Who We Are

About
Talisman Films

The team behind India's next great stories.

Nishikant Roy
Nishikant Roy
Founder · Producer · Writer
Co-Founder, Talisman Films LLP
Co-Producer, Ground Zero (2025)
20+ Years in Indian Media & Entertainment
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About Nishikant

Nishikant Roy is a writer, producer and co-founder of Talisman Films LLP with over two decades of experience in the Indian media and entertainment industry.

He has worked across television, digital storytelling and feature film development. His creative journey includes mainstream Hindi television, long-format fiction, biographical narratives, digital content and research-led storytelling across formats.

As producer at Talisman Films, Nishikant focuses on developing powerful Indian stories with emotional depth, cinematic scale and commercial potential. His current focus includes feature films, defence-based content, biographies, AI-enhanced films and long-format IPs for theatrical, OTT and digital platforms.

Key Areas of Focus
Feature Films
Defence Stories & National Security Narratives
Biographies & Biographical Films
Political Dramas
Historical Stories
AI-Enhanced Cinema
Long-Format Indian IPs
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About Abhishek

Abhishek Kumar is a writer, producer and co-founder of Talisman Films LLP with over 15 years of experience in media, content and programming, including senior content roles in the television and entertainment industry.

At Talisman Films, Abhishek works across development, production, partnerships and content strategy. His focus is on building projects with strong story foundations, credible research, production discipline and long-term IP value.

He is credited as co-producer on Ground Zero, produced in association with Excel Entertainment and Dreamzkrraft Entertainment — a film that combines action, drama and a true story of courage on India's most sensitive borders.

Key Areas of Focus
Film Production & Development
Content Strategy
Studio & OTT Partnerships
Television & Digital Experience
AI-Hybrid Cinema
Investor & Strategic Collaborations
Scalable Indian Content IPs
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Abhishek Kumar
Abhishek Kumar
Founder · Producer · Writer
Co-Founder, Talisman Films LLP
Co-Producer, Ground Zero (2025)
15+ Years in Media & Content
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Advisory

Senior
Consultants

Nitin Anant Gokhale
Nitin Anant Gokhale
Senior Consultant · Defence & Strategic Affairs
Founder, BharatShakti.in & StratNews Global
Former NDTV Security & Strategic Affairs Editor (9 Years)
Author of 12+ Books on Military History & Conflict
43 Years in Journalism & Strategic Analysis
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About Nitin

Nitin Anant Gokhale is one of South Asia's foremost strategic analysts and defence journalists, with 43 years of experience as a conflict reporter, editor, author and media entrepreneur. He serves as Senior Consultant to Talisman Films on all defence, security and military-history narratives.

He spent 23 years reporting from India's North-east, was on the ground at Kargil in 1999, and covered Sri Lanka's Eelam War IV (2006–2009). After nine years as Security & Strategic Affairs Editor at NDTV, he founded BharatShakti.in (2015) — India's leading defence self-reliance portal — and launched StratNews Global (2020), which covers strategic affairs, foreign policy and defence for mainstream audiences.

He is the author of more than a dozen books including R.N. Kao: Gentleman Spymaster, Beyond NJ 9842: The Siachen Saga, 1965: Turning the Tide and Securing India the Modi Way. He teaches at India's Defence Services Staff College, the three war colleges, the National Defence College, and the intelligence schools of the R&AW and the Intelligence Bureau.

Key Areas of Focus
Defence Strategy & National Security
Military History — Kargil, Kashmir, North-east India
Strategic & Foreign Affairs Analysis
Insurgencies & Counter-Terror Operations
Defence Journalism & Media
Research Advisory for Defence Narratives
About Kushal

Kushal Zaveri is a Mumbai-based director and producer with over a decade of experience across large-scale Indian drama productions. He brings deep on-set expertise in long-format storytelling, production management and creative direction to Talisman Films.

He is best known for directing 1,324 episodes of Pavitra Rishta (2009–2014) — one of the longest-running and most-watched primetime drama serials in Indian television history, and the debut serial of late actor Sushant Singh Rajput. His directorial work spans multiple genres of long-format fiction across leading broadcast networks.

His credits include Ishq Mein Marjawan (Colors, 2017), Fanaa: Ishq Mein Marjawan (Colors, 2022), Gumrah: End of Innocence (Channel V, 2012), Crashh (MX Player, 2021), Kitni Mohabbat Hai, Kis Desh Mein Hai Meraa Dil and Meri Awaaz Hi Pehchaan Hai.

Key Areas of Focus
Fiction Serial Direction — Primetime & Long-Format
Large-Scale Indian Television Production
Drama, Romance & Thriller Genres
Web Series & OTT Production
On-Set Execution & Creative Direction
Hindi Entertainment & Broadcast Networks
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Kushal Zaveri
Kushal Zaveri
Senior Consultant · Direction & Production
Director, Pavitra Rishta — 1,324 Episodes (2009–2014)
Director, Ishq Mein Marjawan & Fanaa (Colors TV)
Director, Crashh — MX Player Web Series (2021)
10+ Years in Hindi Television Production
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