MUMBAI: Actor Riteish Deshmukh's top grossing blockbuster hit - Lai Bhaari will be premiered on Zee Marathi on 25 January, 2015 at 7 pm.

The premiere of the movie will be supported by a campaign with focus on TV, print and outdoor media. Some of the key initiatives of the campaign were the innovations undertaken on the outdoor campaign with a cutout of Riteish at strategic locations. The outdoor campaign spanned across 17 cities with Mumbai and Pune being the focus markets. Transit medium was also extensively used for the outdoor campaign. 

Another first in the campaign was a direct mailer in the form of a branded 'fiber brick' reminiscent of the bricks used by Riteish in the movie, were distributed amongst the trade fraternity. The social media campaign offers a contest with a chance to win goodies like silver coins, EsselWorld passes and autographed memorabilia from Riteish Deshmukh himself.

Zee Marathi business head Deepak Rajadhyaksha said, “Lai Bhaari has enthralled audiences across Maharashtra smashing the previous box office records. It has been a remarkable year for the Marathi movie industry and this has coincided with a great year for Zee Marathi. The premiere of Lai Bhaari is another treat for our viewers and reaffirms the fact that Zee Marathi treats special properties like movie premieres differently, creating a unique experience for the viewers. The movie has been a cult and has already generated huge interest and buzz in the market. We hope to better our own performance with the premiere of Lai Bhaari.”

Lai Bhaari marks Riteish Deshmukh's debut in the Marathi movie industry. It has been directed by Nishikant Kamat and also stars Radhika Apte, Aditi Pohankar, Tanvi Azmi and Sharad Kelkar.