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  • PRODUCTION SOLUTIONS
    FOR INDIA.

    On The Road India specializes in production services for international film, television, commercial and still projects shooting in India and South Asia.

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  • Why Film in India?

    About Us

    Founded by veteran Producer/Line producer Dileep Singh Rathore, since 1996 our work ethic and service has earned the trust of Hollywood studios, international filmmakers and production companies. Our team is based between Mumbai, Jaipur, Los Angeles, Sydney and Rome. This enables us to better understand your project requirements and to deliver the best location and budgetary solutions for your production in India.

    We understand the challenges and risks of shooting abroad and the added complexity and diversity of shooting in India and South Asia. We have years of experience and we are there to guide, share and support you at every stage. While there is no question India offers a wealth of opportunities to filmmakers, the challenges that face productions can prove daunting, even to the most experienced producer. On The Road will help mitigate many of these challenges with honesty, integrity and transparency.

    THE TEAM:

    • Dileep Singh Rathore
    • John Garland
    • Vans Pradeep Singh
    • Robin Melville

    Dileep is highly regarded as a production expert in the Indian and South Asian region with over 20 years experience handling international feature projects, award winning documentaries, commercials and high-end still projects.

    Having worked on projects for the major studios such as Warner Bros. Pictures and Walt Disney, his expertise has lead him to be invited to speak on leading industry seminars and panels, including the AFM, Los Angeles; the Location Expo, Santa Monica, California; Goa Film Festival, the Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles and was invited recently to represent the industry for the US-India Commercial Dialogue hosted by the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry & the US Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade.

    Dileeps experience as Producer/Line Producer extends throughout Asia, Russia, France and USA. Born and raised in Rajasthan, India, Dileep has a Master of Arts and he divides his time between Mumbai, Jaipur and Los Angeles. He is fluent in English, Hindi and Rajasthani.

    John Garland has produced film in over 50 different countries around the world and is considered an expert on international production.

    Currently based in New York Garland's career has spanned producing world renowned advertising films like the classic piece for British Airways called "Face" that used over 6000 people on camera to form massive human renderings of a face filmed from the air to International features like; Luc Besson's hit movie "Leon" (Released in the US as "The Professional") Starring Natalie Portman in her first film plus Gary Oldman and Jean Reno.

    John has also owned and run commercials production companies in the UK, Australia and New York - as well as having served as Head of production for iconic NY-based Ad Agencies like J.Walter Thompson, Wells, Rich Green and TBWA Chiat/Day.

    Garland's most recent post was as COO of JWT New York before setting up as an independent consultant advising many corporations like Chrysler, Kraft, Pepsico, Emirates Airlines, P&G on best practices for filming around the world.

    Garland now brings this experience to bear on client relations for OTR Productions, India - where he has travelled and filmed many times.

    Vans Pradeep Singh is a Production/Location Manager at On The Road India. Born and raised in Rajasthan, VP Singh has over 12 years production experience as location and production manager on features, documentaries and many commercials throughout India.

    VP's vast experience on international productions and his understanding of the demands of foreign productions, delivering work conditions that are efficient and safe on location has made him one of the best location managers in the country. VP is based in Jaipur, Rajasthan and is fluent in English, Hindi and Rajasthani.

    Robin is a highly regarded location/production manager with years of experience working on Hollywood and European features and commercial projects shooting in Europe and India. Having his base in Rome has enabled him to better service European projects with an understanding of their expectations and requirements. His unique Scottish Indian heritage has helped him span both industries. Robin is fluent in English, Hindi, Rajasthani and Italian.

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    Why film in India?

    India is rich in diversity

    Production in India is as diverse as shooting on the European or African continents where each State has its own language, culture, tradition, etiquette, and infrastructure, faced with a different set of production logistical issues.

    India offers spectacular architectural structures, influenced by Victorian British, Mughal (Islamic), 18th Century Portuguese, French and Tibetan architecture. Natural landscapes from Himalayas to the palm lined beaches of the South provide filmmakers and photographers abundant opportunities.

    State of the art facilities

    The availability of state-of-the-art equipment, labs & post facilities, VFX houses and Soundstages are primarily available out of the production centers of Mumbai, Delhi, Hyderabad, and Chennai. New sound stage facilities have opened recently and can accommodate large scale hollywood productions.

    Highly experienced crew

    India has a large pool of english speaking skilled crew with experience on international productions including for the Hollywood studios.

    Our years of experience and relationships with crew, facilities houses and equipment suppliers in the region enables us to better guide you with your requirements to shoot in India.

    Cost of production

    India offers significant savings on crew, set construction, props and costume manufactures. In fact many large scale Hollywood productions including Prince of Persia, Alexander, Kingdom of Heaven, and Rome all sourced props from India for this reason.

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    Featured Projects

    • Tata Megapixel

      Tata concept car launch Geneva Auto Show shot on Location in Mumbai

      Client: Uber London

    • Zumba

      A branded content collaboration between Zumba Fitness, Feed America and World Food Programme. Produced by Honey Badger Co.

      Written and Directed by Molly O'Brien. Shot on location in Mumbai.

    • FIFA World Cup 2014

      Football can help bring people together and build up community structures and inter-personal bonds.

      Shot on location in Mumbai. Client: IMG London

    • The Physician

      In Persia in the 11th Century, a surgeon's apprentice disguises himself as a Jew to study at a school that does not admit Christians.

      We worked onOn The Road facilitated the Art Dept. buying props in Rajasthan & Delhi as well as shipment to Morocco for filming.

