Nikhil Mahajan is a National Award-winning filmmaker based in Mumbai, India. He is a graduate in film from the International Film School Sydney. Nikhil is a writer, producer and director. Pune 52 (2012) is his directorial debut. He is known for his Godavari (2021), which won him the prestigious Golden Lotus for Best Direction as well as the Filmfare award for Best Direction and Best Screenplay. His latest film is Raavsaaheb, which premiered in the International Competition at IFFI 2024 and is slated for release this year. Nikhil comes from the small Sambhajinagar in Maharashtra, and his parents are both Academicians.
Deepak Kingrani (born 7 November 1982) is an Indian screenwriter from Bhatapara, Chhattisgarh. He is best known for writing the Hotstar Specials espionage thriller series, Special OPS, and writing the courtroom drama, Sirf Ek Bandaa Kafi Hai(71st National Film Awards).
Santosh Sivan ISC, is an Indian cinematographer, film director, producer and actor known for his works in Malayalam, Tamil and Hindi cinema.Santosh graduated from the Film and Television Institute of India and has, to date, completed 55 feature films and 50 documentaries. He is regarded as one of India's finest and best cinematographers. He is the recipient of the Pierre Angénieux Excellens in Cinematography, twelve National Film Awards, six Filmfare Awards, four Kerala State Film Awards, and three Tamil Nadu State Film Awards. He is the first to be invited to the American society of cinematographers, the only Asian to receive Angenieux award
Akkineni Sreekar Prasad is an Indian film editor known for his works across Hindi, Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu and Assamese language films. In a career spanning more than 35 years, he has edited over 600 films. He is a recipient of nine National Film Awards including seven wins for Best Editing which is a record in that category. He also won five Kerala State Film Awards, two Andhra Pradesh state Nandi Awards, and four Filmfare Awards among others. He was included in the Limca Book of Records 'People of the Year - 2013' list for his contribution to Indian cinema in several languages. Prasad also holds the record for "films edited in most number of languages" in Limca Book of Records. He has edited films from 17 languages so far.
Aimee Baruah is a three-time National Award-winning actor-director whose Dimasa-language directorial debut Semkhor earned widespread critical acclaim and two honours at the 68th National Film Awards. The first Assamese actress to walk the Cannes red carpet four consecutive years, she also received the Silver Conch at the 17th MIFF for her documentary Screaming Butterflies. Her latest work, Birubala: Witch to Padmashree, won the Jury’s Special Mention at the 70th National Film Awards (2022). Aimee has served on several eminent film juries, including the Selection Committee for India’s Official Entry to the Oscars 2025, the 53rd IFFI Jury, and the 54th IFFI Steering Committee. She is currently pursuing her PhD from Guwahati University on the films of legendary singer, musician, and filmmaker Dr. Bhupen Hazarika.
Saleel Kulkarni has been working as a music Director for last 28 years. With multiple popular albums , Films and stage shows . He has worked with all prolific singers including Bharatratna Latadidi Mangeshkar. In 2022 " Ekda Kay zala" a film written and Directed by Saleel received The National Award for the Best marathi film.
Medayil Radhakrishnan Rajakrishnan (born 25 May 1977) is an Indian sound designer. He won the National Film Award for Best Audiography in 2019 for the film Rangasthalam (2018). He won Kerala State Film Award for Audio mixing in 2011 for the films Urumi, Chaappa Kurish and in 2012 for the film Manchadikuru and a Pearl award by Kerala film Producers Association for the film Manchadikuru in 2013. He has worked across Tamil, Hindi, Kannada, Telugu, Marathi and Malayalam films.
Shrikant Desai is known for Tumbbad (2018), Chhapaak (2020) and Kaabil (2017). He received the 71st National Film Award for the film Sam Bahadur.
Veteran production designer in the film and television industry with innumerable blockbuster films to boast. Narendra Rahurikar is also the Managing Director of D’fine Art Pvt. Ltd., the leading design firm in Mumbai, specializing in Production Design, Interior Design and recently launched vertical of Theme Park Design. Narendra Rahurikar has more than 50 films in his roster including commercial, mainstream as well as independent. This widespread acclaimed has been garnered over two decades of hard work in the Indian film and television industry. He tried to adopt every one of the characteristics of craftsmanship heading with him for right around 3 years. Lastly, his diligent work rang, and he got his first break as an Art Director in the movie, ‘Chura Liya Hai Tumne’ which was made under the direction of Sangeet Siwan. and then was associated with several movies like Paisa Vasool, Golmaal: Fun Unlimited, Sunday, Golmaal Returns, Golmaal 3, Singham and Love Khichdi.He has produced 3 Marathi shows and 2 movies, also theme Park Designer designed 6 theme parks.
"Munjal is a creator, producer and director with 30 years of experience across the entire spectrum of live-action, animation, gaming, VFX and immersive entertainemnt. He has forged partnerships with some of the biggest names in entertainment industry including Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Disney, Cartoon Network and Nickelodeon and has also helped to put India on the global map for original content. His Netflix Original, Deepa and Anoop swept the Kidscreen 2023 Awards with four wins – Best New Show, Best Inclusivity, Best Music and Best Voice Talent. His latest creation is Krish, Trish and Baltiboy – Bharat Hain Hum, a 52 part series on the unsung heroes of Indian Freedom Struggle which is co-produced with CBC, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting. He also crafted the unique distribution multi-lingual and multi-platform release of this series. It’s the first show in the world to release simultaneous globally on Netflix, Amazon Prime Video and 28 channels of Doordarshan – Public Service TV Network. His character creations Krish, Trish and Baltiboy and the iconic show Bharat Hain Hum were recognised by Hon. Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi and recommend the show as a “Must Watch” in his monthly national address “Mann Ki Baat” in December 2024. In his role as the Chairman of FICCI AVGX-XR Forum he has helped craft the National AVGC-XR policy and setup Indian Institute of Creative Technologies, a lighthouse institution focusing on education, upskilling, policy advocacy and startups and incubations. He is relentlessly working closely with the Government of India on various policies to position India as a significant force in the Global Media and Entertainment Industry. He also serves on the Governing Council of Media & Entertainment Skill Council (MESC) to bring structured approach to the building a vibrant skilling ecosystem."
Vijay Vikram Singh’s career is a remarkable story of transformation and success in the entertainment industry. He is best known as the Narrator’s voice of the popular Indian reality TV show “Bigg Boss”, a role he has played since the show’s fourth season in 2010. He continues to be the narrator of the show and 2025 his 16th year with the show. His deep and distinctive voice has become synonymous with the show, making him a household name in India.. Initially working in corporate business development, Singh began voice acting full-time in 2009. Vijay Singh has also expanded his repertoire and made a name for himself as an actor. He first made his debut in the critically acclaimed web series “The Family Man” alongside Manoj Bajpayee in 2019, went on to star in other notable series such as “Mirzapur 2” and “Special Ops 1.5”, where he played Commodore Chintamani Sharma, with the versatility extending to the stage, starring in English shows such as “Alexander vs Chanakya” and “Doraha”, the Hindi adaptation of Arthur Miller’s “All My Sons”. He has also started in tilms like Chhava(2025); War2(2025);Yodhdha(2024) and web series like Sena(2025); Trial Season 1(2024); Taali(2023); Rangeen(2025) etc. In addition to voice acting, Vijay Singh has worked as a voice coach, coaching actresses such as Sanjana Sangi; Sushmita Sen; Imraan Hashmi and Sharvari Wagh. His career includes a variety of successful work in reality shows, films, and television commercials etc.
