Women in Film India in collaboration with American Distributor and Marketing Agency Product of Culture hosted a landmark edition of its industry event series today with focus on the topic of India to the World: Scaling Stories for a Global Audience, bringing together three of the most influential leaders driving the next era of global entertainment, Guneet Monga Kapoor (CEO, Sikhya Entertainment), Archana Misra Jain (CEO, Product of Culture), and Caleb Franklin (CEO, Matter Entertainment).
Held in Mumbai, the session spotlighted the accelerating worldwide demand for Indian storytelling and the increasing cultural influence of Indian creators across the entertainment spectrum on global platforms. The discussion explored the strategies required to scale Indian content for international audiences, from pioneering awards campaigns and innovative distribution models to building sustainable cross-border creative ecosystems for films and formats of all sizes.
As part of its mission to champion representation, opportunity, and industry access for women and marginalized voices, Women in Film India curated this conversation to foreground how inclusive leadership is reshaping India’s global entertainment footprint.
The event featured a panel followed by interactive networking games designed to spark meaningful collaboration across producers, writers, distributors, content platforms, and emerging creative talent. The evening gave a perfect chance for networking of the right focus be led to create more meaningful partnerships.
Guneet Monga Kapoor, CEO, Sikhya Entertainment, said, “Indian storytelling has always held immense emotional and cultural power, and we are now seeing that power resonate across the world. As we together build robust systems, from grassroots talent development to global distribution, we’re creating pathways for our stories to travel authentically and at scale. This moment, this event is about more than just visibility; it’s about India shaping global culture with confidence and clarity and its real time representation of Indian entertainment industry’s global impact”.
Archana Misra Jain, CEO, Product of Culture, shared. “Audiences worldwide are seeking stories that are bold, specific, and rooted. And India offers that in abundance. The next leap in the entertainment industry for India to go global lies in building purposeful bridges between creators, markets, and communities”.
Caleb Franklin, CEO, Matter Entertainment, concluded, “The momentum around Indian content is undeniable with a growing market and appetite for Indian stories. There’s a hunger for fresh voices and new cultural lenses, and India is uniquely positioned to meet that demand. Collaboration is the engine of this growth, producers, studios, platforms, and talent coming together to scale stories in ways that feel global yet deeply authentic. Events like this one play a vital role in shaping the partnerships that will define the future.”
