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Varun Uttamani – DGCA Certified Commercial Drone Pilot and Founder of Dronkey, Kalyan

Varun Uttamani holds a Remote Pilot Certificate from India’s Directorate General of Civil Aviation and operates the DJI Mavic 2 Pro with 1-inch Hasselblad sensor for commercial aerial photography and videography across the Mumbai Metropolitan Region from his studio in Khadakpada, Kalyan West.

DGCA RPC CERTIFIEDDJI MAVIC 2 PRO HASSELBLADBASED IN KALYANMMR-WIDE PORTFOLIO

DGCA

Remote Pilot Certificate

20MP

Hasselblad · 4K 100Mbps

Kalyan

Studio · MMR Centre

MMR+

Mumbai Metropolitan Region & Maharashtra

DGCA Credentials & Equipment

Full credentials documentation pack available within 24 hours of request for agency vendor empanelment, corporate procurement qualification, and production insurance compliance.

Varun’s work spans real estate launch campaign aerial photography for KDMC developers and Mumbai agencies, industrial facility documentation for pharmaceutical manufacturers and logistics REIT operators in the Bhiwandi corridor, film production aerial sequences for Bollywood productions and OTT platform content, corporate campus aerial photography for listed company annual reports and ESG documentation, and premium hospitality property photography for SaffronStays and independent resort operators across Maharashtra.

Varun’s base in Kalyan — at the geographic centre of the KDMC corridor and within project service range of the full MMR — means clients access DGCA-certified aerial photography at faster response times and lower travel cost than any Mumbai or Thane-based operator can provide for the eastern and central MMR market. See: drone photography Kalyan and DGCA Digital Sky.

Credentials & Technical Specifications

DGCA CertificationRemote Pilot Certificate

PlatformDJI Mavic 2 Pro

SensorHasselblad 1-Inch CMOS

Stills20MP RAW

Video4K H.265 · 100Mbps

Dynamic Range12.8 stops D-Log

Digital SkyActive Account · All MMR Zones

BaseKhadakpada, Kalyan West

Portfolio Highlights

Named portfolio references across Dronkey’s six principal work verticals — communicating the depth of experience across the MMR and Maharashtra.

Real Estate

Mohan Altezza · Mohan Suburbia · Mohan Waters Edge

Mohan Group portfolio documentation across Kalyan, Ambernath, and Badlapur

Industrial / Logistics

Pragati One Logistics Park

Morgan Stanley-backed Bhiwandi corridor institutional REIT grade aerial documentation

Pharmaceutical MIDC

Turbhe & Dombivali MIDC

Pharmaceutical facility aerial documentation for international regulatory audit submissions

Hospitality

SaffronStays · Maharashtra Portfolio

Murbad Road farmhouses, Karjat river estates, Alibaug coastal, Sahyadri foothill retreats

Corporate

BKC & Powai Campus

NIFTY-listed company annual reports, ESG documentation, and investor relations content

Film & Production

Mumbai Ad Film · OTT Aerial

Ad film aerial sequences, OTT platform compliance documentation, FPV chase sequences

Why Varun Founded Dronkey

The Founding Philosophy

Every MMR Market Deserved the Same Quality of Certified Professional Aerial Photography That Mumbai Had Been Receiving for Years

KDMC real estate developers should not have to pay Mumbai travel premiums and wait 24 to 48 hours for an aerial photographer who lives 90 minutes away when the same certification, the same equipment quality, and the same professional service standard could be available 20 minutes away. Bhiwandi corridor logistics REIT operators should not have to accept compromised aerial documentation for institutional investor submissions because no certified operator had established a base close enough to make quarterly documentation programmes economically viable.

And Maharashtra’s rural residential and hospitality markets should not have to go without aerial photography that communicates their properties’ natural setting because every professional aerial photographer was based 100 kilometres away and priced accordingly. Dronkey was founded to close these gaps — one by one, market by market, from the Kalyan base outward. See: drone photography Mumbai and warehouse aerial photography Mumbai.

Contact and Hire Information

Phone/WA98336 98162

Emailinfo@dronkey.in

Websitedronkey.in

Studio401, Arum, Rosalie LX, Godrej Hill Road, Khadakpada, Kalyan West

Engagement Terms

Available for day-rate hire, project terms, and annual retainer arrangements across the full MMR and select Maharashtra locations.

Vendor empanelment documentation pack — DGCA RPC certificate, equipment registration, Digital Sky confirmation, portfolio references — delivered within 24 hours of request for agency procurement systems and corporate legal team qualification.

What Clients Say About Varun Uttamani.

★★★★★

“Varun Uttamani is the aerial operator who has had the greatest consistent positive impact on our production quality across a five-year working relationship. His DGCA certification, his production crew integration, and his creative brief comprehension are all at the professional standard that our agency’s major brand clients require.”

Priya Mehta

Senior Line Producer – Ad Film Production, Mumbai

March 2026

★★★★★

“For institutional-grade aerial documentation, Varun Uttamani delivers consistently. The Pragati One Logistics Park documentation — which went into multiple institutional investor presentations — was produced at a standard of DGCA compliance, coverage quality, and output resolution we have not encountered from any other aerial photographer in the MMR market.”

Suresh Nair

REIT Asset Manager – Bhiwandi Corridor

March 2026

★★★★★

“Varun built the SaffronStays aerial photography standard across Maharashtra over several years of partnership. His understanding of hospitality photography — that the landscape is the product and the aerial must communicate the experience before the guest arrives — is the editorial perspective making SaffronStays listings convert at the premium our brand requires.”

Jennifer Samson

Ex Brand Manager – SaffronStays

March 2026

Frequently Asked Questions.

About Varun Uttamani and Dronkey — straight answers.

Remote Pilot Certificate from DGCA under India's Drone Rules 2021. The RPC is the legal requirement for all commercial drone operations in India — issued after written examination, practical training, and assessment by DGCA-approved Remote Pilot Training Organisations.

DJI Mavic 2 Pro with 1-inch Hasselblad sensor: 20MP RAW stills, 4K video at 100Mbps H.265, 12.8 stops dynamic range, D-Log colour profile. Full technical specifications available on request for production planning and post-production pipeline confirmation.

Khadakpada, Kalyan West, Maharashtra. Primary service range: Kalyan, Dombivali, Ulhasnagar, Ambernath, Badlapur, Bhiwandi, Thane, and Navi Mumbai at local rates. Extended project range: Mumbai, Panvel, Mira Road, Vasai-Virar, Karjat, the Pune highway corridor, and select Maharashtra hospitality locations.

Varun holds an active DGCA Digital Sky operator account and manages all flight authorisation applications as a standard part of every shoot engagement — CSIA zone, NMIA zone, coastal maritime, and restricted airspace. Clients handle zero compliance paperwork. Authorisation lead times for specific zones communicated at booking.

Call or WhatsApp 98336 98162 or email info@dronkey.in. Day-rate, project, and retainer arrangements available. Vendor empanelment documentation pack delivered within 24 hours of request for agency and corporate procurement qualification.