Civic Studios | Stories That Stay

Across courtroom dramas, heartfelt comedies, gritty thrillers, and bold animated worlds, Civic Studios’ slate of films and series celebrates storytelling that entertains and sparks meaningful conversations!✨ 1. Scam City (Microdrama) – Released on 15th April, 2026 | Watch all 10 episodes on @civicstudios and @microverse.cs Instagram page 2. Christmas Karma (Feature Film) – Released globally in cinemas, 2025 | Watch on Amazon Prime Video 3. Santosh (Feature Film) – Released in cinemas, 2025 | Watch on Prime Video / Apple TV / Fandango At Home 4. Family Aaj Kal (Series) – Streamed in 2024 | Watch on SonyLIV 5. Ye Saali Naukri (Series) – Released in 2025 | Watch on Dice Media’s YouTube channel 6. Vakeel Babu (Series) – Streamed in 2022 | Watch on Amazon MX Player 7. Schirkoa: In Lies We Trust (Animated Feature Film) – Released in cinemas, 2024 8. Little Thomas (Feature Film) – Coming soon 9. In The Shadows (Feature Film) – Coming soon 10. Daughter of Eden (Feature Film) – Coming soon This year Civic Studios is also experimenting boldly and intentionally with how climate stories are told. Here are some of our upcoming projects, but watch this space for more climate-focused films, series, funds, kids content, radio shows, and more! 1. Its Only 47°C (Short Film) - Coming Soon 2. The Miracle on Kachua Beach (Short Film) - Coming Soon #CivicStudios #StoriesThatStay #MediaProductionCompany [ Indian Production Houses, Indian Media Companies, Latest Film Releases, Latest Show Releases ]

#ScamCityTrailer: What if the person scamming you… is being scammed too? Behind these calls is a hidden system where people are trapped, controlled, and forced to scam others just to survive. Often called cyber scam compounds, this is a form of modern slavery. Will Maya be able to escape? Stay tuned to find out! Civic Studios presents “Scam City” in partnership with Anti-Slavery International | Releasing 15th April 2026 | New Episode Every day at 6 pm IST! @antislaveryinternational has spent over 190 years fighting modern slavery. Through research, survivor support, and on-ground collaboration, they work to protect vulnerable communities and end slavery for everyone, everywhere. Follow @microverse.cs for microdramas. Created by humans, realised through AI. Produced by - @anushkashah1991 | Concept & Direction by - @kashmirajpatil | Written by - @arundhatibhande | Original Visuals & Frames by - @mansijoshi.art | Post Production & Editing by - @khanabadosh_bechara | Research by - @mitaliadhikarii | Marketing By - @iamrjnaman Head of Creative Development - @akshata.samant | Head of Business & Partnerships - @akshadabhalerao | Director of Impact & Partnerships - @namrata.s26 | Head of Marketing - @bhopali_patiya Social Media Associate - @saumya.nayak | Research Associate - @mpunky03 | Creative Associate - @_curlycanvass | Sales Associate - @aviyachadha #ScamCityonCivicStudios #TrendingReels #TrailerLaunch #Microdramas ShortStories MiniSeries [ Human Trafficking, Cybersecurity, Cyber Breach, Cyber Slavery, Types Of Scams, How To Identify A Scammer, Digital Arrest, Fraud Cases, How To Identify An Online Scam, How To Report Cyber Crime India ]

Born Baburao Krishnarao Mestry, he earned the nickname “Painter” because he taught himself painting and sculpting so well that people literally began identifying him through his art 🎨 And interestingly, all of this changed after ONE screening of Raja Harishchandra (India’s first feature film ever). Baburao watched the film once and became so obsessed with cinema that he decided filmmaking could become an extension of the artist within him. The result: India’s first HAND PAINTED film poster in 1923 for Maya Bazaar. Crazy how one film inspired the man who would go on to shape how Indian cinema looked beyond the screen. Also… wish the original Maya Bazaar poster had been preserved, but sadly it no longer exists🥲 Anyway, do you have a favourite movie poster? Tell us in the comments! #CivicStudios #FilmyCode #BaburaoPainter #FirstMoviePoster [Indian cinema, film posters, legendary artists, Maya Bazaar movie, Raja Harishchandra, Bollywood history, Indian film history, vintage posters, hand-painted posters, cinema trivia, lithography, Raja Ravi Varma, movie poster art, retro Bollywood, silent cinema, film heritage, cinematic art, poster design]

