Agency Profile · Mumbai, India

Where Big
Stories Rise.

A story-driven content agency built for the new screen era. From graphic-led instructional films to flagship reality franchises — we develop, write, direct and deliver. 19 years across fiction, non-fiction, branded content, and visual storytelling.

19+
Years in the Craft
50+
Shows & Films
360°
Fiction · Non-Fiction · Visual
4
Iconic Franchises
Graphic Storytelling AI Content Instructional Films Brand Films Reality TV OTT Series Factual Audio Drama
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Our Services

What We Build

Graphic & Visual Storytelling

Graphic narratives, instructional films, AI-assisted visuals, explainer content — story-first, craft-led.

Branded Content & Ad Films

Brief to final frame — emotional brand films, campaign direction, and platform-native storytelling.

Unscripted & Reality IP

Format development, showrunning, writers' room, and end-to-end production across India's biggest genres.

Fiction & Scripted Series

Episodic screenplays, crime dramas, comedy series, audio originals — for OTT, broadcast and digital.

Graphic-Led & AI-Assisted Storytelling

Visual Narratives.
Instructional. Immersive. AI-Ready.

The Emerging Format — Built for the Next Audience

RISE Pictures brings deep storytelling expertise into the graphic and visual content space. We design and produce instructional films, explainer content, and graphic-led narratives that combine strong scripting with visual architecture — using AI tools, motion graphics, and structured visual language to make complex ideas clear, compelling, and memorable.

Instructional & Explainer Films

Complex ideas made visual — graphic sequences, narration, and story arcs that teach and engage.

AI-Assisted Visual Content

AI image, motion and generative tools with human storytelling craft — faster, higher visual impact.

Graphic Narrative Design

Story-boarded, visually structured content — brand films, educational series, documentary sequences.

Scripted Visual Campaigns

Concept and script through graphic design integration, motion direction, and final delivery.

Branded Content & Ad Films

Selected Work

FMCG · Brand Film

Parachute

Marico · Writer & Director

Emotional brand film — organic product integration through human storytelling. Script to screen, end-to-end.

Sports · Campaign Film

UP Warriors

Capri · Creative Lead & Director

Identity-led campaign built on aspiration and cultural connect. Structured for digital amplification.

Institutional · Long Format

NABARD

Rural Renaissance · Director

Institutional storytelling for History TV — translating a complex brand journey into compelling long-format narrative.

Factual · History Channel

History TV

Creative Direction · Long Format

Multi-location documentary — visual narrative consistency across real-world, archival and graphic formats.

Factual & Long-Form Content

Stories That Endure

Epic Channel · 48 Episodes

Bharat Ke Ratna

Writer · Long-Run Factual Entertainment

A 48-episode series celebrating India's most iconic figures. Written with narrative rigour and storytelling depth — proof that factual content can be as compelling as drama when the writing is right.

Epic Channel · Adventure Format

Epic Explorers

Writer · Narrative Adventure Format

A narrative-driven adventure format combining on-ground storytelling with structured episodic writing. Delivered with the same story discipline that drives RISE's work across all formats.

Audible Original · Audio Drama

Palace Crimes

Screenplay & Dialogues · Crime Series

An episodic audio drama for Audible — tight tension arcs, layered characters, and cinematic dialogue. Premium scripted storytelling across emerging audio and digital platforms.

Iconic TV Properties

Formats That Defined Television

01

Comedy · Entertainment · Non-Fiction

The Kapil Sharma Show

Creative Director / Co-Creative Director · Seasons 1 & 2

India's biggest prime-time entertainment property. End-to-end creative ownership — writers' room to edit lock. Built the show's tonality, comic rhythm, and the format that made it distinctively Kapil's own.

02

Comedy · Reality · Non-Fiction

The Great Indian Laughter Challenge

ACD → Creative Director · Seasons II, III & IV

The show that invented the comedy reality genre in India. From auditions to prime-time edit delivery, Hemant shaped the format every competitor has tried to replicate. A genre-defining landmark.

03

House Reality · Relationship · Non-Fiction

Swayamvar Franchise

Reality Head / ACD / Co-Creative Director · 4 Editions

The franchise that created relationship-based reality TV in India — Rakhi, Rahul, Ratan, Mallika. Designed repeatable format architecture that scaled across four celebrity editions.

04

Crime · Episodic · Scripted

Savdhaan India

Episodic Screenplay & Storytelling

High-intensity, twist-driven crime narratives at volume — proof that RISE's storytelling command spans scripted fiction just as fully as non-fiction. Hook, escalation, payoff, at broadcast scale.

The Rare Combination

From imagined worlds to real ones — we create both.

Non-Fiction Mastery

The Full Unscripted Spectrum

Reality & Competition — Talent, dance, comedy, youth formats. Full format architecture and season arc design.
House Reality & Relationships — Multi-cam shoots, contestant diaries, live eliminations, drama engineering.
Live Broadcast — India's first live comedy game show directed via in-ear. Real-time editorial command.
Chat & Celebrity Formats — Prime-time entertainment built on comic rhythm, pacing, and personality.
Writers' Room Leadership — Leading rooms across India's biggest comedy and reality franchises.

Fiction & Visual Depth

Scripted, Audio, Graphic & Branded

Graphic & AI Storytelling — Instructional films, visual narratives, and AI-assisted content production.
Brand Films — Parachute (Marico), UP Warriors (Capri), NABARD, History TV.
Factual Long-Form — Bharat Ke Ratna & Epic Explorers (EPIC Channel) — 48+ episodes.
Crime & Drama — Palace Crimes (Audible), Savdhaan India, Kaun? (Flipkart Video).
Comedy Scripted — May I Come In Madam (Life OK) — character-driven sitcom at broadcast scale.
Creative Leadership

"When audiences have everything to watch, only high-concept ideas — beautifully executed — make them stop and care."

Hemant
Sharma

Founder · Director
Showrunner · Creative Director

19+ years across India's biggest unscripted formats, scripted series, branded films, and factual long-form content. Built comedy reality TV. Built relationship-format playbooks. Directed brand films for Parachute, UP Warriors, NABARD, and History TV.

Currently developing graphic-led and AI-assisted content — bringing the same story rigour from prime-time TV into the visual storytelling space.

The Kapil Sharma Show

Creative Director · S1 & S2

Laughter Challenge

Creative Director · S II, III, IV

Swayamvar Franchise

Co-Creative Director · 4 Editions

India's Laughter Champion

CD & Head Writer

Parachute · UP Warriors

Brand Film Director

NABARD · History TV

Creative Director · Long Format

Bharat Ke Ratna (EPIC)

Writer · 48 Episodes

Epic Explorers (EPIC)

Writer · Narrative Format

Palace Crimes (Audible)

Screenplay & Dialogues

Savdhaan India

Episodic Screenplay

"The discipline to execute without compromise. That's the only standard RISE has ever worked to."

— Hemant Sharma, Founder, RISE Pictures

hemant@risepictures.in   ·   +91 98196 44902   ·   WhatsApp