(L-R) Sanjay Routray, Huma Qureshi, Sikandar Kher, Rajkummar Rao, Vasan Bala, Radhika Apte, Dikssha Jyote Routray and Sarita Patil at the success party of Monica, O My Darling

Matchbox Shots, the production house that backed the recently released neo-noir crime comedy thriller Monica O My Darling, directed by Vasan Bala, has received a lot of praise. The film follows the National Award-winning film Andhadhun, which was directed by Sriram Raghavan that broke new ground in Indian storytelling. Having set the tone with their unique cinematic sensibilities, partners Sanjay Routray, Sarita Patil and Dikssha Jyote Routray are all set to unveil a stellar lineup of quality stories for OTT platforms and theatres. Their next project is Scoop, which is a dramatic adaptation of a real-life journalistic incident by director Hansal Mehta.

Sanjay Routray said, “We are overwhelmed by the love Monica O My Darling received after Andhadhun. Regardless of the genre, we pull out all stops to support the project. While Matchbox Shots is proud to be working with filmmakers like Hansal Mehta, Anubhav Sinha, Navdeep Singh and Vasan Bala who have made their mark, we are also excited about our new voices like Avinash Arun, Varun Grover, Pankaj Kumar, Smita Singh and Abhijeet Singh Parmar.”

Sarita Patil says, “Good stories have no geographical limitations, which is why we are collaborating internationally with Mammoth Screen, UK, the producers of The Serpent, the hit show on Charles Sobhraj. Dikssha Jyote Routray is creating a limited series based on the 2008 Goa murder case of a young UK teenager Scarlett Keeling with them.”

As for now, the partners are delighted after filmmaker Avinash Arun’s Three Of Us premiered at IFFI, Goa, in the Indian Panorama section, while Varun Grover’s debut feature film All India Rank will soon be screened at an international film festival. Amidst the celebrations, the partners continue working hard to make the production house a perfect home for storytellers.