{"id":565321,"date":"2025-12-08T21:59:02","date_gmt":"2025-12-08T16:29:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/industryhit.com\/t\/?p=565321"},"modified":"2025-12-08T21:59:02","modified_gmt":"2025-12-08T16:29:02","slug":"chai-bisket-launches-chai-shots-indias-first-regional-short-series-ott","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/industryhit.com\/t\/chai-bisket-launches-chai-shots-indias-first-regional-short-series-ott\/","title":{"rendered":"Chai Bisket Launches Chai Shots \u2013 India\u2019s First Regional Short Series OTT"},"content":{"rendered":"

Chai Bisket Launches Chai Shots \u2013 India\u2019s First Regional Short Series OTT.<\/span><\/strong><\/em>
\nAlso announces a \u20b920 Crore Creator Fund and a \u201845-Day Pitch-to-Live\u2019 Promise.<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Hyderabad, December 8, 2025:<\/span>
\nChai Bisket, the pioneers of Telugu digital entertainment for over a decade, today announced the official public launch of Chai Shots, India\u2019s first regional short-series OTT platform. Built specifically for the \u201cThird Screen\u201d \u2013 the smartphone, Chai Shots offers premium, vertical, scripted entertainment with episodes under 2 minutes, designed to turn daily micro-moments into storytelling experiences.<\/span><\/p>\n

Backed by Info Edge Ventures and General Catalyst, Chai Shots aims to revolutionise entertainment consumption in India\u2014moving beyond endless scrolling to structured, high-quality storytelling.<\/span><\/p>\n

A \u201cCreator-First\u201d Revolution with Two Major Announcements<\/span><\/p>\n

1. The Creator Gateway<\/span><\/p>\n

A direct-access portal for storytellers to pitch ideas without middlemen.<\/span>
\nChai Shots promises: \u201cFrom Pitch to Live in just 45 Days\u201d, streamlining approval, shooting, and release timelines.<\/span><\/p>\n

2. \u20b920 Crore Creator Fund<\/span><\/p>\n

A massive fund to collaborate with 200+ creators over the next six months\u2014fueling original shows and empowering new writers, directors, and actors.<\/span><\/p>\n

Marquee Investor Backing<\/span><\/p>\n

Chai Shots has raised a $5 million Seed Round from Info Edge Ventures and General Catalyst.<\/span>
\nAngel investors include:<\/span><\/p>\n

Rana Daggubati (Actor, Producer, Entrepreneur)<\/span><\/p>\n

Sri Harsha Majety & Nandan Reddy (Founders, Swiggy)<\/span><\/p>\n

Phanindra Sama (Founder, RedBus)<\/span><\/p>\n

Alakh Pandey & Prateek Maheshwari (Founders, PhysicsWallah)<\/span><\/p>\n

Aravind Sanka, Pavan Guntupalli & Rishikesh SR (Founders, Rapido)<\/span><\/p>\n

Rohit Chennamaneni (Co-founder, Darwinbox)<\/span><\/p>\n

Amar Nagaram (Founder, Virgio)<\/span><\/p>\n

Industry Voices<\/span><\/p>\n

Rana Daggubati:<\/span>
\n\u201cStorytelling has always been at the core of what excites me\u2026 Anurag and Sharath are true disruptors of the Telugu Film Industry.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Ravi Yelamanchili (Mythri Movie Makers):<\/span>
\n\u201cA wonderful place for young creators to sprout into mainstream entertainment.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Padma Shri Sanjeev Bikhchandani (Info Edge):<\/span>
\n\u201cShort-form content is the future\u2026 Chai Shots is doing a very good job.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Rahul Humayun (General Catalyst):<\/span>
\n\u201cWe\u2019re thrilled to back Chai Shots as they build a pan-India content platform.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Rohit Chennamaneni (Darwinbox):<\/span>
\n\u201cReally happy to be part of this and be a cheerleader.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Phanindra Sama (RedBus):<\/span>
\n\u201cA great reflection of Telangana Rising.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Rishikesh SR (Rapido):<\/span>
\n\u201cI wish to see Chai Shots become another unicorn.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Sanjay Appan (Educator):<\/span>
\n\u201cChai Shots tells stories that are so relatable.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Sharath Chandra (Co-Founder & CEO):<\/span>
\n\u201cIndia is ready for this revolution\u2026 The new era of entertainment starts in Hyderabad.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Anurag Reddy (Co-Founder & CCO):<\/span>
\n\u201cAt Chai Shots, we don\u2019t just create content; we create creators\u2026 Launching with 75+ original shows.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Krishna Mohan (CTO):<\/span>
\n\u201cWe are building an amazing product with a personalized, seamless interface.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Expansion Plans<\/span><\/p>\n

Chai Shots begins with a robust Telugu library and is expanding into Hindi, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Bengali, and Assamese, aiming to become Bharat\u2019s go-to vertical entertainment platform.<\/span><\/p>\n

About Chai Shots<\/span><\/p>\n

India\u2019s first regional short-series OTT platform delivering high-quality, vertical video content for mobile consumption. Part of the Chai Bisket ecosystem, with episodes under 2 minutes.<\/span>
\nAvailable now on Google Play Store and Apple App Store.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Chai Bisket Launches Chai Shots \u2013 India\u2019s First Regional Short Series OTT. Also announces a \u20b920 Crore Creator Fund and a \u201845-Day Pitch-to-Live\u2019 Promise. Hyderabad, December 8, 2025: Chai Bisket, the pioneers of Telugu digital entertainment for over a decade, today announced the official public launch of Chai Shots, India\u2019s first regional short-series OTT platform. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":565322,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[11,17],"tags":[69525,69524,69526,48286],"yst_prominent_words":[52240],"read":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/industryhit.com\/t\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/565321"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/industryhit.com\/t\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/industryhit.com\/t\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/industryhit.com\/t\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/industryhit.com\/t\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=565321"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/industryhit.com\/t\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/565321\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":565323,"href":"https:\/\/industryhit.com\/t\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/565321\/revisions\/565323"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/industryhit.com\/t\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/565322"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/industryhit.com\/t\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=565321"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/industryhit.com\/t\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=565321"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/industryhit.com\/t\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=565321"},{"taxonomy":"yst_prominent_words","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/industryhit.com\/t\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/yst_prominent_words?post=565321"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}