CINEPLAY
Our proprietary format, CinePlay, is an innovation, that presents timeless stories from theatre as a digitally-immersive experience. No, it is not recorded theatre.
Cineplay is emerging as a platform for new and established talent across the creative spectrum, to constantly push the boundaries in their field of expertise and chart out a fresh new path. In that sense, Cineplay is a purist approach to each aspect of storytelling.
CINEPLAY SHOWREEL
Now Available on HotStar Originals
Pagla
Ghoda
Synopsis
The story of four men gathered to cremate an unknown female, each with a personal reason in mind. While sharing a round of drinks after the cremation, their curiosity about the girl’s origin piques, and the ensuing discussion reveals secrets hidden to the world.
Director
Write
Cast
Bikas Ranjan Mishra
Badal Sircar
Ravi Khanvilkar, Gopal Singh, Vikram Kochhar, Anshuman Jha, Chitrangada Chakraborty
Baaki
Itihaas
Synopsis
A timeless Bengali classic, this drama explores the history of mankind - fights, riots, wars, death, destruction, exploitation, molestation. Through the story of 40-year old Sitanath’s suicide, Sharad and Vasanthi force the audience to introspect and analyse their self-centered and monotonous lives.
Director
Write
Cast
Nikhil Mahajan
Badal Sircar
Zakir Hussain, Amruta Khanvilkar, Girija Oak, Anjum Sharma, Ravi Khanvilkar
Khamosh Adalat
Jaari hain
Synopsis
A theatre group stages a mock-trial which takes a grim twist when the initially jocular pretend-play turns into a gripping drama about unfulfilled desires, gender discrimination and redundant social customs
Director
Write
Cast
Ritesh Menon
Vijay Tendulkar & Tanuja Mohite
Nandita Das, Saurabh Shukla, Swanand Kirkire
Boichek
Synopsis
Woyzeck is a hapless, low-ranking soldier-alone and powerless in the tribal society around him. He earns extra money by taking part in medical experiments, but during one such experiment his mental health begins to deteriorate and he begins to experience a series of apocalyptic visions. Assaulted from all sides by forces he cannot control, Woyzeck takes matters into his own hands when he finds his wife has been sleeping with a another soldier.
Director
Write
Cast
Santosh Sivan
Georg Büchner
Rupesh Tilllu , Rajpal Yadav, Brijendra Kala, Sugandha Garg , Sathish Nagpal, Sharad Kelkar
Guy In
The Sky
Synopsis
Guy in the sky is a satire/ farce which revolves around the lives of a pretentiously happy couple and a vengeful assassin in todays time. The up’s and downs in the story slowly start to filter out the reality of each character while they find themselves battling chaos of an unexpected situation and conflict between their political views.
Director
Write
Cast
Bikas Ranjan Mishra
Chandrashekhara Kambara
Tannishtha Chatterjee, Maanvi Gagroo, Sunny Hinduja
Dance like
a man
Synopsis
The story of two Bharat Natyam dancers contrasted with that of their daughter, the revelation of their dark family secrets and conflict between generations.
Director
Write
Cast
Ritesh Menon
Mahesh Dattani
Lillete Dubey, Vijay Crishna, Suchitra Pillai, Joy Sengupta
Typecaste
Synopsis
Mahipat Babruvahan becomes the first from his caste and village to complete his M.A. degree. Being fired from his current job after expecting a raise, he takes up a new job as a professor where his patience is put to the test by his students and his love interest.
Director
Write
Cast
Sourabh Shrivastava
Vijay Tendulkar
Shreyas Talpade, Aditi Pohankar
Rahenge sada
gardish mein taare
Synopsis
A relationship drama based on the lives of two creative people and their work. A tribute to 1950s Hindi cinema, it is heavily inspired by the life of filmmaker Guru Dutt, his singer-wife Geeta Dutt and their tumultuous marriage.
