Celebrated Bollywood film-makers Gauri Shinde (Writer/Director - English Vinglish & Dear Zindagi) and R. Balki (Writer/Director Cheeni Kum, Paa, Shamitabh, Ki & Ka & Padman; Writer/Creative Director - Mission Mangal) have partnered with media business veteran Pranab Kapadia as co-producer for the upcoming films to be made under their production company - Hope Productions.

Founded in 2011, after the success of Cheeni Kum and Paa, Hope Productions was born of an idea to create and shape quality content, launch promising new talent and provide a platform for original storytelling, without any compromises. The first film under the Hope Productions banner was English Vinglish. The production house has many successful titles credited to its roster including critically acclaimed English Vinglish, Padman, Ki & Ka, Dear Zindagi, Mission Mangal to name a few. And is also responsible for a wide gamut of popular television commercials.