Google extends its collaboration with Tiger Telly with a new micro-drama, ‘A Perfect Match’, featuring Ishaan Khatter and Sara Arjun, set against the backdrop of the ongoing IPL season.
Tiger Telly is the advertising arm of Tiger Baby, a production house founded by filmmakers Zoya Akhtar and Reema Kagti. Tiger Telly functions as an end-to-end creative studio for work ranging from development to production. ‘A Perfect Match’ is written by Zoya Akhtar and directed by Arjun Varain Singh.
It started with a manuscript post from Zoya Akhtar. Then came behind-the-scenes moments from Tiger Baby and director Arjun Varain Singh featuring Ishaan Khatter and Sara Arjun. ‘A Perfect Match’, a new six-chapter micro-drama from Tiger Telly and Google, announces itself one clue at a time.
Chapter 1 dropped over the weekend, introducing Kabir and Navya, two people, one date, and a search-assisted moment. Five more chapters will roll out through the IPL season.
Featuring Ishaan Khatter and Sara Arjun, the series brings together talent that resonates with young audiences. Their performances add a sense of authenticity to the narrative, grounding the campaign’s technological premise in the story.
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Arjun Varain Singh, who has built a creative bond with Zoya Akhtar and Reema Kagti’s Tiger Baby, having previously directed ‘Kho Gaye Hum Kahaan’ and collaborated on ad campaigns together, returns to their universe to helm the series.
Set against the backdrop of cricket, ‘A Perfect Match’ unfolds as a love story told in six chapters. This IPL season, Kabir and Navya’s story plays out one episode at a time and Google’s Search is included.
Written by Zoya Akhtar and directed by Arjun Varain Singh, the series continues Tiger Telly’s approach of putting people and emotion at the centre of brand storytelling. By weaving Google’s Search tools into the narrative, the campaign demonstrates how technology can fit into everyday moments, helping people discover, explore, and connect.
Zoya Akhtar, Writer and Executive Producer, Tiger Telly said, “At Tiger Telly, we have always chased stories that live in the quiet, real moments, and A Perfect Match does exactly that. Two people, the excitement of the IPL, and Ishaan and Sara bringing something so genuine to it that it surprises you. It’s been great to collaborate with Google again as their allies in brand storytelling.”
Ishaan Khatter, Actor, A Perfect Match said, “Delighted to have been a part of this project with Tiger Telly and Google. I have long admired Zoya and Reema – and the stories they’ve consistently empowered. Working with Sara was a total joy and we had a blast shooting for the films.”
This collaboration reinforces Tiger Telly’s position as an end-to-end creative studio for advertising, working across concept development, writing, strategy, and production. The studio’s work spans commercials, music videos, and long-form branded content for brands such as Vivo, Tanishq, ARKS, Nykaa, and Google.
With the films set to roll out during the IPL season, the campaign brings together storytelling and cricket, while offering a glimpse into how Google Search continues to shape the way people search, discover, and engage with the world around them.
- Film Conceptualised and Produced by Tiger Telly @tigerbabyofficial
- Director: Arjun Varain Singh
- Executive Producers: Zoya Akhtar, Reema Kagti
- Writer: Zoya Akhtar
- Associate Writer: Nupur Pai
- Producer: Yoshita Bhaskar, Bhavna Singh
- Brand Partnerships: Aishwarya Narayamoorthy, Matrix India