Director
Write
Cast
Saif Hyder Hasan
Saif Hyder Hasan
Sonali Kulkarni, Arif Zakaria
Kis Kiss
Ka Kissa
Synopsis
Seven friends in their forties- three couples and a bachelor, are surprised by a black out during a party. The silence is broken by the sound of a ‘kiss’ and a ‘slap’. In the confusion and commotion that ensues, dark secrets are revealed.
Director
Write
Cast
Sameer Patil
Vivek Bele
Sandeep Kulkarni, Nitesh Pande, Asawari Joshi, Sharvari Lohokare, Sagar Talashikar, Manav Gohil, Smita Tambe
Rajdarshan
Synopsis
When Lambodar Bhatt is given the opportunity to have his soul transported into King Nand’s body, he thinks of it as a way to make things right and become rich. However once Lambodar becomes the King, he finds himself turning into the same exploitative andc
Director
Write
Cast
Shivajee Chandrabhushan
Manoj Mitra
Rana Pratap Sengar, Anang Desai, Zakir Hussain, Anurag Mishra
Ballavpur
ki Roopkatha
Synopsis
Bhupati, the King of a sleepy town called Ballavpur, owns a huge but dilapidated royal palace and 7 acres of land. But Bhupati, crippled by a huge debt, dreams of moving to Calcutta after selling his palace- once he gets rid of the ghost that haunts it!
Director
Write
Cast
Akhilesh Jaiswal
Badal Sircar
Pradhuman Singh, Anil Mange, Brijbhushan Shukla, Arvind Vaidya, Ankita Shrivastav, Abha Parmar
Daak
Ghar
Synopsis
Set in early 20th century rural Bengal, Dakghar tells the poignant story of a childless man who has adopted Amal, a young boy with an incurable illness. The boy, innocently oblivious of what the loss of life means, is caught in the flurry of life outside the window of his room.
Director
Write
Cast
Nagesh Kukunoor
Rabindranath Tagore
Krrish Chhabria
Bhamashah
Synopsis
A retelling of the story of Bhamashah, a truly remarkable character in Indian history- a philanthropist, warrior, advisor to Maharana Pratap and most importantly, a Jain Shravak. On the forefront of massive wars against the Moguls, Bhamashah looted their treasure and donated all his wealth to Mewar.
Director
Write
Cast
Vikram Nath Gupta
Mihir Bhuta
Daya Shankar Pandey, Dharmendra Gohil, Manoj Shah
Kanyadaan
Synopsis
In a caste ridden Indian Society, Nath and Seva have always fought against casteism. Although Nath is supportive of Jyothi’s decision to marry Arun, a Dalit, her mother is rather skeptical. She gets married in spite of all odds anyway. Its only a matter of time, the family discovers certain things about Arun which leaves them deeply disturbed, leaving Jyothi to bear the brunt. They undergo a radical change when they question their beliefs on the idea of casteism and Nath’s idealism.
Director
Write
Cast
Akshay Vaishnav
Vijay Tendulkar
Joy Sengupta, Mrinmayee Godbole, Deepika Amin, Darshan Jhariwalla, Rajeev Siddhartha
The Job
Synopsis
A young candidate turns up for a job interview only to realize that this wasn’t the typical question and answer round he had imagined.
Director
Write
Cast
Akarsh Khurana
Siddharth Kumar
Karan Pandit, Kashin Shetty, Tariq Vasudeva, Shweta Tripathi
Hasmukh saab
ki wasihat
Synopsis
Hasmukh Saab Ki Wasihat tells the story of a rich, autocratic businessman who doesn’t relinquish control of his family even after his death. He tries to control them through his will, however he is in for a surprise!
Director
Write
Cast
Mahesh Dattani
Mahesh Dattani
Mohan Agashe, Seema Pahwa
Sometimes
Synopsis
Paramjit aka Pammi aka Doggie aka Parmeetay has bigger problems than his pet names. With competing expectations from his family, boss and girlfriend and an affinity for a weed and whiskey fueled night life, Pammi is left with very little time.
