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"The sounds floated up from the bazaar, carving grooves in the vinyl playing slowly in my head. Footsteps, laughter, the rustle of cloth, the call of a fruit seller — all pressed into the same record, spinning in the heat."
THE WORKS
Studio Balihai’s projects span the full spectrum of creative media – film, television, animation, commercials, music videos, documentaries, art, writing, design, and research. Each project is a collaboration with talented creators and international teams, bringing curiosity, versatility, and a bold vision to every story. Explore a portfolio where imagination meets craft, and ideas cross borders and mediums.
YEAR | TITLE | FORMAT | ROLE | PUBLICATION / COMPANY |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2024 | The Shoe | Spec | Writer | BaliHai |
2024 | Trapped | Spec | Writer | BaliHai |
2023 | Veerportstraat 2 | Design | Director | BaliHai |
2021 | Spoken Word | Poetry | Poet | Prakriti Foundation |
2018 | Lama@Point88 | Spec | Writer | BaliHai |
2018 | Spoken Word | Poetry | Poet | Godrej Urban Lens |
2018 | Tanishq #LoveRemains | TV Short | Actor | Offroad Films |
2017 | Spoken Word | Poetry | Poet | Narrow Road |
2017 | Happy aur Joy ki kahani | Spec | Writer | BaliHai |
2016 | The Cookbook | Book | Writer | BaliHai |
2016 | BYJU | TV Commercial | Actor | Kopal Naithani/ Superbly Films |
2016 | Bijli | TV Short | Director | START. Pooja Bhatt, Manish Makhija, Sridhar Gorthi |
2016 | BYJU | TV Commercial | Actor | Kopal Naithani/ Superbly Films |
2015 | Sonam ho gayi kidnap | Spec | Writer | BaliHai |
2015 | Gandhara | Novella | Writer | BaliHai |
2015 | Spoken Word | Poetry | Poet | Prakriti Foundation |
2014 | Best of Luck Nikki – The Movie | TV Movie | Director, Content | Disney Channel India |
2013 | Best of Luck Nikki – Season 3 | TV Series | Director, Content | Disney Channel India |
2013 | Suite Life of Karan & Kabir – Season 2 | TV Series | Director, Content | Disney Channel India |
2013 | Shake It Up | TV Series | Director, Content | Disney Channel India |
2013 | Oye Jassie | TV Series | Director, Content | Disney Channel India |
2013 | Tapu ke Bapu | TV Movie | Director, Content | Disney Channel India |
2013 | Disney Q Family Mastermind | Game Show | Director, Content | Disney Channel India |
2013 | Jake and the Neverland Pirates | Music Videos | Show Packaging, Director | Disney Channel India |
2012 | Spoken Word | Poetry | Poet | Prakriti Foundation |
2012 | Spoken Word | Exhibition | Poet | Marseilles |
2012 | Ek Red Colour ki Love Story | TV Short | Actor | Annie Zaidi |
2012 | Best of Luck Nikki – Season 2 | TV Series | Director, Content | Disney Channel India |
2012 | Suite Life of Karan & Kabir – Season 1 | TV Series | Director, Content | Disney Channel India |
2012 | Luck Luck Ki Baat | TV Movie | Director, Content | Disney Channel India |
2011 | Under the tree of tongues | Poetry | Poet | PEN @ Kala Ghoda Festival |
2011 | Art Attack | TV Series | Director, Content | Disney Channel India |
2011 | Best of Luck Nikki – Season 1 | TV Series | Director, Content | Disney Channel India |
2010 | Spoken Word | Poetry | Poet | Pune Literary Festival |
2010 | Spoken Word | Poetry | Poet | Prakriti Foundation |
2010 | Poetry Connections | Workshop | Poet | Literature Across Frontiers, Wales |
2010 | Dhobi Ghat | Feature Film | Actor | Aamir Khan Productions |
2009 | StAnza | Poetry | Poet | Scotland’s Poetry Festival |
2009 | Distant Voices | Poetry | Poet | PEN, India |
2009 | Spoken Word | Poetry | Poet | PEN @Blue Frog |
2009 | Sadhu Vaswani Museum | Design | Researcher | Studio Attin, Aziz Kachwala |
2008 | PEN@KalaGhodaFestival | Poetry | Poet | PEN @ Kala Ghoda Festival |
2008 | Cambala Investigation Agency | TV Series | Director, Two episodes | Continue Entertainment/ Pogo |
2008 | RuBaRu | Feature Film | Director | Percept Picture Co. |