The Great 8 showcase at @festivaldecannes was created in 2017 to spotlight bold new voices in UK cinema, giving first and second-time filmmakers a platform in front of international buyers and festival programmers. Funded by the @britishfilminstitute and the @britishcouncil it has since become one of Cannes’ most exciting spaces for discovering future-defining independent films. We’re incredibly proud that ‘Daughter of Eden’ by Iranian-British filmmaker Fateme Ahmadi has been selected for the 2026 Great 8 lineup, and even prouder that Civic Studios has had the opportunity to back a story this powerful on a global stage✨ Which film from the Great 8 will you watch first? Tell us in the comments! #CivicStudios #Cannes2026 #DaughterOfEden #FatemeAhmadi #Great8Cannes [Cannes Great 8, Movies at Cannes, Best Cannes Films, Film Festival Picks, Iranian Films, Director Fateme Ahmadi, British Movies, BFI, British Film Institute, British Council, Movie Picks, Indie Films]

THIS SCENE IN TAARE ZAMEEN PAR WAS JUST 🥺🫶 On International Day of Families, this scene feels even more special. Turns out, “khayal” isn’t about big gestures. It’s in the small reassurances, the listening, the “I’m here.” This moment from Taare Zameen Par reminds us what care truly feels like, from a child’s eyes ❤︎ If you loved this scene too, comment a 🫂 below. #InternationalDayofFamilies #TaareZameenPar #IshaanAwasthi #AamirKhanFilms [Taare Zameen Par Scenes, International Day of Families, parenting in films, emotional scenes in Bollywood, Aamir Khan movies, Darsheel Safary, feel good films, childhood films, iconic movie scenes, emotional Bollywood, Indian cinema, comfort movies]

Some films become controversial after release. Others are stopped before audiences even get the chance to watch them. From political satire and caste critique to queer relationships, religious conservatism, and state violence — these films sparked protests, censorship battles, vandalism, and unofficial bans across India. Yet many of these films survived beyond the outrage, going on to become landmark works in Indian cinema. This carousel looks at films that were resisted for saying something powerful enough to provoke fear. Which other banned or censored Indian films do you think deserve to be on this list? #CivicStudios #BannedFilms #CensoredFilms [Indian Cinema, Film History, Censorship, Parallel Cinema, Deepa Mehta, Mrinal Sen, Rahul Dholakia, Cinema Studies, Political Cinema, Queer Cinema, Indian Films, Film Culture]

“What we have here is a dreamer, someone completely out of touch with reality.” — The Virgin Suicides (1999), dir. Sofia Coppola 💌 On @sofiacoppola ’s birthday, we’re revisiting the film that introduced the world to her dreamy, melancholic, hyper-feminine cinematic language, while also quietly critiquing it. Adapted from the novel ‘The Virgin Suicides’ by Jeffrey Eugenides, Sofia Coppola’s 1999 directorial debut became far more than a coming-of-age story. It became a cultural blueprint for how we aestheticise girlhood: soft lighting, loneliness, blonde hair, silence, sadness. But beneath all that beauty was something much darker. A story about projection; about being watched more than understood. 26 years later, the film still feels painfully relevant because culture continues to romanticise the mystery of girls while ignoring what they’re actually trying to say. Happy Birthday to Sofia Coppola, the filmmaker who turned suburbia, girlhood, and loneliness into a cinematic language of their own🩷 #TheVirginSuicides #SofiaCoppola #JeffreyEugenides #FilmRecommendations #CivicStudios [sofia coppola movies, the virgin suicides film, sofia coppola birthday, jeffrey eugenides author, girlhood films, feminine rage, girlhood aesthetic, cult classic films, coming of age films, kirsten dunst, film analysis, female gaze, feminist cinema, 90s films, indie cinema, women in cinema, virgin suicides analysis, sofia coppola films, girlhood in cinema]