Director
Write
Cast
Akarsh Khurana
Adhir Bhat & Bobby Nagra
Adhaar Khurana, Kashin Shetty, Shikha Talsania, Sarang Sathaye, Karan Pandit, Dilshad Edibam Khurana, Shruti Vyas
Bombay
Talkies
Synopsis
Bombay Talkies depicts the lives of seven people living in Mumbai, all with their own uniquely moving story. Each character communicates through candid expression and subtly allude to greater truths.
Director
Write
Cast
Vickram Kapadia
Vickram Kapadia
Darshan Jariwalla, Namit Das, Neil Bhoopalam
Now Available on TATA Sky Theatre
Scavenger's
Daughter
Synopsis
When Raghuveer is diagnosed with Alzheimer’s, his children find themselves in a virtual war with their stepmother. At every turn she thwarts their efforts to secure Raghuveer’s care and the family's security. Finally she resorts to a shocking act of violence. Wading into family conflicts and long-buried secrets, Detective Maxine Travis tries to piece together what made Aruna point a gun at her husband and pull the trigger.
Director
Write
Cast
Ritesh Menon
Gary Earl Ross
Parvin Dabas, Meher Mistry, Yusuf Hussain, Sima Raaj, Kathryn Doshi, Mohan Kapoor
State vs
Malti Mhaske
Synopsis
A 20 year old dalit house keeper, Malti is accused of murdering her owner, who is brahmin. The play unfolds as Tara, one of the few dalit female lawyers, unable to resist takes up the case to defend her. In today's time when people still discriminate the lower caste from the upeer caste, Tara with the help f a renowned psychiatrist put up a fight bring justice to Malti and many more of her kind.
Director
Write
Cast
Nikhil Mahajan
Gary Earl Ross
Divya Menon, Sagar Deshmukh, Smita Tambe, Vikram Kochhar
Maya
The Musical
Synopsis
The Musical is an original script, with Broadway composed music, and tells the story of Princess Maya’s journey. Tasked to bring light back into her Kingdom, Maya and her friends use the values of courage, compassion and wisdom to lift three great curses that have been cast on the world. The musical is a magical adventure of the South Indian dragoness Kutti, the talking peacock Indigo, the mystical spinning Zara and the nine-headed snake Ska.
Director
Write
Cast
Laurent Festas
Shaheen Mistry
Teach for India Kids
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DOCUMENTARY FILMS
ANTARCTICA DOCUMENTARY
A passion project for the team at CITOC Motion Pictures. We are currently investing our energies in a documentary about Antarctica, in an attempt to rediscover it in a new, unique perspective.
To be directed by Abhay Maskara, an art curator, photographer and adventure who is best known for his portraits of the lost people of the Lower Omo Valley in Ethiopia and landscapes of Iceland. He is frequently accompanied in his travels by international award winning writer and anthropologist Sonia Nazareth. Together they will travel to the Poles and explore this unique environment in moving images.
OUR PARTNERS
India Partner
International Partners
Airline Partners
Other Alliances
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CITOC (Change Is The Only Constant) Motion Pictures is a creative content studio based in Mumbai. Started as the “Chhoti Production Company’ by Nandita Das & Subodh Maskara in 2011.
We believe in finding powerful stories & exploring newer ways to tell them. Our vision is to create strong Indian content for a global audience.
THE TEAM
Subodh Maskara
Founder
Ritesh Menon
Co-Founder & Head: Creative
FOUNDING TEAM
- Subodh Maskara
- Ritesh Menon
- Nikita Anand
- Mitwa Abhay Vandana
ADMIN & LEGAL
- Pankaj Maskara
- Bindiya Patel
- Amey Adsule
PRODUCTION TEAM
- Siddharth Ghadge
- Ganesh Mahapure
- Angad Menon
- Amrita Valentines
Be a part of our team. Write to us on info@citocmp.com