Showbusiness follows no rules and spotlight has a way of chasing the star wherever he is. Manish Mundra is a corporate leader turned film producer, filmmaker, and founder of Drishyam Films. His tryst with cinema began unexpectedly in 2012, when a chance Twitter exchange with Rajat Kapoor led him to finance Ankhon Dekhi (2014), which went on to win three Filmfare Awards and three Screen Awards. An avid painter, writer, and photographer, he has previously authored two volumes of poetry: Mosaic and Kuch Adhuri Baatein Mann Ki.
Under his banner Drishyam Films, Mundra has produced acclaimed, award-winning films such as Masaan (2015), Umrika (2015), Waiting (2015), Dhanak (2016), Newton (2017), Rukh (2017), Kadvi Hawa (2017), Kaamyaab (2020), Tryst with Destiny (2020), Ram Prasad Ki Tehrvi (2021), and Love Hostel (2022). Notably, Newton won the National Award for Best Hindi Film and was India’s official entry to the Academy Awards in 2018.