Tardigrade Films

15/01/2020

We are happy to share the link of our short film "Bala". Thank you everyone who has been a part of this film and helped us in every possible way to make it happen.

Actor (Brother) - Kailash Waghmare
Younger Brother - Chinmay Jaitmahal
Young Sister - Raghini Pawar
Mother - Ashwini Bhalekar
Truck Driver - Rahaao

Written and Directed by me
Produced by Sony LIV & Tardigrade Films
Dialogues (Hindi) by Vinod Jaitmahal
Cinematography by Nachiket Pangare
Assistant Camera Smita Nirmal
Film Editing by Sumit Dhole
Sync Sound by Ravidev Singh
Music by Bapi Tutul
Art Direction by Shantanu
Hair & Make up by Laxman Thakur

Assistant Director - Prashan Shetty
Assistant Director - Prithvi prabhakaran
Intern - Shreya Gandhi

Special Thanks to Mr. Kailas Phulari (Jalna)
Sanjay Mahadik and Yogesh Laxman Dongre
and the entire village of Jalna

Sound Mix by Boby John

Post Production by Mantra Pixels Randhir Verma

Thank you to the entire sony team who helped us in producing this film.
Darshan Shah, Mr. Uday Sodhi & Darshana Shah

23/01/2019

The team that works so hard to create something together is worth capturing. Some behind the scenes from our recent shoot for Bombay Shaving Company
Arif Khan Akhil Sasidharan Raunak Munot Abhey Singh Jesal Shah Aanchal

23/01/2019

Check out our recent work for Bombay Shaving Company. It is finally up :)

The objective behind making these videos is essentially to be able to visually answer people's questions on beard grooming. You can check out all the videos on complete beard grooming guide on their page : Bombay Shaving Company.

Client : Bombay Shaving Company
Produced by Tardigrade Films
Director : Arif Khan
Producer : Jesal Shah
Writer : Prakhar Khandelwal
DOP : Akhil Sasidharan
1st AD : Aanchal sharma
Costume Stylist : Aashna Makhijani
Hair & Make Up : Vinod Upadhyay
Focus Puller : Ranjan Kumar Sahoo
Location : Bhavik Gaud
Casting Director : Sonal Srivastav
Art : Sonali
Cast : Akshay Mittal & Prateek Aneja
Production Controller : Rohit Chandaliya
Editor : Nikhil Sen

Clients Team : Raunak Munot, Abhey Singh, Joe & Kajal Dhungerwal

Episode 1 : How to Grow a Beard
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Cr4ghktFFM&t=26s

Check out the complete series by clicking on the link below :
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfy6FXs2068R9zo8Cfdo2mA

We have produced a new web series to make men self-sufficient in grooming their beards, their birthright. ____________________________ How to grow a beard? ,...

30/11/2018

We are very proud to announce that our film "Bala" is going to be a part of the Black Maria Film Festival and has received the Jury Citation Award 2019.

This year the 2019 Black Maria Film Festival Premiere kicks off at the James M. Stewart ’32 Theater at Princeton University, New Jersey on Saturday night Feb. 9th.

Following the Festival's premiere at Princeton University's James M. Stewart '32 Theater, it travels throughout the year and across the US and abroad. Notable institutions hosting the tour include the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C.; Hoboken Historical Museum, NJ; SCAD Atlanta and Savannah, GA; University of Gloucestershire, UK; and more.

Being presented with the opportunity to have our film screened on this tour is one for which we are truly honoured and grateful 🙏

18/11/2018

Received an honourable mention award at IMDB Independent Shorts Awards Los Angeles as Best Director (Female) for "Bala".

"Bala" is a small step in our journey of film-making and exploring the world of story-telling. A very big Thank you to the entire cast and crew for making this day a reality for us. This award goes to the entire team 🙏

Produced by SonyLiv & Tardigrade Films.



We are very thankful to Independent Shorts Awards for giving us an opportunity to showcase our film.

12/11/2018

Our film "Bala" directed by Jesal Shah is officially a finalist in the widely acclaimed 38th Annual Black Maria Film Festival. Cheers to the entire Team. We are really looking forward to the final Jury.

Produced by Tardigrade Films & SonyLiv

01/11/2018

“Bala” takes us into a journey of two siblings Chaitanya (13) and Iti (8) who are willing to go to any extent to save their goat Bala who they love very much. Bala is just not an animal…

11/10/2018

Beard On!

11/10/2018

Snippets from our recent shoot for one of the coolest brand : Bombay Shaving Company
Films coming out soon

22/08/2018

Our Lastest film for Oyster Bath Products

Production House : Tardigrade Films
Producer : Jesal Shah
Director : Arif Khan
Line Producer : Ankur B Saraiya
Production Controller : Vishal Devlekar
Agency : Option Designs
Creative : Japneet Singh
DOP : Sanket Shah
Production Design : Durgaprasad Mahapatra (Planet D)
Costume Stylist : Raahaat Varsey & Chrisann Rodrigues
Make Up & Hair : Vinod & Manish
Assistant Director: Prashan Shetty
Intern : Shreya Gandhi
Storyboard: Dinesh Khairnar

Post Assistant : Dhiraj Rajput
Editor : Abhishek Ojha
Colorist: Adolf
Online: Randhir Verma
Post House : Mantra Pixels
Music Director: Rooshin Dala
Voice: Smita Malhotra
Sound Design & Mix: Neel

25/07/2018

A sweet lullaby for the ones who have entertained you all their life.

Production House : Tardigrade Films
Producer : Jesal Shah
Director : Jesal Shah
Associate Director : Arif Khan
DOP : Nachiket Pangare
Actor : Nakul Vaid
Assistant Director : Prashan Shetty
Art Director : Sonali Mandal
Hair & Make-up : Omprakash Jha
Production Controller : Rohit Chandaliya
Sync Sound : Jitu Pathak
Music : Rooshin Dalal
Editor : Amit Kulkarni
Colorist : Adolf Dsouza
Sound Designer : Russel Isaac Stephen

Client : SonyLiv
Agency : Publicis Communications
CCO: Bobby Pawar
Head of creative: Ramakrishnan Hariharan
Creative: Durgesh Singh
CEO: Srija Chatterjee
COO: Paritosh Srivastava
Account management: Atin Wahal, Punit Bhatt, Manseerat Sethi
Films Head : Jignesh Maru

24/07/2018

Coolwinks TVC

Watch our latest commercial for Coolwinks.com

Production House: Tardigrade Films
Director: Arif Khan
Producer : Jesal Shah
Executive Producer : Ashish Parashar
Director Of Photography: Vidhushi Tiwari
Production Design: Durgaprasad Mahapatra (Planet D)
Associate (Art) : Bhagyashree
Actors : Aru K Verma & Saahil Anand
Actor : Arshin Mehta
Costume Stylist : Rustam & Priyanka Shah
Make Up & Hair : Vinod& Manish
Assistant Director: Aditya Thakre
Gaffer: Avez
Storyboard: Dinesh Khairnar
Editor : Rohit Makwana
Colorist: Prathvish Hegde
Online: Denzil (Famous Studios)
Music Director: Anand Bajpai
Voice: Ankur
Sound Design & Mix: Joseph George

Agency: Option Designs
Creative : Japneet Singh
Client: Coolwinks.com