India

Stunt & Action Industry Directory

An independent, unranked guide to India's stunt and screen-action world — the stunt-craft unions of Mumbai, Chennai and Hyderabad and their parent federations, the award-winning action directors behind RRR, KGF and Salaar, and the academies training screen-action talent across Bollywood and the South Indian industries.

UNIONS & BODIES · ACTION TEAMS · ACADEMIES

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Unions & Industry Bodies

Movie Stunt Artists Association (MSAA)

Affiliated to FWICE

Stunt Union · Mumbai

The principal trade body for stunt directors and stunt artists in the Mumbai/Hindi film industry, formed 1954 and affiliated to FWICE. It negotiates minimum wages, payment security, medical aid and injury/death compensation, and publishes member registers and official wage cards. The single most important stunt body in Bollywood.

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FWICE

Federation of Western India Cine Employees

Trade Union Federation · Mumbai

The pioneer of India's film trade union movement and the umbrella federation of around 38 craft associations including the MSAA. It sets industry-wide labour terms in western India and is the body through which stunt-worker disputes, strikes and welfare are escalated.

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FEFSI

Film Employees Federation of South India

Trade Union Federation · Chennai

The unified federation of 23 craft unions and roughly 25,000 technicians across the South Indian film industry, with stunt direction and stunt artistes among its affiliated trades. Its agreements with producer unions set the pay terms for stunt professionals in Kollywood.

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South India Cine Stunt Union

FEFSI affiliate, est. 1967

Stunt Union · Chennai

The specific stunt-craft union for Tamil cinema, sitting under FEFSI. It sets wage agreements with the Tamil Film Producers Union and disciplines members under its code of ethics — the gatekeeper union for stunt work in Chennai. Clearly active, with no confirmed official website.

A.P. Cine Stunt Union

Tollywood stunt union

Stunt Union · Hyderabad

The stunt-craft union for the Telugu film industry, the Hyderabad counterpart to the Chennai stunt union, representing stunt directors and performers in Tollywood action films. Almost certainly operating, but with no verifiable official web presence found.

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Action Directors & Teams

Anbariv

Anbumani & Arivumani

Action Directors · Chennai

Two-time National Film Award winners for Best Stunt Choreography (KGF: Chapter 1 and Chapter 2), and choreographers of Vikram, Leo, Salaar and Kalki 2898 AD. Among India's most in-demand action-direction teams. Active via X and Instagram — no website.

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Stunt Alliance India

Stunt coordination agency

Stunt Agency · India

A stunt agency marketing a roster of stunt coordinators and action directors for hire across Indian and international film and TV — closer to the Western branded-agency model that is otherwise rare in India.

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Peter Hein

Action choreographer

Action Director · Chennai

One of the most prolific action directors in South Indian cinema, with decades of major Tamil and Telugu blockbusters (Indian 2 among many). A major action-team principal; highly active but with no verified standalone web presence.

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Academies & Training

Stunt Academy India (SAI)

Karnataka Institute of Stunt Arts

Stunt Academy · Bangalore

Established 1986 and described as recognised by the Department of Culture for traditional folk-martial-arts training. It runs structured courses in film fights, stunt safety, weapons handling, horse riding and special effects. The most established, formally-positioned screen-stunt school in India.

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I Can Stunt Academy

Mumbai

Stunt-Riding Academy · Mumbai

A Mumbai-based academy training stunt riders and aspiring action athletes. More focused on vehicle and freestyle stunt riding than screen fight-choreography, but relevant to the action-performer pipeline. Social-only presence.

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