Harshhik S Suraiya

Based in Mumbai

Harshhik S Suraiya is the Director and Founder of Studio Zuno — a versatile creative professional with expertise in filmmaking, writing, and graphic design.

Before establishing Studio Zuno, he served as Co-Founder and Director at Vanilla Films.

Harshik began his career in advertising as an Art Director at Ogilvy in 2008, later moving to McCann Erickson as Senior Creative Solutions Art. He then returned to Ogilvy, this time as a Creative Director, where he further honed his storytelling and visual sensibilities.

At the Good Ads Matter Awards 2025, Harshhik’s work received several honours — Cadbury Silk: Penguin’s Quest won Silver for Best Animation Film in the Film Craft category; Savlon: Date received Silver for CG/CGI under Film Craft - Visual Effects & AI; Swiggy Instamart – Karisma: “Sona Kitna Sona Hai” won Silver for Colour Grading (Online) - Film Craft; and Cadbury Perk - The Investigation took home Silver for Best Casting in Casting & Performance.

Some of his notable works include Red Label – Kumbh, AIS – Windows, TATA Power – Globe, Cadbury Silk – Penguin’s Quest, Cadbury Perk – Investigation, Savlon – Date, Swiggy – Bells, and Swiggy – Karisma, among others.

His work has been featured in international publications such as The New York Times, Time Magazine, Mashable U.S., People Magazine, The Wall Street Journal, BBC International, The Guardian, Global Citizen, and The Independent.

Harshhik’s creative impact extends globally, with accolades including a One Show Gold, D&AD Impact White Pencil, Film Gold, Glass Lion, and Creative Effectiveness Lion at Cannes Lions.

Over the years, he has collaborated with brands including Unilever, Coca-Cola, Cadbury, Arvind Fashion, Pidilite, Kotak, L’Oréal, Make Love Not Scars, Hyundai, and Bajaj Electricals, among others.

Social Media Handle:

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Website:

• www.studiozuno.co