Varun Shah

Varun Shah is the Executive Vice President and Head of India at Prodigious and Content Factory, Publicis Groupe's two specialized production verticals. Over the last year, he has worked at some of India's most recognizable companies, creating branded content in the automotive, cosmetics, financial services, and food industries. A total of 130 Indian and international filmmakers are on the list of Prodigious India. He formerly worked as Executive Producer at Dharma 2.0, Dharma Productions' foray into branded content creation and production. Dharma 2.0 has recently worked on several significant campaigns for businesses such as D'décor, Star Sports, JIO, and Malabar Gold and Diamonds.

Karan Johar, Shakun Batra, Punit Malhotra, Shashank Khaitan, Farah Khan, and Sharan Sharma are among the filmmakers on their list. He previously worked as a producer and partner at Love & Faith, a huge ad-film production business, alongside director Milind Dhaimade on campaigns for Pepsi, YUM Restaurants (KFC, Pizza Hut), Jubilant Foods (Domino's), Bharati AXA Insurance, and others. Varun produced the independent feature film 'Tu Hai Mera Sunday,' which had its world premiere at the BFI London Film Festival and also won the Audience Choice Award for Best Film at the Cinequest International Film Festival, as well as the Nashville International Film Festival and the MAMI - Mumbai Film Festival.

They released the film in India, the United Kingdom, the United States, Singapore, Taiwan, and Korea. It is available on Netflix. Waterbaby, a short film created by Varun, won Best Debut of a Director at the 65th National Film Awards The National Film Awards gets presented every year >> Read More... in India. It has screened at over 25 prestigious international film festivals and garnered accolades globally. Varun also produced feature films in the United States, including Forgetting the Girl, Trophy Kids, and Walkaway, residing in New York Click to look into! >> Read More... . Varun returned to India to pursue filmmaking after completing his official film education at the New York Film Academy in New York, USA. Varun is a native of Mumbai, Maharashtra, and lives in New York, USA. He earned a degree in Mass Media and Advertising from Jai Hind College in Mumbai and a postgraduate degree in filmmaking from the New York Film Academy in the United States.