Creativeland Studios Appoints Shobha Sant as CEO

Indian film industry luminary Shobha Sant has been named the CEO of Creativeland Studios.

Bringing over three decades of experience, Sant joins Creativeland Studios after serving as the Head of Content Alliances (Films) at Jio Studios. Prior to that, she was the CEO at Bhansali Productions for over five years.

In her new role, Sant will lead the creative business across the filmed entertainment sector, which is a significant part of the enterprise and the talent business of AIG-India, the joint venture between Creativeland Studios and Artist International Global.

“I am looking forward to this new chapter with Raj, Jani, Alpa, Jaimie, and the extended team at Creativeland Studios in India and Creators Inc London to build what we believe will be a new age entertainment ecosystem that focuses on quality content across formats and world-class talent, geared at taking India to the world and bringing the best of world class talent and content to India.” Sant said in a statement.

Creativeland Studios’s founder Sajan Raj Kurup added, “I am delighted to have Shobha onboard at Creativeland Studios. With her vast experience and knowledge across films and creative industries globally, we are certain that this alignment of minds will only prove to create new benchmarks.

“Creativeland Studios is geared towards championing great content and talent, taking India to the world and I couldn’t have asked for anyone better to lead this. We are excited about our slate and the global curators who have joined hands on this common mission.”

Sant will collaborate closely with Kurup and Alpa Golcha, the Chief Operating Officer, who previously worked at Amazon Prime Video India and Dharma Productions.

This news comes a few weeks after Artist International Group (AIG), under the leadership of industry veteran David Unger, and Creativeland Studios announced a joint venture that marks AIG’s entry into India.