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a symbol of positive initiation, holy basil was implanted with a vision to nurture an idea and evolve it into a visual canvas. holy basil is a complete creative resource cum production abode. we assist businesses to leverage the power of visual media to communicate an idea. for this mission we are backed by a list of creative professionals from various genres of creative & production services.
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  • photographer: joy dutta

    agency: tbwa

    client: standard chartered

    photographer: joy datta

    agency: publicis singapore

    brand: oral b

    production house: holy basil

    photographer: santosh jadhav

    agency: lowe lintas (mumbai)

    brand: surf excel

    client: hindustan unilever ltd.

    production house: holy basil

    location: GOA

    photographer: joy dutta

    agency: tbwa

    client: standard chartered

    photographer: joy dutta

    agency: tbwa

    client: visa

    photographer: gaurav sawn

    agency: holy basil

    client: sepia (vivaan fashions)

    photographer: santosh jadhav

    agency: tbwa

    client: marvel realtors

    photographer: siddhartha nath

    client: rajni gold

    client: complan

    agency: leo burnett

    director: kapeel barsaiyan

    client: complan

    agency: leo burnett

    director: kapeel barsaiyan

    client: hul

    agency: lowe lintas

    director: sally

    client: transstadia

    agency: holy basil

  • anumati


    fandry


    siddhant

    durga

    a film by vivek kajaria
    writer, director: vivek kajaria

    Logline:
    It is a story of a poor village artist, his love for his granddaughter and ultimately the faith of a worshiper of Goddess Durga with the final task to do justice to his very existence & purpose in life.

    "Durga" had World Premier in the Busan International Film Festival 2015.


    raakshas

    a film by dnyanesh zoting
    writer, director: dnyanesh zoting

    Logline:
    A Documentary Film maker, who is covering the protest of a remote forest tribe, goes missing. His little daughter, who spends most of her time reading fairytales, accompanies her mother in search of the man. The quest gets fulfilled when the reality and fantasy come together to unfold an ancient tribal myth.

    "Raakshas" has been part of Drishyam Sundance Lab 2015.


    ek number

    a film by samit kakkad
    an action love story

    Logline:
    Logline: A young girl arrives in Mumbai to visit her mother, but things takes a drastic turn when she becomes involved in a decade old rivalry between her father & business associates.

    An Act of Kindness has its consequences.

    Fandry

    Awards & Accolades:

    1. FIPRESCI INDIA FILM CRITIC AWARD BEST INDIAN FILM 2013

    2. GOLDEN LOTUS (SWARN KAMAL) National Award For Best Debut film 2014

    3. SILVER LOTUS AWARD (RAJAT KAMAL) National Award For Best Child Artist 2014

    4. 15TH MAMI 2013 JURY GRAND PRIZE, SILVER GATEWAY AWARD 2ND BEST FILM IN INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION AT 15TH MAMI 2013

    5. INDIAN FILM FESTIVAL OF LOS ANGELES GRAND JURY PRIZE FOR BEST FILM

    6. 1ST MARATHI FILMFARE AWARDS 2014 BEST DIRECTOR, BEST CHILD ACTOR, BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR (MALE),
      BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

    7. 12TH PUNE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL BEST FILM, BEST FILM (AUDIENCE), BEST DIRECTOR,
      BEST CINEMATOGRAPHER, BEST ACTOR

    8. MAHARASHTRA TIMES (MATA) 2013 AWARDS BEST FILM, BEST ACTOR, BEST DIRECTOR,
      BEST EDITOR, BEST CHILD ARTIST, BEST SCREENPLAY

    9. ZEE GAURAV 2013 AWARDS BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR & BEST CHILD ARTIST

    10. NEW YORK INDIAN FILM FESTIVAL 2014 BEST DIRECTOR

    11. OUTSTANDING FILM IN SOCIAL CATEGORY, 2014 BY PRATHAM SEATTLE AT TASVEER 9TH SEATTLE ASIAN FILM FESTIVAL

    12. DADASAHEB PHALKE MSK COMMITTEE AWARDS 2014 BEST PICTURE, BEST DIRECTOR, BEST SCREENPLAY, BEST EDITOR

    Official Selection: Film Festivals

    1. SCREENED FOR GOLDEN GLOBES IN LOS ANGELES, 2014

    2. LONDON FILM FESTIVAL , 2013

    3. ABUDHABI FILM FESTIVAL, 2013 – OFFICIAL SELECTION IN THREE SEGMENT - SHOWCASE AWARDS SECTION,
      - NETPACK AWARD FOR BEST ASIAN FILM,
      - CHILD PROTECTION AWARD

    4. 37TH GÖTEBORG INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL

    5. NEW YORK INDIAN FILM FESTIVAL 2014

    6. 9TH SEATTLE SOUTH ASIAN FILM FESTIVAL 2014

    7. TORONTO REEL ASIAN INTERATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2014

    8. SAN FRANCISCO INTERNATIONAL SOUTH ASIAN FILM FESTIVAL 2014

    9. NEW GENERATIONS INDEPENDENT INDIAN FILM FESTIVAL 2014

    10. ZURICH FILM FESTIVAL 2014

    11. INDIAN FILM FESTIVAL OF STUTTGART

    12. MELBOURNE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL

    13. CHICAGO SOUTH ASIAN FILM FESTIVAL, 2014

    14. ASIA PACIFIC SCREEN AWARDS (in competition)

    15. INDIAN FILM FESTIVAL THE HAGUE

    16. PRAGUE INDIAN FILM FESTIVAL

    17. INDIAN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL OF LOS ANGELES 2014

    18. MUMBAI FILM FESTIVAL (MAMI), 2013 – OFFICIAL SELECTION IN INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION

    19. DHARMSHALA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL, 2013 – OFFICIAL SELECTION

    20. IFFI, GOA – OFFICIAL SELECTION IN INDIAN PANORAMA, 2013

    21. 18TH INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL OF KERALA 2013

    22. 18TH INTERNATIONAL CHILDREN’S FILM FESTIVAL HYDERABAD, INDIA 2013


    Durga

    Short Film World Premier at Busan International Film Festival (BIFF)


