ABOUT US

A team of passionate and immensely dedicated people...

Connecting Bollywood AB is a full service line production company based in Malmö, Sweden. Building on the unique and untapped environments available in southern Scandinavia, we have worked together with local authorities and service providers to create an offering for Indian film makers that is hard to match in the western world.

One of our core business strategies is flexibility and being able to provide tailored solutions for project of any composition, size and timing. We do this through an extended network of partners, both local and international, that allows us to fine tune our offering to any set of requirements.

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FACTS ABOUT SWEDEN

Mirza Nasrullah Askari

The founder of Connecting Bollywood AB, is the heart and brains of the organization. Born in Hyderabad, raised in Mumbai, having lived in Sweden for 20 years and worked in Denmark for many of those, he speaks 6 languages and is the epitome of the international entrepreneur.

His network of friends and family in Hindi cinema (notably the action director Abbas Ali Mugal) is extensive, and has since the company’s inception been extended to also include partners in the film centers of Telugu south and Bengal east.

Ambitious and industrious in a well-mixed combination, if something has the slightest probability of success Mirza is the one to make it happen.

Magnus Björkenstam

With a Master’s degree in International Marketing Management from Leeds University Business School, UK, Magnus has had a varied background with jobs in logistics, IT and mobile technology before finding himself well at home in the film industry.

As a marketing coordinator he handles the day-to-day minutiae of the company, as well as long term relations with suppliers and authorities. During shoots he takes on the role as the right hand of manager Mirza Askari, managing the interaction between the Indian film teams and the locals.

Stefan Olsson

Starting as a market researcher for The Nielsen Company, Stefan was recruited into the cosmetics industry as a product and marketing manager for L’Oreal in Sweden. The invaluable experience and training provided an excellent understanding of the dynamics involved in consumer marketing and the implications of multinational branding.

These experiences were considerably extended when Stefan joined the advertising world, eventually as managing director and partner at several Swedish agencies. He also took on marketing consultancy roles for Tetra Pak International in Southeast Asia, India, the Middle East and Europe. Hence he wasn’t completely unfamiliar with the intricasies of India when joining Mirza and the world of movies.

Rahul Venkatram

Rahul is the youngest board member of the Connecting Bollywood AB. An engineer by profession, he has been involved with the company since its inception.

He brings in his experience as a project manager and strategy developer from the corporate world. He comes from the city of Bangalore, in southern India and is also involved with business development for the south Indian region.

We have a team of passionate and immensely dedicated people working for us. The company’s board consists of its founding member Mirza Askari, Stefan Olsson (Marketing Head) and Rahul Venkatram. Coordinating our marketing activities (and pretty much everything else) is Magnus Björkenstam.