Films & Series
Our studio productions range across formats of film, web series and short-form digital content. Our stories intend to show a mirror of what the world is and what it can become. They are backed by in-depth research with issue experts, community organizations, and change-makers
to ensure our reel is in sync with the real. We also partner with reputed non profit and community-based initiatives to drive on-ground conversations on our stories.
2024/25 Releases
In The Shadows
Format – Feature film
Genre – Drama & Sports
Writer – Ursula Rani Sarma (Bodkin)
Director – Anthony Wonke (Emmy & triple BAFTA winner)
Starring – Jasmine Jobson (BAFTA winner, Top Boy, Surge) & Finn Cole (Peaky Blinders)
Project Stage – In Production
About – An inspirational story of Ramla Ali, a Somali refugee who, without her family’s knowledge, became the first Somali British female professional Muslim boxing champion.
Key Theme(s) – Women boxing, identity, resilience
Christmas Karma
Format – Feature film
Genre – Musical Drama
Writer & Director – Gurinder Chadha (Bend It Like Beckham, Blinded by the Light)
Starring – Kunal Nayyar (Big Bang Theory), Billy Porter (Grammy, Emmy, and 2x Tony Award winner), Eva Longoria (Desperate Housewives), Hugh Bonneville, Boy George, Leo Suter, Charithra Chandran, Pixie Lott, Danny Dyer, Bilal Hasna, Allan Corduner, Tracy-Ann Oberman, Rufus Jones, Eve and Nitin Ganatra
Project Stage – In Production
About – A contemporary musical set in London and inspired by Dickens’ much loved A Christmas Carol.
Key Theme(s) – Immigration & Race
Santosh
Format – Feature film
Genre – Crime-Thriller & Drama
Writer & Director – Sandhys Suri (I for India, The Field)
Starring – Shahana Goswami, Sunita Rajwar, Pratibha Awasthy
Project Stage – Released in France. Releasing in USA in Dec 2024, and UK & Ireland in March 2025
About – Newly widowed Santosh inherits her husband’s job as a police constable in the rural badlands of Northern India. When a girl’s body is found, she’s pulled into the investigation under the wing of charismatic feminist inspector Sharma.
Key Theme(s) – Caste & Gender Inequality, Institutional Corruption.
Ikatthe
Format – OTT series
Genre – Family Dramedy
Writer – Gursimranjeet Khamba (AIB, Gormint), Monish Talpade, Seher Malik & Ajayvir Singh Cheema
Director – Hardik Mehta (Kaamyaab, Amdavaad Ma Famous, Roohi)
Starring – Barun Sobti (Kohrra, Asur), Ashish Duggal, Hasleen Kaur & Anup Soni
Project Stage – In Production
About – Three generations of the Sodhi family put up with each other’s antics and juggle their ambitions, limitations and frustrations, while dealing with the baggage of their past and the anxiety of their future, navigating life in Delhi as a Sikh family.
Key Theme(s) – Family identity, calling out stereotypes & resilience
Family Aaj Kal
Format – Web-series
Genre – Dramedy
Writer – Manoj Kalwani
Director – Parikshit Joshi
Starring – Apoorva Arora (College Romance,Udan Patolas), Sonali Sachdev (Kedarnath, Mumbai Diaries), Nitesh Pandey, (Khosla Ka Ghosla), Masood Akhtar, Aakarshan Singh, Prakhar Singh
Project Stage – Released in 2024
About – Meher is madly in love with Gaurav – he’s everything she imagined. Just one small problem – her parents refuse to accept him as he has an unconventional job: he’s a cab driver. Will Meher and Gaurav’s love win over bias?
Key Theme(s) – Class bias, dignity of labour, freedom to choose partner
Review –Â Midday, Times Now, Times Of India Entertainment
Schirkoa: In Lies We Trust
Format – Animation Feature Film
Genre – Fantasy
Writer & Director – Ishan Shukla (Schirkoa (short), Star Wars: Visions)
Voices РGolshifteh Farahani, Asia Argento, Gaspar No̩, Lav Diaz, Shekhar Kapur, Soko, Tibu Fortes, Shahbaz Sarwar, Denzil Smith, Anurag Kashyap, Karan Johar, Piyush Mishra
Project Stage – World Premiere at International Film Festival of Rotterdam (IFFR) 2024
Awards – NETPAC Award 2024 for Best Asian Film
About – A bored office worker accidentally sparks a revolution in a bizarre dystopian world, Schirkoa, where citizens live with paper bags on their heads to dissolve political, cultural and religious differences.
Key theme(s) – Freedom vs suppression, free will vs autocracy
Review – High On Films, NDTV
Little Thomas
Format – Feature film
Genre – Family Dramedy
Writer & Director- Kaushal Oza (Nat. Award winner, Minaturist of Junagadh, Vaishnav Jan Toh)
Starring – Rasika Dugal (Mirzapur, Delhi Crime), Gulshan Devaiah (Dahaad, Bad Cop), Hridansh Parekh
Project Stage – Releasing in 2024
About – The film follows seven year old Thomas and his family, and the ups and downs in their lives. Set in the Goa of the early 90s, it is reminiscent of classics like Malgudi Days and Ruskin Bond.
Key Theme(s) – parenting, sex education
Past Releases
Vakeel Babu
Format – Short film
Genre – Drama
Writer – Kanishka, Suyash Barve
Director – Sumit Purohit
Starring – Abhishek Banerjee (Stree 2, Paatal Lok), Loveleen Mishra (Badhaai Do), Bhamini Oza (Bhavai, Gandhi)
Project stage – Released in 2022
About – A young lawyer, distracted with chasing success through his digital video channel, is approached online by an anonymous female victim with a powerful abuser. Will he do justice to the challenge? Our short film ‘Vakeel Babu’ traces the journey of Shiraz Hassan as he rediscovers his purpose in the justice system.
Key theme(s) – Gender sensitivity in legal system, gender- based violence
Review – The Leaflet, Film Companion
Ye Saali Naukri
Format – Web-series
Genre – Drama
Writers – Somnath Karmakar, Kaviraj Singh
Director – Kaviraj Singh
Starring – Sanyam Sharma (Instagram following of 791K), Mugdha Agrawal
Project Stage – Released in 2022
About – A coming-of-age story of a young aspirant in small town India, who faces immense odds for securing a simple government job. The four episode series revolves around Raviranjan, a young, laid back government job aspirant, who loses love, respect and more at the hands of the competitive exam system of India. Will Ravi overcome these obstacles to be a winning story, or will he, like thousands of other students, become a victim of the system?
Key Theme(s) – Unemployment, government jobs
Review – The Tribune, HomeGrown
If you want to know more about our slate that is in development, please get in touch with us on akshada.bhalerao@civicstudios.com
Our Collaborations
Civic Studios x Pocket Aces
We have partnered with Pocket Aces, a digital entertainment company, as investors as well as content partners to collaborate on creating long-form, positively driven content via Pocket Aces’ studio Dice Media.
