Story is the only moat.
Great products can be copied. Great stories can't. Sidharth Jain — producer of Netflix's Trial by Fire, founder of The Story Ink and part of Hotstar's founding team — writes, speaks and advises on storytelling as strategy, from Mumbai to Dubai to London to Los Angeles.
The five books
Five books on the craft and business of story — boardroom narrative, the page-to-screen trade, the films that shape us, and the city that made the movies.
A storytelling toolkit for founders, CMOs and investors — why the companies we remember are the ones with the clearest stories.
How the screen business actually decides what gets adapted — and the package every author needs before the pitch.
A warm, personal guide to the films that raise us, heal us and send us back to ourselves — in ten episodes.
Survival rules from two decades inside India's most over-glamorised, under-explained industry.
How seven malarial islands became one of the world's great cities — made by water, money, stone, rebellion and film.
Speaking & masterclasses
Keynotes and masterclasses on storytelling as strategy — for leadership summits, publishing houses, film schools and founder communities. Delivered in Mumbai, Dubai, London, Los Angeles, or wherever your audience is.
Formats — 45-min keynote · Half-day masterclass · Bespoke programme
Book a keynoteAdvisory & consulting
Narrative strategy for companies and founders — positioning, the founder story, and a story-moat audit of how your brand is told and retold.
What to option, how to package and where to sell — built on 300+ authors represented and 250+ adaptation deals closed at The Story Ink.
Slates, originals strategy and greenlight frameworks — from Hotstar's founding creative team to today's post-streaming formats.
About Sidharth
Sidharth Jain is an award-winning producer, entrepreneur and one of India's most distinct voices in the business of storytelling. Across two decades in film, OTT and media, he has built a career where creativity and commerce meet on the page — and on the balance sheet.
He is the founder of The Story Ink, India's largest book-to-screen adaptation company, and House of Talkies, producer of Netflix's acclaimed Trial by Fire. In 2015 he was part of the founding team and Creative Head of Hotstar, India's largest premium OTT platform. His current ventures — Filmoney Ink (UK & Dubai) and Cinexus (London) — build the financing and distribution bridges for the next era of Indian cinema.
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