Alpine meadows
Open high-altitude grassland ringed by forest and snow peaks, for scale and natural light. Gulmarg is in full bloom in June.
Film in Kashmir
We're the local production team for crews shooting in Kashmir. Crew, cast, locations, permits, transport and equipment, arranged before you land and run with you on set.
The studio is based in Srinagar and makes its own films here, in Kashmiri, with local casts and crews. Visiting productions get the same people and the same knowledge of the ground.
First Runner-Up, 2025 TUM ChangeMaker Awards, for sustainable regional cinema
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The Shabrang Films intake desk in Srinagar reads every inquiry and replies by email. For a quicker conversation, message the studio on Instagram at @shabrang_films.
What we arrange
Line production & on-ground support
One local partner for everything a visiting production needs in Kashmir. We plan, staff and run the ground so your team can focus on the film.
- Crew
- Local crew across camera, lighting, sound, art and production, built around your schedule and budget. Heads of department, assistants, fixers, drivers and runners, with bilingual production coordination.
- Casting
- Kashmiri-speaking performers for lead, supporting and background roles, including street and non-professional casting, with language and dialect guidance on set.
- Locations
- Recce, photographs and clearance across the Valley, assessed against your schedule: alpine meadows, Dal Lake and its waterways, the old wooden architecture of Downtown Srinagar.
- Permits & logistics
- Location permissions and paperwork, transport, accommodation, catering, schedules, call sheets and safety planning.
- Equipment
- Camera, lighting and grip packages sourced locally, plus vehicles, base camps and on-set support.
Locations
Where we shoot
Dal Lake
Still water, shikaras and houseboats beneath the Zabarwan range, from dawn light to winter mist.
Downtown Srinagar
Old timber architecture, carved lattice windows and narrow lanes along the Jhelum.
How a shoot works
From brief to wrap
Brief
Share your script, dates and scale. We map needs, risks and budget.
Recce
Location scouting, photographs and feasibility, reported from the ground.
Prep
Crew, casting, permits, transport and stay locked before you land.
Shoot
Our production team runs the floor alongside your crew, every day.
Wrap
Vendors settled and locations left as we found them.
Commercial work
Brand films, made like our films
Strong concepts, considered frames and a regional voice that's real. We bring the discipline of the studio's own films to commercial work.
- Brand films
- Brand films and campaign commercials.
- Impact stories
- Documentary-style brand and impact films.
- Social
- Cutdowns and vertical edits made for each platform.
- Kashmir
- Culture, heritage and tourism films.
Podcast suite
A podcast room in Downtown Srinagar
For interviews, conversations and long-form shows. The studio records, films, edits and mixes, and delivers platform-ready episodes and clips for social.
On every set
How we work here
The studio's approach to sustainable regional cinema was recognised with First Runner-Up at the 2025 TUM ChangeMaker Awards.
- Hire local
- Kashmiri crews and casts reduce travel, keep skills and income in the Valley, and put real faces on screen.
- Leave no trace
- Low-waste sets, reusable materials, and locations returned as we found them, especially rivers, meadows and sacred sites.
- Respect the ground
- Communities, heritage spaces and places of worship are approached with consent and care.
- Train on set
- Every production takes apprentices, so Kashmir builds its own film workforce.
What can you handle for a visiting production?
Everything on the ground: crew, Kashmiri-speaking cast, location scouting and clearance, shoot permissions, transport, accommodation, catering, schedules, call sheets, safety planning and locally sourced camera, lighting and grip.
Where in Kashmir can we shoot?
Across the Valley, from alpine meadows to Dal Lake, the Jhelum riverfront and the old lanes of Downtown Srinagar. We recce, photograph and assess each location against your schedule.
Do you handle shoot permits?
Yes. Location permissions and paperwork are part of line production, and they're locked before you land.
Can you cast Kashmiri-speaking actors?
Yes, for lead, supporting and background roles, including street and non-professional casting, with language and dialect guidance on set.
Do we need to bring our own equipment?
No. Camera, lighting and grip packages can be sourced locally, along with vehicles, base camps and on-set support.
What do you need from us to quote?
Your script or treatment, your dates and the scale of the shoot. With those we map needs, risks and budget, then recce and report back.