    Anumati

    National Award for ‘Anumati’ (Shri Vikram Gokhale won Best actor)


    Siddhant

    Official Selection

    1. 16th Mumbai Film Festival – India Gold 2014 Competition

    2. Official Selection and Opening Film at IFFSA Toronto 2015

    3. New York Indian Film Festival 2015


  • about us

    we aim to offer superior, content-driven production with the highest integrity and professionalism to achieve global standards. holy basil productions provides vast bouquet of services, ensuring fructification of a vision from concept to its commercial launching. with a strong emphasis on transparency and corporate ethics, holy basil productions works on a business model structured for best output which involves all stages of pre-production, production & post production activities

    holy basil productions has an eminent team of creative professionals that assess the artistic merits of every project and offers all essential creative services like movie publicity design and pr, print and online advertising , radio & tv ads, etc

    besides these core areas, whatever is required to bring your communication to the right people and build your brands Holy Basil Productions does offer a plethora of services... let's meet up and talk.

    vivek kajaria (producer | director)

    Vivek Kajaria has been part of Trans Atlantic Partners 2015 out of 25 Producers from more than 15 countries and prestigious Rotterdam Lab 2013.

    He is undoubtedly one of the most passionate guardians of Indian Independents in the Industry. He has to his credit some path breaking films. He presented Anumati (2013) and produced Fandry (2014) and Siddhant (2015). Out of which not only Fandry (2014) and Anumati (2013) won the distinguished National Film Awards conferred by the Government of India, they have been screened at prestigious international film festivals and have traveled across the world. Fandry, a true gem on the slate was also screened for the Golden Globes Selection 2014 and was awarded FIPRESCI INDIA – FILM CRITIC AWARD BEST INDIAN FILM 2013.

    His upcoming films include Chaurya, Raakshas, The School, In The Name of Dad and Ek Number.

    Vivek did his post graduation in Advanced Computer Science from University of Warwick, UK and MBA from SP Jain Institute of Management & Research, Mumbai.

    “Durga” is his debut film as a Director.

    In the year 2014 President of India awarded him GOLDEN LOTUS (SWARNA KAMAL) National Award for his feature film “FANDRY”.

  • still shoot production

    much like a film or video production, still shoots need careful preparation and approach. whether it is a simple straight-forward one-location still shoot or a more complex coordination of cast, locations, lighting, equipment and/or crew, we're happy to delve into the project. we have previously been involved with some really interesting still shoots nationally and internationally and are always on the go to execute new projects.

    we offer all essential creative services, which include photographers, talents, stylists, makeup artists, image corrections, post production artists etc.

    production services such as locations & studio, camera, light equipments, logistics etc.

    we have some of the most renowned national and international Photographers on our panel.

    ad film production

    be it ad films, corporate films, corporate videos, promotional films, av films, documentaries, tv show packaging, promos, psa's, short films, show open, broadcast designs, presentation films, 2d & 3d films, video production, corporate shows, video production, fiction and non-fictional program... we as a production house are young, but full of enthusiasm, commitment and professionalism to the core. we offer all essential creative services, which include directors, cinematographers, editors, production designers, talents, stylists, makeup artists, sound designers, post productions artists, editors, computer graphics, vfx etc. production services such as locations & studio, camera, light equipments, sound & dubbing studios, logistics, editing studios, etc.

    some of the most renowned ad film directors on our panel.

    film publicity design

    a poster is the face of a film and carries a responsibility to make the audience go have a look irrespective of its cast, cost or story line. a path breaking packaging and publicity design is as important ingredient as the feature film itself. our creative team also specializes in designing feature film publicity design. we create path breaking designs by keeping the theme, subject & genre of the film in mind. if necessary, we conduct a special Photo shoot (indoor – outdoor based on requirements) to get the desired result. to bring the same professional perspective and creativity in the regional films also we have consciously completed couple of marathi film publicity designs like shala, ajinkya and premsutra, etc.

    creative services

    creative services such as branding, identity designing, scripting, creative writing, media planning, conceptualizing, photography, graphic designing, copy writing, post productions, web and outdoor media solutions. after a detailed study and an in-depth analysis (done by experienced professionals in the field of Research) of client's current and expected brand position we develop a communication agenda ranging from a single media advertising to execution of a complete campaign, finally congregating our highly efficient creative team from different forte's of creative services to complete our mission to create a brand recognition.

    our online services takes care of website designing, online newsletters, electronic direct mailers, web banners, collaterals, case studies, white papers, and most importantly social media marketing, etc.

  • contact us

    holy basil productions private limited

    plot no 123, road no 17, midc(marol), andheri(east), mumbai - 400 093.


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    +91 22 2831 0177
    +91 22 2831 0188
    mail@holybasil.in vivek@holybasil.in

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