01
2014–15
The Tribe
Rangayan
Continuous theatre training found and shaped the artists who would form the ecosystem's backbone.
ABOUT INDIE PRODUCTIONS
A creative production practice built around story.
OUR STORY
How Indie came to be.
Indie Productions was not born out of a business plan; it was born out of a fundamental need.
Back in 2014, as an actor, founder Vishal Shah was looking for a way to make a sustainable living in the arts without endlessly waiting for the phone to ring. Instead of waiting for opportunities to prove his talent, he decided to build an entire ecosystem, one that would provide a platform and a livelihood for a tribe of like-minded actors, thespians and artists.
The beginning
Three phases. One shared purpose.
Each phase answered the next practical need — training, sustainable work, then a physical base for making.
02
2015–16
The Vehicle
Indie Productions
A production practice built to create work that could sustain the tribe — creatively and financially.
03
2017
The Home
Prayogshala
A black-box studio and creative base where the growing team could rehearse, experiment and build together.
The Evolution
Changing the landscape.
By 2024, the training built through Rangayan, the market for theatre created through Indie, and the platform offered through Prayogshala had achieved our initial goals in the city. It was time for something bigger.
We pivoted our storytelling expertise into high-calibre visual content — TVCs, corporate documentaries, and our first feature film, Well Done C.A. Sahab!, in 2025.
Our approach
Every room has its own story logic.
We listen first, shape the creative language around the audience, and build the production with clarity, care and intent.
01
Expanding the Spaces
A flagship home and multiple Prayogshala-model studios across Gujarat.
Place / Access / Scale
02
Scaling the Pedagogy
Rangayan beyond Ahmedabad—discovering and training talent across the state.
Practice / Talent / Reach
03
Limitless Storytelling
Mainstream and Hindi cinema, unrestricted by language or format.
Cinema / Language / Format
Journey map
Thirteen years. Thirteen turning points.
A curated map — not the whole archive
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2016
A sustained screen relationship
Asian Paints becomes Indie's first sustained corporate video relationship.
Open archive +2017
A home—and a civic scale
Prayogshala is founded; 5,000+ Gujarat election street plays are staged in two months.
Open archive +2018
Inclusive musical and leadership theatre
NIOS national inclusive musical; Piaggio product-launch skits; Dada Bhagwan Foundation shows; school residencies; monthly Sintex leadership-theatre modules.
Open archive +2019
Showrunning the city
Abhivyakti showrunning and Indie Theatre Fest widen the production canvas.
Open archive +2020
Stage and screen, nationally
Kaala Yane Andhera reaches Bharat Rang Mahotsav; Hun Amdavad Shodhu Chu earns 1M organic views.
Open archive +2021
National touring and awareness work
Darwin travels to National Theatre Festival Jalandhar; annual HPCL awareness campaign begins; Nadi Pyasi Thi and Ek Tha Gadha return to stage.
Open archive +2022
Formal coursework and new launches
Formal coursework with GLS, Adani Institute, and EDII; Deepkala Junction launch theatre; Bas Ghar Hi To Jana Hain and Murder Mystery 101.
Open archive +2024
Thespo 26—and a screen wing
Work reaches Prithvi Theatre as the screen-production practice grows stronger.
Open archive +2025
Theatre to feature film
Well Done C.A. Sahab! releases; GIFTED arrives at GIFT City and Indie joins NCPA Vasant Festival.
Open archive +2026
Build the next institution
Biographical theatre, NCPA workshops, NID Sandbox Fest, commercial video scaling, free artist slots and an accredited St. Xavier's theatre curriculum.
Open archive +
Impact
What the work moved.
Proof measured in continuity, public reach and the distance a story can travel.
10+
Years building the ecosystem
61st
Rangayan season / entering now
5,000+
STREET PLAYS
1M+
Organic views
Collaborations
Built with, shown at, trusted by.
Schools, universities, cultural institutions and companies we make work with — across theatre, storytelling, education and live experience.
Ananda Global School
Nirma University
Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation
EDII
HPCL
British Council
GLS University
GIFT City
The Riverside School
Hare Krishna Mandir
Asian Paints
Adani
Jio Star / Colors Gujarati
NCPA
IIM Ahmedabad
CEPT University
NIFT
Prithvi Theatre
National School of Drama
Abhivyakti City Arts Project
Ananda Global School
Nirma University
Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation
EDII
HPCL
British Council
GLS University
GIFT City
The Riverside School
Hare Krishna Mandir
Asian Paints
Adani
Jio Star / Colors Gujarati
NCPA
IIM Ahmedabad
CEPT University
NIFT
Prithvi Theatre
National School of Drama
Abhivyakti City Arts Project
HPCL
British Council
GLS University
GIFT City
The Riverside School
Hare Krishna Mandir
Asian Paints
Adani
Jio Star / Colors Gujarati
NCPA
IIM Ahmedabad
CEPT University
NIFT
Prithvi Theatre
National School of Drama
Abhivyakti City Arts Project
Ananda Global School
Nirma University
Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation
EDII
HPCL
British Council
GLS University
GIFT City
The Riverside School
Hare Krishna Mandir
Asian Paints
Adani
Jio Star / Colors Gujarati
NCPA
IIM Ahmedabad
CEPT University
NIFT
Prithvi Theatre
National School of Drama
Abhivyakti City Arts Project
Ananda Global School
Nirma University
Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation
EDII
GIFT City
The Riverside School
Hare Krishna Mandir
Asian Paints
Adani
Jio Star / Colors Gujarati
NCPA
IIM Ahmedabad
CEPT University
NIFT
Prithvi Theatre
National School of Drama
Abhivyakti City Arts Project
Ananda Global School
Nirma University
Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation
EDII
HPCL
British Council
GLS University
GIFT City
The Riverside School
Hare Krishna Mandir
Asian Paints
Adani
Jio Star / Colors Gujarati
NCPA
IIM Ahmedabad
CEPT University
NIFT
Prithvi Theatre
National School of Drama
Abhivyakti City Arts Project
Ananda Global School
Nirma University
Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation
EDII
HPCL
British Council
GLS University
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