
Writer, Director, Creative Producer
Prasad Wadke
Reads a lot. Writes a lot more. Finds the film that deserves to be made. That needs to be made.
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A writing-first film company
Thought. Feeling. Film.Before a camera rolls, an idea has to work.
We find it. Write it. And bring it to life.
01 / The work
Different industries ask different questions.
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64 films
Different briefs. Different worlds.
One habit: start with the thought.
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Every brand brings a different world to the table.
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The thinking ↗UtsaThe films ↗Behind the frame
A closer look at the question,
the idea and the choices that followed.
A campaign storyDurex
Cricket had the screen. Durex wanted couples to make a little room for each other. D20 turned a national obsession into a playful invitation for two.
A campaign storyOkinawa
A new brand. A different technology. A very familiar way to get around. Okinawa’s campaign made the electric scooter feel like something you could already picture riding home.
A company storyAscenso Tyres
Giant OTR tyres. Factory floors. Serious machinery. One visual language that could carry Ascenso’s capability across an expo screen, a website and the story of its people.
A company storyDhruva Advisors
A tenth anniversary offered the occasion. The people supplied the story. A professional-services film built around the values an audience can feel.
A campaign storyEarth Rhythm
An in-house brand film celebrating beauty beyond colour, size, shape, gender and age.
An explainer storyHDFC
Digital banking is useful when life gets easier. The film put that human benefit ahead of a checklist of features.
A people storyICICI Lombard
The name above the door said insurance. The work inside offered a different story for technology talent. The people doing that work became the most credible way to tell it.
A campaign storyWestside
A makeover was news for the business. A journey through Bombay gave the audience an invitation to discover it.
03 / The Chaiwalas
A film can show what a business does.
A good one makes people care.
Chaiwala Pictures And Media brings writing, direction and production together. We spend time with the people behind the brief — on the factory floor, in the meeting room and wherever the real story lives.
The idea comes before the equipment.
Every category has something worth discovering.
From the first conversation to the final frame.

Writer, Director, Creative Producer
Reads a lot. Writes a lot more. Finds the film that deserves to be made. That needs to be made.
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Creative and Execution Lead
Thinks in visuals and execution. Finds a way to make the film happen, on set and in the edit room.
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Creative Lead
Photography, design, music. An extra pair of eyes brings perspective and takes the film closer to its audience.
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What collaborators say
about making a film with us.
Right from the start, they deeply understood our brief, translating our vision into a tailored creative approach that felt perfectly aligned with our goals.Dimple M ChainaniLinkedIn recommendation · 27 February 2026 · excerpt
"We couldn't have asked for a better partner than Prasad Wadke and Team Chaiwala Pictures for our corporate film. Right from the start, they deeply understood our brief, translating our vision into a tailored creative approach that felt perfectly aligned with our goals. From there, their conceptualization was spot-on; innovative, structured, and infused with storytelling that elevated our narrative. Visually, the film turned out breathtaking: dynamic cinematography, seamless edits, and a polished aesthetic that screamed professionalism. It genuinely added immense value to our brand’s corporate image at that pivotal time, positioning us as forward-thinking leaders in our industry. Prasad and the team didn't just deliver a video, they crafted a powerful asset that boosted our credibility and engagement. Highly recommend!"
Recommendations on LinkedIn ↗Besides creativity, I was impressed by the ownership that the "Chaiwalas" took to brew the perfect tea flavour! Incredible creativity, ownership, timeliness and above all - PASSION!Vikram BapatLinkedIn recommendation · 27 July 2026 · excerpt
Chaiwala Pictures, and the creative team behind it - Prasad, Neha and Dhruv - were acquainted with me first when we decided to do a corporate film to celebrate 10 years of our firm, that I was COO of, in 2024. In mainstream cinema, the actors need to read Directors but here the Director must get into the mind and soul of the client. When our project commenced, I wondered how precisely that would happen for the film to portray the inner dimensions of a group of completely unknown set of perfectionists! When the film was eventually screened on the celebration day in November 2024, it was clear how amazingly well Prasad and his team were able to sense those values in action, in a short production span of 3-4 months, through observation, dialogue and interactions. It brought forth the genius creativity of that team! Besides creativity, I was impressed by the ownership that the "Chaiwalas" took to brew the perfect tea flavour! Incredible creativity, ownership, timeliness and above all - PASSION! Kudos team Chaiwala!
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A brief. A launch. A difficult thing to explain.
Or just the feeling that there's a better story.
PNB MetLife / A campaign story
Insurance fraud is easy to ignore until it becomes personal. A familiar voice and a clear story made room for a practical warning.

PNB MetLife’s public-service films needed to make people aware of online threats associated with buying insurance. There was important information to communicate, and Anup Soni brought something valuable to that task before the camera began rolling: an established screen persona that audiences already connected with caution, credibility and the world of Crime Patrol.
The directorial challenge was to recognise how much of the treatment was already present in that association. Adding too many devices would compete with the very quality that made him right for the films. Our approach was to let that familiar authority do its work, keeping the presentation close to the essence of the format audiences knew.
The audio-visual treatment supported the delivery of the information and the viewer’s attention to it. The emphasis was on clarity and engagement, allowing the message to come through without asking a separate visual idea to carry equal weight.
The films gave PNB MetLife a recognisable public-service voice for a subject that required people to pay attention. For this project, the central creative decision was restraint: understanding the strength of the main ingredient and making the rest of the film work around it.
Important communication has to earn the attention its message deserves.