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A growing ecosystem of producers who continue to inspire, collaborate, and build the industry together.
Filmmaker
Naman Saraiya is a filmmaker, writer and producer based in Mumbai, India. His work has appeared on VICE, Deutsche Welle, St+art India Foundation, Purpose Climate Labs, Discovery+, MAX amongst others.
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2025
Actor
Madhu Sudan embarked on a diverse creative journey that began with architecture but swiftly transitioned into a passion for cinematography and direction.
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2025
Producer
Sadik is a Filmmaker, Director, and Producer based in Switzerland. He is the Founder and CEO of Guidant, a media and technology firm, and Co-founder and CTO of Bayartis, a MedTech company. He also co-founded Touching Lives Switzerland, a non-profit association supporting grassroot organizations globally
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2025
Assistant Director
Akshita Agarwal has a keen aspiration to recognise stories that are akin to ideas that resonate with the human condition and hyperrealism.
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2025
Producer
Aniketh Hadawale is a passionate film lover and
an experienced marketer with over 12 years in the industry.
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2025
Actor
Kireeti Damaraju is an Indian actor who works in Telugu cinema with over 11+ years of experience in all forms of content.
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2025
Producer
Prashanth M Varma is a co-founder, partner, director and producer at Believe Films, an advertising production house-based in Bangalore. He has been an independent director for more than a decade and directed and produced TVCs for many national and international brands like Amazon, Eastern, Capital food, MTR, Karnataka Bank and Wipro to name a few.
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2025
Producer
Pranav Raj’s journey into filmmaking began in 2012 when his passion for acting inspired him to direct and produce his first short film. Eager to refine his craft, he studied at the National School of Drama, where he developed a strong foundation in performance and storytelling. As Assistant Editor, Pranav worked on the critically acclaimed Malayalam film Hey Jude.
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2025
Photographer
Vikas Maurya is a seasoned photographer, director, and producer based in New Delhi. As a producer, Vikas excels in curating hybrid teams tailored to the specific needs of each project, seamlessly blending artistic vision with commercial precision. His studio thrives as a hub for both films and photography, encompassing everything from artistic explorations to high-end commercial productions.
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2025
Director
Udit Jawarani is a Director and Founder of Feel Media Productions, a boutique content studio producing commercials and digital content. While currently Directing and collaborating with like minded producers for advertising productions.
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2025
Producer
Chaunce Philipose is the founder of Le Chaunce Films, a pioneering post-production and production company established in 2018.
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2025
Creative Producer
Bejon K. Vinod is a creative producer and the founder of FAEM, based in Kochi, Kerala. FAEM is a collective of creative professionals specializing in production and management services across films, art, events, and music.
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2025
Producer
Shubham Maheshwari, with a deep understanding of the pulse of the region and an unwavering commitment to excellence, has established Rakhi Motion Pictures as a force to be reckoned with.
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2025
Producer
Harsha Setty GR is a seasoned visual effects supervisor, producer, and director from Bangalore, India, with over 15 years of expertise spanning film production, visual effects, and the distribution of feature films for film festivals and OTT platforms.
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2025
CEO
Rahul Tejwani
Rahul Tejwani is the CEO and Co-founder of Green Chutney Films, producing narrative brand content for over 75 brands. He also leads Apuray Films,
a division focused on long-format content.
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​2024
Documentary Filmmaker
Prakhar Deep Jain
Prakhar Deep Jain is a United Nations award-winning documentary filmmaker and DP, known for his work across Asia. He has also collaborated with major global publications and brands, focusing on innovative storytelling.
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​2024
Producer
Daaman Thandi
Daaman Thandi is the founder of Lipstick Politico and Pink Salt Media and an advocate for innovative storytelling in South Asia, with
a background in media, advocacy, and gender studies.
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​2024
Director and Producer
Meghna Damani
Meghna Damani, founder of Treasure Tower Films, focuses on creating impactful human stories, particularly about the immigrant experience and identity. Her film "Hearts Suspended" sparked significant policy changes, and she's currently working on the documentary "Dreams Uprooted."
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​2024
Producer
Amey Gosavi is a Film and Theatre Producer
with a Graduate Diploma in VFX, known for
award-winning plays and films through his production house, Vaanar Nirmit.
