ONE CAMERA. ONE FRIENDSHIP.
Hexareel Studios started with two strangers at a community sports event and a $3,000 loan from Ibrahim's father.
JANUARY 2018.
A SPORTS EVENT
IN THE UAE.
Ibrahim was covering SBT10, a community sports tournament, as a photographer. Hasan had been flown in from Mumbai as a video editor for the media team. As the event went on, Ibrahim kept seeing Hasan's edits land sharper than everything around them, and one thought took hold: partner with this guy. The conversation didn't stop after the event either.
Ten months later, in October 2018, Hexareel Studios existed: funded by that loan, spent on one Panasonic GH5 and a gimbal. Ibrahim was a broke college student. Hasan had already turned down a safe job to bet on his craft, borrowing phones to shoot and rendering edits for 14 hours at a time.
In 2022 we did the irresponsible thing: more gear, more people, a bigger space, bigger clients, all at once. It worked. That leap became our two-floor flagship studio in Pune.
We've never spent a rupee or a dirham on ads. Most of our work comes from clients who come back, or who recommend us to someone they know. That's how it's been for eight years.
THE FOUNDERS
Hasan Nulwala
Co-Founder / Creative Lead / Lead Editor
Cinematographer, editor and VFX artist. He still sits in the edit chair and checks every project before it goes out. He's happy to travel to meet you and see your business in person.
Ibrahim Najmi
Co-Founder / Growth & Strategy / Dubai
The detail detective, based in Dubai. Strategy, client relationships and founder personal branding. A second-generation business owner himself, he speaks fluent family-business: the pride, the stakes, and modernising without losing the name.
THE CREW
In-house, on payroll, under one roof. The core crew never rotates.
Ahmad Badshah
Lead Photographer / Studio Manager
Can make a CEO laugh mid-headshot and still deliver a magazine cover.
Siddhant Jayakar
Lead Editor
Edits like he plays basketball: serious skill, zero wasted moves.
Taher Kalawad
Editor
The youngest in the edit room, and the reason the rest of us question our life choices.
Hozefa Kasarawala
Editor
Calm hands, clean cuts. Nothing leaves his timeline half-finished.
Alefiya Tandiwala
Social Media Manager
Strategy and calm in the creative storm. Makes hard things look easy.
Fatema Rangwala
Photographer
Sees frames the rest of us miss, then makes them look epic.
Mariya Patanwala
Junior Photographer
A natural eye, learning fast and shooting faster.
Juzer Murtaza
Creative Direction
Direction with taste. The 'what if we tried this' voice on every set.
Kasish Arora
Production Head
Turns a chaotic call sheet into a day that just runs.
Brian Rodriguez
Production Specialist
The calm voice in the headset when a set starts to spiral.
These are the people you'll work with.
ONE DAY ON OUR FLOOR
Shot on our own floor, by our own crew.
ON LINKEDIN
Where we think out loud. The wins, the costs, and the lessons in between.WHAT WE BELIEVE
VIDEO IS WORTH DOING PROPERLY
People trust what they can see. A good film of your team and your work often says more than a page of text.
THE CLIENT COMES FIRST
If something we made didn't land the way it should have, we've put it right, and we've waived fees when that was the fair thing to do.
SAME TERMS FOR EVERYONE
Every client gets the same service at the same price. We'd rather be judged on the work.
BEING SEEN MATTERS
You don't need to be the biggest in your industry. It helps a lot if people can see what you do.
JOIN THE CREW
We don't want perfect. We want curious.LOVE CAMERAS, EDITS,
LIGHTS, OR THE MAGIC OF
MOVING STORIES?
We're always on the lookout for people who love the craft: shooting, cutting, lighting, running a set. If that sounds like you, here's all it takes:
SEND YOUR PORTFOLIO
Your best work. Quality over quantity.
TELL US ABOUT YOURSELF
A short brief: who you are, what you love making, what you want to learn.
RECORD A QUICK VIDEO
Why Hexareel? Don't overthink it. Be real, be you.
EIGHT YEARS IN. STORY STILL LOADING.
If you'd like to work with us, we'd love to hear from you.