Film Directors

Anish Vikramaditya

During his initial years in Bollywood, Anish had the rare privilege to work with the legendary Dev Anand and thus got an opportunity to learn multiple facets of film making. Under the guidance of Dev Anand Sir, Anish developed a knack for identifying, conceptualizing, and executing big ticket projects.

Since then, there’s been no looking back, and today Anish is a serial entrepreneur and an avid filmmaker, with extensive experience in business development and solutions across industries , mainly refineries & pharmaceuticals.

Anish is a dreamer, doer, creator, team player, game changer and above all – a man of impeccable integrity with an unrelenting commitment and passion for excellence.

Kewal Garg

Kewal Garg started his career in the jewellery business in 1996 and in a span of 15 years went on to become the No 1 exporter of gold and diamond in NSEZ

His first brush with films was in 2010, when he presented Rajdhani and was later associated with the animation film Main Krishna Hoon. His passion for films was strategically employed in 2018 Blockbuster Andhadhun, where he played a key advisor in the marketing and finance of the film.

Kewal bring with him insights of financial and legal matters, which helps to improve its impact and understanding of financial reporting on business performance

Ashok Vashodia

Ashok has been associated with the Film Industry for more than 25 years. With over four years (1988-1991) of production experience in Eight films with BMB Productions, and then he graduated to Artist management. Since then he has been associated with some Big Ticket Actors:

–RAVEENA TANDON – 1991-1993
–JUHI CHAWLA – 1994 –1998
–HRITHIK ROSHAN – 1998 Onwards

Dikssha Routray

Dikssha believes that everything begins with a good script…whether it’s a TV Commercial or a feature film. She started her career in advertising as a copywriter and has worked with some reputed advertising agencies in Delhi and Mumbai (Rediffusion, Law & Kenneth, Draft FCB, Everest brand solutions). She is always looking for talented ad filmmakers with fresh thinking and visual approach. Over a span of four years, she has built a relationship with some reputed international ad film makes who have directed some stunning commercials for the Matchbox Pictures.

She assisted Sriram Raghavan in the movie Badlapur and has directed two short films.

The Ideal Bride

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(To be released on Tipping point (Produced by Matchbox Pictures and Viacom 18)

Dikssha is focussed on listening to the ideas and stories that are worth telling through any cinematic medium and loves to collaborate with like-minded people.

Sanjay Routray

Sanjay has always picked up and nurtured stories that are unique, powerful and memorable.He has a strong eye for detail and he loves the challenge of perfecting the project, be it a feature film or a TV Commercial. While shooting TV commercials, he always pushes his team to create a distinct voice and fresh imageries for the client which resonates with the brand and the audience. With over twenty years of production experience in films, he is known for setting up and executing the production modalities for a number of now-big-ticket directors, for their first films.

To name a few…

VISHAL BHARDWAJ – Makadi (National Award Winner for Best Child Artist in 2003)
ANURAG KASHYAP – Paanch
MANISH JHA – Matrubhoomi (F.I.P.R.E.S.C.I. Award at Venice Film Festival 2003)
IMTIAZ ALI – Socha Na Tha, (Assisted Imtiaz in initiating and setting up the Project)
DIBAKAR BANERJEE – Khosla Ka Ghosla (National Award for Best Feature Film in
Hindi 2007)
SRIRAM RAGHAVAN – Johnny Gaddar.
Andhadhun, a thriller directed by Sriram Raghavan released in 2018 which won more 50 awards nationally as well as internationally, Best Film (critics) in Filmfare 2019, and Best Hindi Film, National Film Awards 2019.
“Merry Christmas” a nerve chilling thriller directed by Sriram Raghavan to be released in 2022.

Sanjay has also worked in two feature films with the internationally acclaimed Director Buddhadev Dasgupta.

Swapner Din (National Award Best Direction 2005)
Kalpurush (National Award for Best Feature Film 2008 and Official Entry Panorama Section Berlin Film Festival 2008).

Apart from Features, Sanjay has also worked on two International Documentaries:

The Beatification of Mother Teresa, an Indo- French Production, shot in Vatican, Calcutta, Darjeeling and Delhi.
Ten Years of the Bhopal Gas Tragedy and its Aftermath, an Indo Greek Production.

As a founder and director of the Matchbox Pictures, Sanjay’s vision…”We are all stories in the end. Let’s make it a good one”.

Sriram raghavan

Prabhu Deva

Navdeep Singh