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​2024
Creative and Executive Producer
Pooja Wagh has a decade of experience in the film and entertainment industry, from Assistant Director to creative and executive producer. She has worked with Applause Entertainment, Dice Media, and Jio Studios, pushing the boundaries of storytelling.
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​2024
Writer & Producer
Raghuraj Rathi, a writer/producer from Mumbai, specializes in high-concept genres like sci-fi, horror, and action. With experience at Bang Bang Mediacorp and as Rajkumar Hirani's assistant, he aims to craft memorable South Asian content.
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​2024
Producer & Content Strategist
Vani Madhavi Avasarla is a content strategist at the Times Group, crafting data-driven content for Radio Mirchi and Gaana. She has also successfully marketed films and developed web series for platforms like Netflix and Disney+
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​2024
Producer
Shravan G Ram is an engineer turned media professional and producer, with expertise in digital and branded non-fiction content. He has worked on the WTF IS podcast series and Filmfare 2022 South Awards and is currently associated with Coromandel Productions.
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​2024
Producer
Ishaan Chandok
Ishaan is an international producer based in India with nearly a decade of experience in the media and entertainment industry. An alumnus of Academy Award winner David Puttnam's School of Film at LASALLE College of the Arts, Singapore, Ishaan has been passionate about movies since childhood. He was part of the incubation team at
Applause Entertainment in 2017 and played an important role in the creative development and production of their early IP.
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Filmmaker
Suruchi Sharma
Suruchi is an independent filmmaker who has been documenting the cultural diversity of Rajasthan as part of her folk film series. Her other work as director includes music videos, non fiction series and fiction films. Founder of boutique
film production studio Ainak and a writer’s residency called Rewrite, she is building an arts friendly ecosystem in her home state of Rajasthan.
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Producer
Umang Srivastava
Umang Srivastava is the Co-Founder and CEO of Momo Media, a video content agency that specializes in creating high-quality video content & ad films for brands. He has over 9 years of experience in the ad-film industry and has led the creation & production of over 300 ad-films
under the banner of Momo Media.
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Film Producer
Dimpy Agrawal
Dimpy Agrawal is a Film Producer and the
co-founder at Gubbara Entertainment, a film production company dedicated to crafting
captivating stories. Her journey began at Phantom Films, where she gained valuable experience in production, research & development, laying
the groundwork for her passion in filmmaking.
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Founder
Anushka Shah is the founder of the Mumbai and London based media production company
Civic Studios which creates entertainment for
social change, which she had incubated at the MIT Media Lab, USA.
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Writer and Creative Producer.
Sujay is a co-founder of 3 Monkeys Studios, a production house based in Pune & Mumbai. His creative pursuits are as a writer and creative
director/producer. He has been in this field actively for more than 8 years with 3 Monkeys Studios as well as others through various projects.
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Creative Producer
She is a producer and director, based in New Delhi, India. She has made 14 short films and
1 documentary in India, Los Angeles and London.
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2025
Media Professional
She is a media professional with over 9 years of experience in digital marketing, content storytelling and brand building. She is currently working on Dis/covered: a documentary series where the crew goes on a road trip to find original Gen Z voices shaping the desi subculture.
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2025
Producer
She is the Co-Founder and Executive Producer at Skadoosh Films, a production company based out of Mumbai that specialises in all genres of short format content.
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2025
Producer
Rohan
He has been honing his storytelling skills with a BA in Screenwriting and then in film production with an MA in Cinematography. He specializes in Direction and Cinematography.
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2025
Producer
Nachiket Pendse
He is a civil engineer by education, from MIT Pune. He has been producing and directing social media ads, tvcs , brand films for the past 7 years. He has assisted on 2-3 long format web series, primarily based in Marathi. For the past year, he has been working on getting into long format production.
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2025
Creative Producer
Akshata Samant
She has over 12 years of media experience and champions creative development, packaging and end to end project management for long form content at Civic Studios @civicstudios as a Senior Creative Producer.
