SPUTNIK FILMS is a passionate and creative film production company dedicated to bring captivating stories into the life. With years of experience in the industry, we have a deep appreciation for the art of filmmaking. We thrive on pushing creative boundaries and embrace the challenges that come with every project. We believe that storytelling has the power to inspire change, evoke emotions, and connect people from diverse backgrounds. It's our mission to create films that leave a lasting impact and take viewers on unforgettable journeys. Join us in exploring the magic of cinema. We invite you to be part of our storytelling adventure, where every frame is a work of art, and every story is a testament to our passion for filmmaking.
Founding Partner
Writer, Director, Producer, Author
Researcher, a writer, a producer, an author and a thinker having worked with talents across the globe, and British actor Alex Goldwin (The Desert Isle), he has an unrelenting appetite to tell stories. he is a visionary at his core. He has worked with legendary Turkish film maker Mustafa Altioklar (The Day of Revenge), Korean film maker Kwon Taek (Battle of Manila), Bulgarian Film maker Stanley Huntsman (Warsaw), Ukrainian producer Makatsara Irkali (the Beggar Philosopher), Documentaries having triggered his fascination to world history, he is perhaps one of the first Indians to have shot across the war-torn Gaza Strip. A prolific writer having ventured in to 6 languages in the film arena, he is an avid traveller. A student of history, that he is, he has travelled across 16 countries, exploring the best vantage point to an event that potentially created a ripple effect across the planet. He says, ‘They say in cinema, we use only 10% of our brains… I think we use only 10% of our hearts…’
Founding Partner
Producer
With a combination of big-budget, high-testosterone movies (Nirnaayakam, Adam Joan) and low-budget genre hits (Praana and Khajurao Dreams),His takeaway is simple: "Find great material that you can be passionate about because producing is like pushing rocks uphill." Widely known by his first name alone; if someone mentions "Sinjo," you know exactly who they mean. He is rarely in one place at the same time: Sinjo operates from both Mumbai and his home base in Cochin from where he runs operations. The best thing about Sinjo is that he is sensitive to the Director’s vision. His new-age dramas such as JOSEPH have been wildly profitable while also scoring best picture nominations.A longtime Executive Producer. Sinjo believes, “No' is never the answer, no matter what. There's always a way to get something done."
Founding Partner
Producer, Music Producer
AB has many strings to his bow (or guitar). As well as being a nifty musician himself, he’s also a well-known music producer, audio engineer, and music journalist. Not having trained in any academy, music flows through him naturally. Starting off from a legendary theatre family, composing for Marathi theatre, he rose composing in 3 languages viz. Marathi, Hindi and Malayalam. Having carved very unconventional sides of artists such as Javed Ali, Piyush Mishra and Siddharth Mahadevan, he is a master innovator. A twinkle surfaces in his eyes as he listens to his icons John Williams, Henri Mancini, Mozart a millionth time. His ability to think outside the box has seen him produce for some of the most tacky numbers in the music world. His early works like ‘Vate vari’, ‘Sun Zara’, ‘Yashwant’ and then rolling out Malayalam chartbusters in ‘Aivar’ and ‘Back to Life’ makes him one of the most seminal musicians of the last decade. He speaks stumming his guitar – ‘The only love affair I have ever had was with music’.
Vice President - Operations
Creative Producer
Girish Sangle is one of the most prolific creative producers and a master at helping artists tap into their creativity. Girish isn't a single-genre producer. His resume is basically a crash course of films, TV and theatre. He is a well know theatre critic.Graduating from the Sir JJ Institute of Applied Arts as a commercial artist, he eventually took the plunge in exploring cinema in its art form. His body of work is envious as in a span of 8 years he raced past many of his contemporaries collaborating with Zee Marathi , Zee Yuva & Star Pravah as a Creative Producer. A hard-core team man and humble to the core, Setting up his own post-production studio called FILMOGRAFIA PRODUCTIONS, he went on to bag the most coveted Zee Marathi best post-production award. He went on to handle several Marathi shows for Sony Marathi , Zee Yuva , Fakt Marathi & Star Pravah. His involvement in drama and theatre continues as he writes columns for prestigious newspapers like Dainik Vrutaanand and Raj Dand. he often says, ‘We all are creative beings. We all have our own experience and then, based on our own experience, find ways to share that experience so others can get a glimpse of what we're experiencing.’
VFX Producer
Consultant Creative Head
Sachin is a Mumbai-based VFX artist who specializes in previz and post visualization. Sachin has been working in the field since 2001 and has credits that include contributions to Sincity.The Forest, Hellboy, the Battle of Algeirs to name a few. Working with the PTM Studios, Doha, he contributed to the construction of the village city for the Doha Asian Games. Working with top companies like Pixion, Reliance Entertainment, NetBiz Systems he has come a long way. He believes it is never about the machine. What matters is the man behind it. He says ‘Frankly, for pre-visualization, you don't need very heavy-loaded computers. It’s basically more about efficiency and how effective you can be, how fast you can be, how you can reduce the amount of polygons and make your workflow, in general, efficient. He leads the team ‘SPUTNIK POST’. He completely understands the director’s vision and works with his team to turn the vision into reality. Sachin believes, ‘The most important thing is that you have to have the visual effects working for you, instead of you working for the visual effects.’
CMO
Chief Marketing Officer
While Mohit worked with some of the most promising film makers, it his ground- breaking work ‘LAXMI’, a short film directed by Piyush Bunde that earned his work instant repute. Graduating as a Chemical Engineer, he found his love for background scores early in life. He says ‘Background music no longer remains merely music in films. It actually is the soul of any film.’ Following his inspiration Ennio Morricone, his plaintive score in the Malayalam Film ‘Aivar’ has shades of melancholy, intrigue, and romance. His concepts of symphonic orchestration of quotidian sounds like that of the dripping water, the clicking of a telegraph, the buzzing sound of a fly etc are revolutionary. He is also a brilliant marketing brain having engineered an entire marketing plan for an F& B company ‘Crunchy Bites’. He set-up the entire retail and distribution network, spreading footprint across Vidarbha in Maharashtra. This is the person the anyone would call when they need data to figure out how to lure people to your product. He says, “The Magic Potion for me is cracking the code on what makes a campaign work.”
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