The Sourrce, founded by Shikha Kapur, will collaborate with 14 new-age directors and storytellers for stories that have originated in-house from the Sourrce writers’ room. These stories are being co-developed by the writers and the directors. The impressive line-up of directors includes voices behind Tumbbad, Telugu RX 100, Pushpa: The Rise Part 1, The House Next Door, Undekhi, Human, Badhaai Ho, and The Night Manager. Debutants with experience in international films like Mission: Impossible 4, creative visionaries from TVF’s founding team, and Indian directors making waves in Los Angeles are also a part of The Sourrce.
It is home to 12 writers from various walks of life and this collective is committed to sharing extraordinary stories from India that span a variety of genres. Says Shikha Kapur, “The Sourrce fosters a diverse and inclusive community where Indian stories can thrive and resonate with audiences worldwide. We are committed to creating an empowering space where under-represented voices can flourish and thrive, and where every story finds its audience, and every voice is heard.”
Among the line-up of talent are:
– Ajay Bhupathi, who made a powerful debut with the Telugu film RX 100.
– Ashish R. Shukla, who earned critical acclaim for directing the web series Undekhi in 2020 and Candy in 2021.
– Avinash Das, who helmed the Netflix series She.
– Hussain Sha Kiran is a gifted writer-director in the Telugu film industry, known for directing Meeku Meere Maaku Meme (M2M2) and contributing to the blockbuster screenplay of Pushpa: The Rise Part 1.
– Debut-making director Kushal Ved Bakshi brings extensive experience from assisting and co-directing features over the past decade.
– Milind Rau directed the multilingual films Aval in Tamil and The House Next Door in Hindi, and recently completed The Village for Amazon Prime Video — the live-action adaptation of an Indian graphic novel.
– Mihir Lath, Shekhar Kapur’s protégé, has worked on various films like Paani (shelved), Bruce Lee’s biopic, and others, and served as the Indian assistant director for international films like Mission: Impossible 4 – Ghost Protocol, starring Tom Cruise.
– Mozez Singh wrote and directed the successful thriller series, Human, for Disney Plus Hotstar, and is currently directing a Netflix docu-feature on Yo Yo Honey Singh.
– Prem Mistry, one of the youngest directors to have his show, TVF Immature, nominated for Canneseries 2018, is the creator of Campus Diaries, and is the Ex-Creative Director at The Viral Fever (TVF).
– Priyanka Ghose is one of the two directors of the Indian adaptation of The Night Manager on Disney+ Hotstar.
– Rahi Anil Barve is known for Tumbbad.
– Shantanu Srivastava wrote Badhai Ho and, more recently, The Night Manager.
– Virat Pal, a film writer and director based in Los Angeles, saw his latest film Night Of The Bride, win the jury award for Scariest Short Film at the prestigious Overlook Film Festival in the US.