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2025
Product Manager
Mehul Shah
He is driven by a passion to enrich life's tapestry. He is an astute filmmaker and an entrepreneur navigating diverse realms. As a founder and mentor, he has spearheaded multiple ventures that breathe life into peoples’ creative visions.
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2025
Director
He is a visual storyteller and an ardent observer of life. He finds the happiest place to be in is a film set. Magesh is a designer who believes that God lies in the details. Postgraduate from National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad, India.
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Producer
He has worked as an assistant director and assistant producer on several long and short format projects. Now, with clear goals in mind, he is navigating the challenging yet rewarding path
to becoming a successful film producer.
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Producer
He worked as Films Head at Mccann Bangalore till recently and has now started his own production house - Dhoomk2 Films.
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2024
Producer
She is an animation artist and illustrator based out of Kolkata, India. Her diploma short film, titled Neer (Water) has been an official selection at various prestigious festivals.
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2023
Producer
He started making films in law school. He is currently based out of Mumbai, directing and producing ads and branded content, and writing screenplays. Ray has also directed music videos and has directed advertisements with leading brands across sectors and multiple short films.
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2023
Creative Producer
Prapti Doshi
She has spent over 19 years working with some of the Indian film industry’s elite writers, producers and actors. Currently, she working as a Creative Producer at Soda Films where she is focused on finding the next big thing related to talent and scripts.
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2023
Producer
Rohan Chopra
He was trained under Mr Anjum Rajabali, head of SWA and has attended industry workshops with Sudeep Nigam amongst others. He was selected to be part of the screenwriting workshop by Alex Dilenaris.
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2023
Producer
Vince Gomes
With over 10 years of total work experience. Vincent started off his career in tech and then moved to digital advertising for about 2 years. His last eight years have been solely in ad film production.
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2023
Producer
Vaidehi Krishnan
Vaidehi has forged a career in the film industry since 2015, starting as an intern, then an experienced Costume Designer and now a Producer. Under the banner of UA Kathachitra, Vaidehi has worked on several projects alongside her partner Ishan Mahapatra .
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2023
Founder
He is the founder of Kalash entertainment Private Limited. Since its inception, he has had the opportunity to manage creative teams and work in sync with the Creative, Production, Technical, and Marketing departments of various corporate and media houses.
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2023
Producer
Surya Balakrishnan
Sheruns an ad film production house called Footloose Films in Mumbai. While her mainstay is television commercials, she has also written and directed two short films and a short doc. Even though her main focus is direction she is very interested in learning more about long-format production.
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2023
Cultural Producer
Bending her background of Special Event management with the Arts and Culture world, spanning over 9 years, Shradha Gulrajani is a dedicated and creative program manager and cultural producer.
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2023
Producer
Suraj Bijlani
He is a producer who's been working in the advertising landscape for over a decade. For the past 8 years, Suraj has led Bigfoot Productions, working with some of the leading brand names in the country. Suraj is looking to persistently outdo himself with each project he undertakes.
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2023
Filmmaker
Nabina is a Filmmaker, who is currently working as an Associate in the Media Lab at Indian Institute for Human Settlements, a research and educational institution that works on urban issues. She has recently produced a short film Happy Birthday which premiered at the Urban Lens Film Festival,
in Bangalore.
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2023
Producer
Ashay Gangwar
He is the founder of two-times National Award-winning production house, Camera And Shorts. Ashay has produced several short films, one feature length film and two documentaries. Ashay also loves working on Ads and has worked with more than 40 multinationals as well as young start-ups.
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2023
Producer
Ishan Mahapatra
With a background spanning over a decade in startups and IT companies around the world, Ishan Mahapatra’s transition to production was a natural evolution driven by a passion for storytelling. His projects include feature length films, short films and series.
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2023
Producer
Divya More
Her journey has been about finding the right creative tools for her narratives. She runs her own boutique design and film agency and has worked with clients from all around the world.
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2023
Producer
Ketaki Surve
She is the Proprietor and Executive Producer of Bubblewrap Entertainment - An Ad Film Production House founded in Mumbai in August 2013. She has worked in advertising agencies for about 8 years in different capacities.
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2022
Founder
Anushka Shah is the founder of the Mumbai and London based media production company
Civic Studios which creates entertainment for
social change, which she had incubated at the MIT Media Lab, USA.
