About Us
Armed with the relentless work ethic of a multi-talented core team, in a few short years, we have made more than a 100 films for some of the most prestigious brands in the country- ranging from digital branded content, building up to national TVC brand campaigns and even theatrical releases.
Daku Productions was also in the top 10 at the Hooq Filmmakers Guild (collaboration of Warner Bros. & Sony Motion Pictures) where we were the only Indian company to reach that spot.
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Core Team
Abhay Vats
With over 15 years of experience in both long format as well as advertising, Abhay’s journey began in feature films, where he honed his skills as an Assistant Director and then a Post Production Supervisor. This solid foundation has equipped him with a deep understanding of the creative process and technical aspects of film, from pre to post production.
As an Executive Producer, Abhay excels at strategic planning, budget management, team leadership, problem-solving, and quality control as well as timely deliverables.
His ability to blend creative vision with operational efficiency makes him an extremely valuable asset.
Sidhant Chowdhry
Sid trained at The Prague Film School, going on to work with one of Europe’s largest studios- Barrandov.
In a few short years, he has directed commercials/ branded content for some of the most prestigious brands in the world- Amazon, Mini, BMW, Samsung, Radisson, etc.
Sid was also the only Indian selected in the top 10 at the Hooq Filmmakers Guild (collaboration of Warner Bros. & Sony) for his web series submission as a director/ writer.
Sid brings a formidable and cost effective film network all over India & Europe, as well as intimate film knowledge & technical expertise to the team.
Harshad Sharma
Harshad Sharma has 23 years of experience as a creative professional in advertising, TV and films.
He was an integral part of the core Rediffusion DY&R team that created all of the agency’s award winning ads for the next two years.
He was among the youngest ever Creative Directors at 27, heading creative for Saatchi & Saatchi, Mumbai, moving on to a 5 year stint as Sr. Creative Director – Ogilvy; working on over 200 brands in his 22 year career.
His list of Advertising accolades include Cannes – Print Nomination, Abbies, Big Bang, Bangalore, CAG, A&M, Promax - Silver (Worldwide) & Promax – Gold (India).
Harshad deeply understands both sides of the filmmaking process- from the challenges for an agency/ client, all the way to final master film deliveries from the production house.
Amit Jha
Having dealt with film industry specific accounting and compliances for almost 20 years with production houses such as Red Ice Productions and Lemon Yellow Sun Films, Amit brings a formidable wealth of knowledge and experience to make sure our company is always audit-ready and up to date on financial compliances.
Daku
The big boss. Always has final call.
Chief moral support and tough negotiator.