Kolkata, Aug. 11 -- Kolkata-based indie auteur Aneek Chaudhari has unveiled Mono Studios Entertainment, a production house conceived as a "creative sanctuary" for emerging directors, designed to amplify distinctive voices and connect Indian filmmakers with international collaborators.

At its inception, Mono Studios has launched with a quartet of features emblematic of its mission. Indrayudh Sarkar's "Chhader Bagan" (The Terrace Garden), billed as a "narrative feature steeped in intimate storytelling, exploring the quiet poetry of urban life from the vantage of a Kolkata terrace," while Rupsa Banerjee's "East is East" is a "deeply personal documentary chronicling the journey of a Japanese musician who migrates to India and immerses himself ...