ASCENT
2022
Writer and Creative Producer.
Sujay is a co-founder of 3 Monkeys Studios, a production house based in Pune & Mumbai. His creative pursuits are as a writer and creative
director/producer. He has been in this field actively for more than 8 years with 3 Monkeys Studios as well as others through various projects.
ASCENT
2022
Creative Producer
Bejon K. Vinod is a creative producer and the founder of FAEM, based in Kochi, Kerala. FAEM is a collective of creative professionals specializing in production and management services across films, art, events, and music.
ASCENT
2022
Producer
Shubham Maheshwari, with a deep understanding of the pulse of the region and an unwavering commitment to excellence, has established Rakhi Motion Pictures as a force to be reckoned with.
ASCENT
2022
Producer
After working in family business for 3 years, Ranjit started Huge Productions. He has worked as an Executive Producers for more than 15 films, including National award-winning film 'Gandha' (The Smell), Berlin film festival 'Silver Bear' winner 'KiIla' (The Fort), to name a few.
ProducerLAND FIRST EDITION
2021
Film Producer
Debasmita Dasgupta
A film producer, screenwriter and graphic novelist from India based in Singapore, Debasmita is the co-founder of FilmsPositive, a film production company in Singapore. She has produced a fiction feature film, three short fiction films, and a range of non-fiction works.
ProducerLAND FIRST EDITION
2021
Producer
Mohit Bhasin
Mohit heads Keeda Media and has worn many hats at Supari Studios, a branded content division, as well as Post Office, an animation and new media tech division. He has looked into areas such as Direction, Production as well as other planning and strategic roles like Tech, HR, Sales, Strategy.
ProducerLAND FIRST EDITION
2021
Film Producer
Qila Gill
Qila Gill is a film producer and programmer based between Malaysia and the UK. She is a selection committee member at Sheffield Doc/Fest. She is skilled in curation and programming, administration, project management, film, and event producing.
ProducerLAND FIRST EDITION
2021
Producer
Angad Singh
Angad is Producer & CEO at Tiger Baby, an entertainment company that he established and structured as a studio and production house. He is responsible for deal structuring, negotiation and building partnerships with domestic and international platforms and studios.
ProducerLAND FIRST EDITION
2021
Editor
Kris Rajan has worked as an editor on John Sayles’ Go For Sisters and studied at New York University. He has also made several short films and is currently developing films as a writer.
ProducerLAND FIRST EDITION
2021
Producer
Vishesh has been a producer of over 30+ films over a period of 15 years, including sleeper hits such as Jannat, Gangster, the Murder franchise, as well as critically-acclaimed CityLights and Begum Jaan.
ProducerLAND FIRST EDITION
2021
Producer
As a line producer in Applebox Films Ltd., a leading production company in Bangladesh, Junjuni has worked on 50+ projects including TV commercials, online video content, documentary, short films and 1 commercial movie.
ProducerLAND FIRST EDITION
2021
Content Acquisitions & Licensing
Sonali is working with FilmKaravan (American Indian Distribution and Aggregation Company with its head office in Cupertino, CA) as Content Acquisitions & Licensing. responsible for all aspects of client management for production houses namely: Dharma Productions, Excel Entertainment, Rajshri Entertainment, Viacom, MSM, T-Series, Saavn, Magnolia Pictures, Focus Features and PVR
ProducerLAND FIRST EDITION
2021
Producer
With more than 10 years of experience in video and television production, Nikita has produced, assisted and co-directed numerous short films, television commercials, branded content and music videos in India. She works at Emaho Films as a creative producer.
ProducerLAND FIRST EDITION
2021
Hindi Film Producer
Sakshi Bhatt
Sakshi is a hindi film producer and has been the company director at the accomplished production house, Vishesh Films, since 2012 and has been their business and content exploitation representative in her 9 years with the company.
ProducerLAND FIRST EDITION
2021
Video Producer
Ponvishal Chidambaranathan
Ponvishal is a spirited video producer with a 3+ years of experience in video production and digital marketing with a penchant for crafting unconventional stories using design thinking.
ProducerLAND FIRST EDITION
2021