Pranav Ashar
Founder of Enlighten. He started it as a student, with a film society and a simple question: why can't the films that changed us be seen on a big screen?
Founder of Enlighten
Pranav Ashar
He studied philosophy at the University of Mumbai and left his master's in its final year to build Enlighten. Since then he has built India's largest film society, programmed Liberty Cinema for two years, opened Matterden CFC at The Deepak, run Tata Sky World Screen, produced Amit Dutta's Sonchidi, and made India's first VR film series. Today he leads Enlighten's Brand Studio, Labs and Experiences.
Work
- Film society: India's largest, certified by the Federation of Film Societies of India
- Cinemas: Liberty Cinema; Matterden CFC
- Television: Tata Sky World Screen
- Production: Sonchidi (The Golden Bird); The Unnamed Guide (VR)
- Cultural exchange: the Indian section of the Gulf Film Festival; BRICS, Moscow
- Speaking: FICCI Frames, IFFI, Dveo OTT Summit
Recognition
British Council Young Creative Entrepreneur (Screen) · Businessworld Exhibitors Award, Best Artistic Programming.
He also runs notdual.org, a free guide to philosophy in everyday language.