    • Batman: The Dark Knight Rises

      The next installment in the much awaited Batman franchise.

      Shot portion of the film on location in Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India.

    • Hexe Lilli: Die Reise Nach Mandolan

      Children's Fantasy live action & animation feature based on the successful Lilli the Witch franchise.

      Shoot on location in Jasailmer and Jodhpur.

    • The way back

      A fact-based story centered on soldiers who escaped from a Siberian gulag in 1940.

      Shot on location at Darjeeling, West Bengal

    • Anthropologie May catalogue

      Anthropologie's clothes and furniture catalogue for North American and their expanding UK and European Markets.

      We worked onStill shoot for the United States Spring catalogue shot in Tamil Nadu, Goa, Jaipur Rajasthan

    • Samsara

      A two-hour odyssey. Expanding on the blueprint laid out in "Baraka" (1992), "Samsara" explores themes of interconnection and transcendence with a focus on cycles.

      We worked onIndia shoot schedule in Leh, Ladakh. With director Ron Fricke and producers Mark Magidson and Myles Connolly.

    • Dirt The Movie

      A look at man's relationship with Dirt. A feature documentary about soil sustainability and the urgent need to protect against the degradation of soil.

      We worked onIndia schedule shooting in Kerala

    • Here to stay

      Feature documentary on urban sprawl, extinct species, depletion of natural resources and global warming...

      We worked onIndia schedule shooting in Mumbai, West Bengal and Bihar.

    • Hairy Bikers Cookbook Series 3

      The BBC's Hairy Bikers roar back into action with a madcap tour of South India, starting in Madras, now known as Chennai, a riot of hustle and bustle and colours and flavours and bullock carts, and heat, lots of heat!

      We worked onWe handled the production of the episode across South India.

    • Eight Miles High

      Based on the life of Uschi Obermaier, an icon of the 1968 movement in Germany and a groupie, supermodel.

      We worked onIndia schedule in Jaipur, Rajasthan, also doubling for Africa, Pakistan, Afghanistan in Jaipur then company move to Goa to shoot for Mexico.

    • E2: The Economics of Being Environmentally Conscious

      The Druk White Lotus School: Ladakh

      We worked onSegment shoot in Leh, Ladakh at the Druk White Lotus School.

    • Blood Diamond

      A fisherman, a smuggler and a syndicate of businessman match wits over the possession of a priceless diamond.

      We worked onIndia penguin unit shoot at diamond building Panchratnam, surrounding locations and diamond cutting workshops.

    • Jupiter Images / Getty Images

      Stock photoshoot for Getty Images.

      We worked onHandled entire production. Shot in locations throughout Rajasthan and Kerala

    • Nokia Campaign

      Ad Campaign shot in Mumbai for Nokia.

      We worked onPhoto shoot in locations throughout Mumbai. The Agency was Wieden + Kennedy.

    • Fedex photo & video shoot

      FedEx photo shoot for worldwide campaign.

      We worked onPhoto shoot in locations throughout Mumbai.

    • Return to Rajapur

      In a mystical Indian village, two women make a unique connection to a man they encounter.

      We worked onThe entire feature film was shot in locations in and around Jaisalmer, North India.

    • Darshan

      Feature documentary on Malayalam speaking Mata Amritanandamayi, one of the most well known saintly persons of this millennium.

      We worked onIndia shoot schedules in Jaipur, Banaras, Kerala.

    • The Relic Hunter with Ian Grant

      Buying trip in Kerala

      We worked onProduction logistics and facilitation including support crew for the shoot in in Kerala.

    • Monsoon

      Mumbai, India - Present Day. The sweltering dead heat of the Indian summer. The only hope for relief is the elusive monsoon rains.

      We worked onShort film produced in Mumbai, India for USC Graduate.

    • Little Terrorist

      Oscar nominated short. Jamal, a 10 year-old Pakistani Muslim, mistakenly crosses the border between India and Pakistan and finds an unusual ally in a Hindu Brahmin.

      We worked onShot entirely on location near Jaipur Rajasthan.

    • Maya

      Feature film MAYA is a coming of age story set against an outlawed brutal practice of ritual rape still occurring in some parts of India.

      We worked onShot entirely on locations in and surrounding Hyderabad South India.

    • Hathi

      Vikrama the Elephant is sold and Makbul is responsible with delivering the elephant. They head off across India, further away from the world of the forests, up to an animal fair.

      We worked onShot entirely on locations in Bihar and Shimoga forest Karnataka, South India.

    • Flames in Paradise

      A feature film based on a true story. On her honeymoon on a ship the daughter of a rich plant owner realizes that she's not happy with her marriage to a priest.

      We worked onShot entirely on locations in Karnataka and Kerala, South India.

  • Contact Us

    Mumbai

    Dileep Singh Rathore - Producer/Line Producer
    93A Empire Estate Building., A.K. Marg, Kemps Corner, Mumbai, 400036
    Phone: +91 98 1954 8578     Fax: +91 (22) 2368 1996     Email:

    Los Angeles

    Dileep Singh Rathore - Producer/Line Producer
    2118 Wilshire Blvd., #122, Santa Monica, CA 90403
    Phone1: + 1310 706 1837     Phone2: +1 310 866 6227      Email: or

    Rome

    Via Giustino De Jacobis 5, 00154 Roma
    Mobile: M: +39 338 660 5370     Email:

    New York

    John Garland - Global Coordinator
    Mobile: M: +1 845 233 0216     Email:

    London

    Malika Keswani - Production Manager
    Mobile: M: +44 (0) 7535717574     Email: