Shailendra Singh
An introduction to Serial Entrepreneur, National Award winning Producer and Director, Bestselling Author, Shailendra Singh.
Shailendra Singh
An introduction to Serial Entrepreneur, National Award winning Producer and Director, Bestselling Author, Shailendra Singh.
Shailendra Singh
Filmmaker. Founder of Sunburn. Bestselling Author. 23 startups in 30 years. 72 films. The stories are just beginning.
72 Feature Films
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23 Startups
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16 National Awards
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World's 3rd Largest Music Festival
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72 Feature Films 🔺▼🔺 23 Startups 🔺▼🔺 16 National Awards 🔺▼🔺 World's 3rd Largest Music Festival 🔺▼🔺
National Award-winning writer, director and producer. Founder of Percept Ltd, Sunburn — Asia's largest music festival — and Guestlist4Good. HT-Nielsen #1 bestselling author. India's first TEDx speaker.
His Marathi film Ladoo is currently on the international festival circuit, submitted to the Cannes Film Festival.
The Inceptor is not done. Not even close.
Shailendra Singh :
Serial Entrepreneur At-A-Glance
The Firsts
Shailendra Singh is India’s Serial Entrepreneur. In his three decade long career, he has launched 23 highly successful business ventures, including Percept Ltd, Sunburn, Percept Picture Company, Guestlist4Good and Boss Entertainment.
The Firsts
Shailendra Singh is India’s Serial Entrepreneur. In his three decade long career, he has launched 23 highly successful business ventures, including Percept Ltd, Sunburn, Percept Picture Company, Guestlist4Good and Boss Entertainment.
A career built entirely on firsts.
Every industry he entered, he entered first.
Live Pop Concert
The Airtel Freedom Concert. Shiamak Davar, Leslie Lewis and Hariharan. Before this, it simply didn't exist as an industry.
The Percept Story →Children's Horror Film
Makdee. Shabana Azmi. Directed by Vishal Bhardwaj — his debut. Shailendra Singh launched one of Indian cinema's greatest directors.
The Films →Social Cause Cinema
Phir Milenge. Salman Khan dies of AIDS on screen, working without a vanity van. India had never seen either before.
The Films →Full-Length Animation Film
Hanuman. Hollywood was outsourcing animation to Hyderabad. Shailendra jump-started an entire generation of Indian animation cinema.
The Films →Pakistani Film Released in India
Khuda Kay Liye. Despite government resistance and 13 Pakistani artists on the red carpet, he opened a door no one had opened before.
The Films →Sunburn — Asia's Largest Music Festival
A stage on Candolim Beach, Goa. 1,200 people. Carl Cox. Axwell. India's second-ever exported intellectual property, after the IPL.
The Sunburn Story →Kanchivaram — presented by President Pratibha Patil at Rashtrapati Bhavan
Tamil period drama. 1.1 crore budget. Directed by Priyadarshan. Three National Awards. His mother was in the audience at Rashtrapati Bhavan.
Cinema →TEDx Speaker
TEDx Youth Summit, February 2011. The very first in India. Also the year he became the first non-musician on the cover of Rolling Stone India.
Speaking →inthemix 50 Most Powerful People in EDM
The definitive global ranking of electronic dance music's most powerful figures. The only Indian ever to appear on it.
The Sunburn Story →Sunburn — Among the World's Largest Festivals
IMS Business Report 2014. Alongside Tomorrowland and Ultra Miami. In Season 7 alone, Sunburn touched over 18 million lives.
The Sunburn Story →Live Book
The True Story of Sunburn — written as the festival happened, published as it unfolded. A form of publishing India had never seen.
The Books →Entertainment-for-Good Social Enterprise
Guestlist4Good. Hardwell performs for free. Largest-ever Facebook Event in history. 128,200 children educated through Magic Bus.
Guestlist4Good →
Cinema by Shailendra Singh
Cinema by Shailendra Singh
72 Feature Films
16 National Awards…
The directorial debuts of Vishal Bhardwaj, Shoojit Sircar, Nandita Das and Nagesh Kukunoor. Three National Awards for Kanchivaram, presented by President Pratibha Patil at Rashtrapati Bhavan. Now: Ladoo. A Marathi black and white drama on the international festival circuit - submitted to the Cannes Film Festival 2025.