A concert film getting “cleaned up” before release has people seriously questioning where certification ends… and censorship begins 👀 While most countries gave @billieeilish concert movie teen-friendly ratings, India delayed the release after CBFC demanded multiple cuts. The film is now expected to release on May 15. What do YOU think of this? Tell us in the comments! And who’s watching the concert film once it finally releases on May 15?🎤 #BillieEilishConcertFilm #BillieEilishIndia #CBFC #HitMeHardAndSoft #CivicStudios [Billie Eilish movie, CBFC, censorship, super censorship, artistic freedom, India censorship, concert movie, CBFC cuts, movie censorship, pop culture, entertainment news, Billie Eilish fans, music documentary, Paramount Pictures, film certification, Bollywood news]

In a city of paper bags, even lies wear masks. Schirkoa tears the veil—revealing the revolution beneath the routine. @anushkashah1991 @_ishan_shukla @schirkoa @civicstudios @anuragkashyap10 @mumbaifilmfestival @mohitmehargarg

62 million visits in a month to something being called a “r*pe academy” isn’t just a shocking number. It’s a warning sign. Because systems like this don’t appear out of nowhere. They are built, slowly, by what we normalise every day. The internet amplifies it, media reflects it, and somewhere along the way, society starts absorbing it. When consent is blurred often enough, it stops feeling urgent. When coercion is repeatedly framed as entertainment, it stops feeling wrong. So yes, outrage matters. But what matters more is asking where this behaviour is being learned, validated, and quietly accepted‼️ What are your thoughts? Tell us in the comments! #CNNInvestigation #SarkeChunarTeriSarke #MediaAndCulture #DeepDive #CivicStudios [r*pe culture, consent, victim blaming, media influence, pop culture, s*xual violence, normalization, digital abuse, online exploitation, CNN investigation, toxic masculinity, gender violence, cultural conditioning, misogyny, mainstream internet, voyeurism, abuse in relationships, coercion, blurred consent, social conditioning, accountability, content ethics]

Sometimes, the most progressive moments in cinema aren’t loud monologues or dramatic rebellions. They’re small conversations on the sidewalk. In Saath Saath (1982), when he admits that her earning while he isn’t makes him uncomfortable, she gently calls out the conditioning behind it: “You read a few books and started believing a man must earn.” But what makes the scene even more interesting is that she doesn’t become a “perfect” ideological figure after that. She playfully adds that once he starts earning, she plans to relax and enjoy his money anyway. And somehow, that contradiction makes the moment feel more human. What are your thoughts on this scene? Tell us in the comments! #CivicStudios #SaathSaath #MovieRecommendations [Film quotes, Scenes From Films, 80s Cinema, Bollywood Cinema, Old Bollywood Movies, Deepti Naval, Farooq Shaikh]

What happens when screenwriters start treating climate not as a message, but as part of the world their characters already live in? Last evening, we hosted the first edition of *Lights, Climate, Action – A Scriptwriters’ Huddle on Climate Storytelling* in Mumbai, and the room gave us a glimpse of what that could look like. Organised by Climate Culture Collective, in collaboration with Sumit Roy,@one_stop_down (Turtle on a Hammock Films), Brikesh Singh (#Asar) and Shruti Sunderesan (Civic Studios), and headlined by veteran climate journalist Nidhi Jamwal, who grounded the room in climate realities and lived experiences. 25 screenwriters and storytellers joined us, people actively shaping films and series across genres and platforms. And what stayed with us most was this: People weren’t asking whether climate belongs in stories anymore. They were asking how. Not as an afterthought. As story. A few things emerged from the evening that have us excited: • Writers wanting to connect with climate experts and journalists to build climate realities into projects they’re already developing. • The birth of “climate jams”, informal, house-party-style sessions where writers brainstorm climate angles into whatever they’re working on. Low pressure, high creativity. This is what the Climate Culture Collective hopes to build: spaces where creators can meet the climate conversation halfway, on their own terms and in their own language. And honestly, we think this is only the beginning. What would it take for climate realities to become part of mainstream storytelling, not as a genre, but as the texture of everyday stories we watch and love? #ClimateStorytelling #ClimateCulture #StorytellingForChange #Screenwriting FilmAndTV ClimateCommunication CultureAndClimate ClimateCultureCollective Asar