2008 | Cambala Investigation Agency | TV Series | Director, Two episodes | Continue Entertainment/ Pogo |
2008 | Studio Attin | Design Packaging | Director | The Orange Co. Aziz Kachwala |
2007 | Caferati | Poetry | Poet | Kala Ghoda Festival |
2007 | Caferati | Poetry | Poet | Jaipur Literary Festival |
2006 | The White Hotel | Fiction | Writer | Caferati |
2006 | Stories at the Coffee Table | Book | Writer | Caferati |
2006 | The house at Sherly | Design | Director | Balihai |
2005 | The Moon comes Calling | Fiction | Writer | Caferati |
2005 | Maati | Music Video | Director | Red Ice/ Breakthrough India |
2004 | It was Green | Fiction | Writer | Caferati |
2004 | 8848 Sports | Design Packaging | Director | Once Upon a Film |
2003 | Birla Carbon | Documentary | Director | Birla Carbon, Egypt |
2000 | Taj 9 Cities, 9 Luxury Hotels | Documentary series (9 episodes) | Director | UTV |
1999 | ETV, Sri Lanka | Channel ID, Show Packaging, Design | Director | UTV |
1999 | 50 years of Indian aviation | Documentary | Director | UTV |
1998 | Singapore Business Review | News show | Show Packaging, Director | UTV |
1998 | Yeh Hai Raaz - Star TV India | TV Series | Show Packaging, Director | Karan Razdan/ UTV |
1996 | Lakme - Russia | TV Commercial | Assistant Director | Prahlad Kakkar - Genesis |
1995 | Brittania Little Hearts | TV Commercial | Actor | Deven Khote/UTV |
1994 | Lifebouy Total | TV Commercial | Actor | Deven Khote/UTV |
1994 | Brittania, Kissa, Titan, Timex, Kissan, Jet Airways, Nestle | TV Commercial | Agency Producer | Lowe Lintas |
1994 | Lifebouy Total | TV Commercial | Actor | Deven Khote/UTV |
1993 | Elbee Couriers - The Jumper | TV Commercial | Actor | Prahlad Kakkar - Genesis |
1993 | Hindustan Levers: Soaps, SE ASIA Liril, Hamam, Lifebouy, Rexona | TV Commercial | Agency Producer | Lowe Lintas |
1993 | Elbee Couriers - The Jumper | TV Commercial | Actor | Prahlad Kakkar - Genesis |
1993 | Lakme Nail polish | TV Commercial | Post Assistant | Robert J. Productions |
1992 | Motia | TV Short | Director | NID, CDC |
1992 | Jhootan Jariwala | TV Series | Assistant Director / Art Director | Mahendar Joshi/ Harsh Shodhan |
1992 | Liril - Raft | TV Commercial | Assistant Director | Prahlad Kakkar - Neo Films |
1992 | Hindustan Levers: Soaps, India: Liril, Hamam, Lifebouy, Rexona | TV Commercial | Agency Producer | Lowe Lintas |
1992 | Motia | TV Short | Director | NID, CDC |
1992 | Jhootan Jariwala | TV Series | Assistant Director / Art Director | Mahendar Joshi/ Harsh Shodhan |
1992 | Hindustan Levers: Soaps, India: Liril, Hamam, Lifebouy, Rexona | TV Commercial | Agency Producer | Lowe Lintas |
1992 | Liril - Raft | TV Commercial | Assistant Director | Prahlad Kakkar - Neo Films |
1992 | Untitled - Canal+ project | Documentary | Production Manager | Pan Nalin |
1991 | Gujarati Street Theatre | Theatre | Actor | Jan Vikas/National Literacy Mission |
1991 | The Moon | TV Short | Director | EMRC |
1991 | Maya Memsaab | Feature Film | Assistant Art Director | Ketan Mehta |
1991 | The Moon | TV Short | Director | EMRC |
1990 | Death Watch | Theatre | Actor | Playcart |
1990 | The River | Documentary | Actor | EMRC |
1990 | Race to Save the Planet | Documentary series | Second Unit- Trainee Assistant Director. 2 episodes | PBS - USA |
1989 | Vinegar Tom | Theatre | Actor | British Council |
1989 | Three Times a Night | Theater | Actor | Playcart |
1989 | Mr. Yogi | TV Series | Assistant Art Director | Ketan Mehta |
1988 | Ahmedabad Citilife | City Magazine | Writer | Ahmedabad Citilife |
1988 | Bedroom Farce | Theatre | Actor | Playcart |
1987 | Loot | Theatre | Actor | Playcart |
1986 | The Madwomen of Chaillot | Theatre | Actor | Kanoria College Repertoire |
1986 | Mirch Masala | Feature Film | Assistant Art Director | Ketan Mehta |
1985 | Street Musicians | Documentary series | Assistant Director | Paresh Mehta |
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