Fyp aims to bring by raising financial literacy amongst teenagers and helping them become responsible and independent,” it said in a statement.

“Financial literacy and money management have become an important component of life. At the same time, it is a gap left unattended in our education overall, which results in a lack of confidence in managing finances among young professionals when they first start a job and makes them prone to misguided investment decisions We wish to bridge the financial literacy gap among teenagers by giving them exposure to digital payments and through built-in features in the Fyp app,” said Fyp founder and CEO Kapil Banwari.

Reliance Entertainment head of marketing Sameer Chopra said with this collaboration, they intend to reach out to all the young film fanatics and inspire them to never give up. “Back In 1983, the Lord's Cricket Ground witnessed 14 men beat the twice over World Champions West Indies, putting India back onto the cricket world stage. With this association, we hope that the millennials & Gen Z’s always aspire to keep striving for glory,” he added.

Co-founder of Anee’s Media the agency responsible for the association Deepak Patel said, “It is a bold step taken by Fyp to associate itself with ‘83.’ It will definitely create huge excitement among the teens and the parents to know more about Fyp which will help in amplifying the brand awareness.”

The film produced by Deepika Padukone, Kabir Khan, Vishnu Vardhan Induri, Sajid Nadiadwala, Sheetal Vinod Talwar, Reliance Entertainment, and 83 Film Ltd released in theatres on 24 December in Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, and Malayalam.