Bollywood celebrities like Priyanka Chopra, Karan Johar, Abhishek Bachchan, Lisa Ray, Rahul Bose, Milind Deora, Tara Sharma Saluja, Abhinav Bindra, Joydeep Karmakar and many more besides Bollywood celebrities too have been tweeting and speaking about a film called Ladies First!
What Is Ladies First?
Ladies First is the first Original Netflix Documentary, which is now out on Netflix. The reason why everyone is talking about it is because the story is no ordinary one. It is a story of the life, the struggles, the journey of India’s first female world champion archer Deepika Kumari. Ladies First documents Deepika’s tumultuous path to the Rio 2016 Olympics.
The film is directed by debutant director, Uraaz Bahl and produced by Shaana Levy Bahl, Ladies First has bagged 16 international awards at festivals like Focus, Los Angeles Film Awards, London Film Awards, New York Film awards and more.
Here’s More About Deepika Kumari
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Deepika Kumari was born on the roadside to a poor family in the village of Ratu, Jharkhand. Her’s is a story about a poor girl who went in search of food and stumbled upon archery, and within 4 years became the number one archer in the world! Having to overcome the obstacles of a socially repressive system, she worked hard to achieve her dream of becoming the first Indian woman to win an Olympic Gold Medal.
What Makes Ladies First So Special?
#LadiesFirst is a campaign that aims to inspire girls to overcome the many social, cultural and physical obstacles preventing them from participating in sports. Even if girls don’t become professional athletes, research shows that the power of play has the ability to transform a girls life, making it crucial for us to inject role models, like Deepika, to make a long lasting impact in rural India.
What Are The Bollywood Celebrities Saying?
Bollywood is going all out to support the film and here’s what some of them have to say:
This compelling story of Indian sportswoman #DeepikaKumari is one that needs to be told. #LadiesFirst is a story of survival, will power and strength… Make sure you catch it on @netflix https://t.co/lbDtW9J5DA @ladiesfirstdoc
— PRIYANKA (@priyankachopra) March 23, 2018
This #WomensDay we don’t need to look elsewhere for inspiration. Our very own #DeepikaKumari‘s story needs to be heard, and I’m so glad to be watching #LadiesFirst today. https://t.co/5nH6uAqHjx @ladiesfirstdoc pic.twitter.com/NIdxXh3ffh
— Karan Johar (@karanjohar) March 8, 2018
It’s about time we put #LadiesFirst and no story better conveys that than #DeepikaKumari – a woman who has conquered all odds to bring pride to our nation. Give it a watch! https://t.co/DD9c1HC1cx
Many congratulations to my friends @uraazbahl @shaanadiya well done guys!— Abhishek Bachchan (@juniorbachchan) March 9, 2018
Watch The Inspiring Trailer Right Here
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