72 feature films · 16 National Awards · 25 years in Indian cinema
2025
Ladoo
Marathi · B&W · Cannes
2008
★★★
Kanchivaram
Priyadarshan
2005
★★★
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Madhur Bhandarkar
2004
Phir Milenge
Revathi · S. Khan
2002
Makdee
Vishal Bhardwaj
2005
Hanuman
India's first animation
2007
Khuda Kay Liye
First Pakistani film
2008
Jannat
Emraan Hashmi
2006
Corporate
Madhur Bhandarkar
2006
Malamaal Weekly
Priyadarshan
2006
Dor
Nagesh Kukunoor
2005
...Yahaan
Shoojit Sircar
2008
Firaaq
Nandita Das
1999
Pyaar Mein Kabhi Kabhi
206 debuts
2020
30 ★
Kacche Din
30 intl. awards
2022
Unplugged in Mumbai
Michael Douglas
2025
Ladoo
Marathi · B&W · Cannes
2008
★★★
Kanchivaram
Priyadarshan
2005
★★★
Page 3
Madhur Bhandarkar
2004
Phir Milenge
Revathi · S. Khan
2002
Makdee
Vishal Bhardwaj
2005
Hanuman
India's first animation
2007
Khuda Kay Liye
First Pakistani film
2008
Jannat
Emraan Hashmi
2006
Corporate
Madhur Bhandarkar
2006
Malamaal Weekly
Priyadarshan
2006
Dor
Nagesh Kukunoor
2005
...Yahaan
Shoojit Sircar
2008
Firaaq
Nandita Das
1999
Pyaar Mein Kabhi Kabhi
206 debuts
2020
30 ★
Kacche Din
30 intl. awards
2022
Unplugged in Mumbai
Michael Douglas
Michael Douglas in conversation with Shailendra Singh at IFFI 2023. Variety, Nov 2023. Read the Variety Article →
“Michael Douglas - the two-time Oscar winner’s - comfort level with Singh, who was instrumental in bringing him to India this year, was evident.”
Ventures Intro
Ventures Intro
The Ventures
23 startups. 23 years. Every one of them, a first.
Percept Ltd. Sunburn. Percept Picture Company. Guestlist4Good. Boss Entertainment. If a company or industry didn't exist — he created it.
$2.4B in media solutions · 128,200 children educated · World #3 festival · $3.2B in sports deals
Bestselling Author
With just 45 days, Shailendra Singh’s debut novel, F?@k Knows, rose to the number one spot on the HT Neilson Bestseller list. The book was nominated for the Crossword Most Popular Book of the Year Award. He followed up with two other books, F?@k Knows 2.0 : Dead or Alive and The True Story of Sunburn.
Bestselling Author
With just 45 days, Shailendra Singh’s debut novel, F?@k Knows, rose to the number one spot on the HT Neilson Bestseller list. The book was nominated for the Crossword Most Popular Book of the Year Award. He followed up with two other books, F?@k Knows 2.0 : Dead or Alive and The True Story of Sunburn.
HT-Nielsen Bestselling Author…
F?@k Knows, by Shailendra Singh, reaches the #1 spot in the HT-Nielsen Bookscan after just 45 days on the market.
A born storyteller.
Shailendra Singh credits his incredible success in advertising, media and communications to a few things : an open heart, fast reflexes and the ability to tell a good story. His first book, F?@K Knows, became a national bestseller within forty five days of its release and was nominated in the Crossword Reader’s Choice Book Awards of 2013. He has since followed it up with F?@k Knows : Dead or Alive and The True Story of Sunburn.
Recognition
Shailendra Singh is consistently featured in the most respected domestic and international media and press, including BBC, MTv, Times of India, Hindustan Times, Rolling Stone, Billboard, GQ, Filmfare and more.
Recognition
Shailendra Singh is consistently featured in the most respected domestic and international media and press, including BBC, MTv, Times of India, Hindustan Times, Rolling Stone, Billboard, GQ, Filmfare and more.
The World Noticed
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