India Cinema, For The World

A career built
entirely on firsts.

Every industry he entered, he entered first. Every door that didn't exist — he built it.

India's First
1998

Live Pop Concert

The Airtel Freedom Concert. Shiamak Davar, Leslie Lewis and Hariharan. Before this, it simply didn't exist as an industry.

The Percept Story
India's First
2002

Children's Horror Film

Makdee. Shabana Azmi. Vishal Bhardwaj's debut. Shailendra launched one of Indian cinema's greatest directors.

The Films
India's First
2004

Social Cause Cinema

Phir Milenge. Salman Khan dies of AIDS on screen, without a vanity van.

The Films
India's First
2005

Full-Length Animation Film

Hanuman. Hollywood was outsourcing animation to Hyderabad. He jump-started an entire generation.

The Films
India's First
2007

Pakistani Film Released in India

Khuda Kay Liye. Despite government resistance, he opened a door no one had opened before.

The Films
Three National Awards · 2008

Kanchivaram — presented by President Pratibha Patil at Rashtrapati Bhavan

Tamil period drama. 1.1 crore budget. Directed by Priyadarshan. His mother was in the audience.

Cinema
2008
A First
2007

Sunburn — Asia's Largest Music Festival

A stage on Candolim Beach. 1,200 people. Carl Cox. Axwell. India's second-ever exported IP, after the IPL.

The Sunburn Story
India's First
2011

TEDx Speaker

TEDx Youth Summit, February 2011. The very first in India. Also the first non-musician on the cover of Rolling Stone India.

Speaking
Only Indian — Ever
2013

inthemix 50 Most Powerful in EDM

The definitive global ranking. The only Indian ever to appear on it.

The Sunburn Story
World #3 · Asia #1
2014

Sunburn Ranked Among the World's Largest Festivals

IMS Business Report 2014. Alongside Tomorrowland and Ultra Miami. In Season 7 alone, over 18 million lives touched.

The Sunburn Story
India's First
2014

The True Story of Sunburn — India's First Live Book

Written as the festival happened. A form of publishing India had never seen.

The Books
India's First · World Record · 2015

Entertainment-for-Good Social Enterprise

Guestlist4Good. Hardwell performs for free. Largest-ever Facebook Event in history. 128,200 children educated through Magic Bus.

Guestlist4Good
2015
 

First Live Pop Concert

The Airtel Freedom Concert. Shiamak Davar, Leslie Lewis and Hariharan. Before this, it simply didn’t exist as an industry.

 
 
 

First Children’s Horror Film

Makdee. Shabana Azmi. Directed by Vishal Bhardwaj - his debut. Shailendra Singh launched one of Indian cinema’s greatest directors.

 
 
 

First Social Cause Cinema

Phir Milenge. Salman Khan died of AIDS on screen, working without a vanity van. India had never seen either before.

 
 
 

First Full-length Animation Film

Hanuman. Hollywood was outsourcing animation to Hyderabad. Shailendra jump-started an entire generation of Indian animation cinema.

 
 
 

First Pakistani Film Released in India

Khuda Kay Liye. Despite government resistance and 13 Pakistani artist on the red carpet, he opened a door no one had opened before.

 
 
 

Sunburn - Asia’s Largest Music Festival

A stage on Candolim Beach, Goa. 1,200 people. Carl Cox. Axwell. India’s second-ever exported intellectual property, after the IPL.

 
 
 

Kanchivaram - presented by President Pratibha Patil at Rashtrapati Bhavan.

Tamil period drama. 1.1 crore budget. Directed by Priyadarshan. Three National Awards. His mother was in the audience at Rashtrapati Bhavan.

 
 
 

First TEDx Speaker

TEDx Youth Summit, February 2011. The very first in India. Also the year he became the first non-musician on the cover of Rolling Stone India.

 
 
 

First and Only Indian inthemix 50 Most Powerful People in EDM

The definitive global ranking of electronic dance music most’s powerful figures. The only Indian ever to appear on it.

 
 
 

Sunburn becomes the 3rd largest dance music festival in the world.

IMS Business Report 2014. Alongside Tomorrowland and Ultra Miami. In Season 7 alone, Sunburn touched over 18 million lives.

 
 
 

First Live Book

The True Story of Sunburn - with links to photos and videos. A form of publishing India had never seen.

 
 
 

First Entertainment-for-Good Social Enterprise

Guestlist4Good. Hardwell performs for free. Largest-ever Facebook Event in history. 128,200 children educated

 

72 Feature Films

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23 Startups

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16 National Awards

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128,200 Children Educated

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72 Feature Films 🔺 23 Startups 🔺 16 National Awards 🔺 128,200 Children Educated 🔺