For international producers, studios and agencies, filming in India requires more than finding an attractive location. Permits, visas, script clearances, regional crews, equipment, travel and cultural coordination must all work together.
Baba Sandhu, founder and Executive Producer of Wild Baba Productions, helps international production teams navigate this process from initial planning through final delivery.
Based in Mumbai and working through Wild Baba Productions’ network across India and Germany, Baba serves as a local producer, line producer and production partner for commercials, television programmes, documentaries, branded content, reality shows and feature films.
Production expertise built around international shoots
Baba’s work focuses on understanding the requirements of an international production and translating them into a practical plan for India.
Wild Baba Productions provides support with:
- Production budgeting and scheduling
- Film permits and script clearances
- Visa guidance for international crews
- Location research and scouting
- Indian crew and equipment hire
- Casting and contributor research
- Transport, accommodation and travel logistics
- Security and location management
- Customs and equipment coordination
- Production management and on-set support
- Post-production, VFX and delivery
The company has teams and operational connections in Mumbai, Goa and Berlin, allowing it to combine local production knowledge with an understanding of European and international workflows. Wild Baba Productions
Supporting an international reality television production in Mumbai
One example of this production model was Wild Baba Productions’ work supporting filming in Mumbai for The Kardashians, featuring Kim Kardashian and Khloé Kardashian.
The local production responsibilities included assistance with filming visas, location bookings, Indian crew and equipment, and production logistics in Mumbai. This required coordination between an international production team and multiple local suppliers and authorities. Production Fixer India
For international reality and entertainment formats, this kind of support is essential. Schedules can change quickly, contributors require careful coordination, and production teams need reliable access to locations, vehicles, equipment and local decision-makers.
Managing a multi-location campaign for Prada India
Wild Baba Productions also served as Local Producer and Line Producer in India for a Prada campaign produced by Collateral Films.
The production covered locations including Agra, Kolhapur and Athani, requiring coordination across different regions. Services included hiring local crews, arranging camera, lighting and grip equipment, managing travel, supporting permits and coordinating production logistics. Production Fixer India
This project reflects one of Baba Sandhu’s core strengths: creating one coordinated production structure for shoots that move across several Indian locations.
Experience across films, documentaries and international television
Wild Baba Productions’ published credits include production support for the Netflix documentary It’s Not Over, the Turkish feature film Bir Baba Hindu and the French television film Alexandra David-Néel.
The company’s portfolio also covers international broadcasters, entertainment formats, corporate films, commercials and documentary projects filmed across Mumbai, Delhi, Goa, Chennai, Bengaluru, Kolkata, Kochi, Hyderabad, Pune, Rajasthan and other parts of India. Service Production Company India
Commercial and branded-content experience includes work associated with brands such as L’Oréal Paris, Maybelline New York, Garnier, Samsung, LG, Panasonic, Nescafé and MAC Cosmetics. Wild Baba Productions
Why international producers need an experienced local partner
India offers extraordinary visual and cultural diversity, but every state, city and location can present different operational requirements.
An experienced Indian line producer helps an overseas production understand:
- Which permits are required
- How long approvals may take
- Whether a location is practical for the proposed crew
- What equipment is available locally
- How to transport cast, crew and equipment
- Which regional crew members and translators are required
- How weather, festivals, traffic and local restrictions may affect the schedule
- How to build realistic contingencies into the budget
Baba Sandhu and Wild Baba Productions provide international producers with a single local point of contact while coordinating the wider Indian production network.
Planning to film in India?
Whether you are developing a commercial, reality format, documentary, feature film, television programme or branded campaign, early local planning can protect both the creative vision and the production budget.
Wild Baba Productions can review your brief, script, proposed locations, schedule and crew requirements before developing a practical production plan for India.
Planning an international shoot in India?
Contact Wild Baba Productions to discuss locations, permits, budgeting, local crews, equipment and complete production support.
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