Levi's launches #IShapeMyWorld Season 2

The campaign features Shakti Mohan, Bani J and Ileana D'cruz.

Levi's #IShapeMyWorld movement to celebrate unstoppable women who have shaped their world on their own terms, kicked off with Huma Qureshi on International Women's Day this year and the brand has just launched Season 2.

Levi's #IShapeMyWorld Season 2 campaignDriven by the success of #IShapeMyWorld - Season 1, the US-based fashion brand decided to extend the campaign through which it attempts to tell similar stories of more such powerful women who defied the odds and shaped their own lives. Featuring dancing sensation and winner of Dance India Dance (a dance reality show) Shakti Mohan, VJ turned actor Bani J and model turned actor Ileana D'cruz, #IShapeMyWorld - Season 2 will showcase individual stories of these real women standing up as role models and inspiring others to shine through, no matter the odds.

Shakti Mohan: contemporary dancer
Click here to enlargeThe campaign has been conceptualised and influencers identified (leveraging Big Data approach) by Zeno Group India, while the production of the films was done by 22Feet WorldWide.

Bani J: VJ turned actor
Click here to enlargeThrough this campaign the brand aims to promote the '300 Shaping Series' of Levi's denims, that are a perfect fit for women of any body shape. "Rather than promoting product USPs and the glam quotient as leveraged by competitors, we conceived #IShapeMyWorld based on a higher brand purpose - to celebrate the stories of real life fearless women who are everyday heroes," says Ranjeev Vij, managing director, Zeno India.

Ileana D’cruz: model turned actor
Click here to enlarge"The struggles Bani, Ileana and Shakti underwent and overcame, made a perfect fit for their stories of empowerment to be shared under the canvas of this campaign," he adds.

Ranjeev Vij#IShapeMyWorld - Season 2 was shot exclusively in Mumbai. "Levi's follows a strict policy of showcasing its brand protagonists in their own comfort zone and not in a contrived setting. The treatment to these films ensured that the legacy of raw authenticity of Levi's is kept intact while sharing these stories with the world," informs Vij.

Speaking about the challenges of shooting the film, Vij says, "The biggest challenge was to do justice to the struggles of these superheroes while depicting them in these films. Thankfully, each one of the influencers stepped forward and shared their stories in an absolutely candid manner."

As part of #IShapeMyWorld - Season 1 campaign, Levi's identified a bunch of remarkable women and celebrated their achievements. The list included India's first and youngest village Sarpanch with an MBA degree, Chhavi Rajawat who gave up a lucrative corporate job to reshape the face of rural Rajasthan by serving her people; hairstylist Sapna Bhavnani who has never let hurdles in her life keep her from bouncing back; Anjali Lama, the first transgender model who has had a remarkable journey to sashaying down the ramp at one of the top events on India's fashion calendar; Tanya Ghavri - stylist, consultant and confidante to celebrities, who despite coming from outside a typical Bollywood clique is now on every celebrity's speed-dial; Banadana Tewari - editor at large for Vouge, who has made her mark as a sartorial narrator of fashion from Bombay to Bali, juggling work and motherhood with style no matter what life threw at her; Dilshad Master, head, operations and business development, Mercury Himalayan Exploration, who has never let cancer keep her from accomplishing anything she set her mind to; standup comedian Mallika Dua, who has been making the world funnier; and actor Huma Qureshi who has spent her career challenging all possible Bollywood norms while still emerging a winner with every powerhouse performance. Similarly, in Season 2, Bani, Ileana and Shakti are seen sharing their stories.

Here's a look at some of the spots released as part of the #IShapeMyWorld - Season 1 campaign.

Huma Qureshi has challenged every stereotype

Anjali Lama, the first transgender model

Sapna Bhavnani fighting off labels

Mallika Dua refuses to conform to a stereotype