DaftarPayfor Film & TV · by Daftar.One
Vendor management and payments for film & TV

Every vendor, every payment — under one roof.

DaftarPay for Film & TV plans a production's budget, releases funds per schedule, and settles crew, locations and post houses without losing the cash-versus-invoice split. Quote the work, release funds in stages, let vendors file bills through their own portal, and pay straight from the app — with every rupee, tax line and dispute accounted for.

Payment run · Dream Props Studio
Selected entries
2
Amount selected
₹5.74 L
GST 18%
₹87.6 k
Balance after
₹45.87 L
BILL 188 · Location scouting₹2.10 LApproved
BILL 215 · Set construction₹4.38 LDisputed
BILL 221 · Props & dressing₹2.59 LPaid
BILL 226 · Unit catering₹1.55 LIn review
Total debit₹5.74 LPay
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Three surfaces, one ledger

A quotation becomes a released budget, a vendor's bill lands in the stream, and a payment run debits your account.

Planning · quotations
Planning · The Resignation Pact
Camera crew salaries₹1.20 Cr
Set construction₹60.0 L
Stunt team₹50.0 L
Props & set dressing₹80.0 L
Unit catering₹30.0 L
Bill stream · live
09:14BILL 241 filed · Dream Props Studio · ₹1.55 LFiled
09:14Matched to line · Props & Set DressingMatched
09:15GST 12% carved out · ₹16.6 kTax
Payment run · NEFT
BILL 219₹1.22 L
BILL 226₹1.55 L
BILL 231₹64.0 k
BILL 241₹2.33 L
Debited · HDFC ••4471₹5.74 L
01 /Planning

Quote the work before a rupee moves

Every engagement starts as a line: the vendor, the category, the cash half and the invoice half. Approvals sit on the line, so a rejected quotation can never be billed against.

Lines in this subproject10
Quotation planned₹4.75 Cr
Approvals requiredPer line
02 /Bill stream

Vendors file, you never chase

Vendors sign into their own portal and file against the lines you assigned them. Tax carves out automatically, multiple rates and all. Disputes carry a reason and a paper trail.

Entries filed104
Taxes per billUnlimited
Vendor portalIncluded
03 /Payment run

Pay from the app, on any rail

Tick the entries, pick the rail — NEFT, RTGS, IMPS, UPI, bank transfer or cash — and settle in one action. The debit shows the exact account before you commit.

Rails supported6
Settled to date₹2.14 Cr
ReconciliationAutomatic

One DaftarPay for every vertical

The shape of the work changes; the money problem does not. A budget, a set of vendors, staged releases, invoices that arrive out of order, and taxes that differ by state and country. Pick the version built for your industry — the language, the onboarding and the reports follow.

From budget to bank transfer

01
Plan the budget

Break the work into subprojects and planning lines. Each line is an envelope: what it's for, which vendor, and how much is cash versus invoice.

02
Approve and release

Decision-makers approve or reject each quotation. Funds are released in stages, so nothing is committed before it's needed.

03
Vendors file bills

Vendors submit invoices and cash entries from their own portal against the lines you assigned, with every applicable tax attached.

04
Review and pay

Clear a whole vendor in one payment run: pick the entries, see the tax carve-out and the balance after payment, and send it.

What you get

Cash and invoice, tracked apart

Real projects run on both. Every quotation, entry and report keeps the two halves distinct so nothing is quietly untraceable.

Staged fund releases

Request, approve and release against the plan. Available balance is always visible at the moment you authorise a payment.

Multi-tax, multi-country

GST, IGST, VAT, sales tax and withholding — several on one invoice if the jurisdiction demands it, carved out per rate.

Disputes on the record

Contest an entry with a reason and an owner. Ageing is tracked, and repeat offenders show up in the review history.

Insights that answer questions

Acceptance ratios, spend by payment method, open risk by vendor and category, tax by country, and how long each stage really takes.

Roles that match the org

Executive producers, accounts managers, line producers — or whatever your team calls them. Invite, assign and audit.

Your vendors get their own front door

No more invoices over email. Vendors sign in to a portal scoped to exactly the lines you assigned them, file bills with the right taxes attached, and watch each one move through review to payment. When something is contested, the reason is on the record instead of in someone's inbox.

Vendors only see the projects and lines assigned to them.
Bills are filed with taxes attached, so nothing needs re-keying.
Status moves in the open: in review, approved, paid or disputed.
Disputed bills come back with a reason and a way to re-upload.

Start with one project. Bring the rest when you're ready.

Free through the beta — unlimited projects, unlimited members, and the vendor portal included.