Sriram Das formed Das Films in February 2007 to create a development and production company focusing on adapting literary properties into feature length films for the independent marketplace.​

Prior to entering the film business, Mr. Das was at Merrill Lynch in New York, working for the Structured Solutions Group. He received a BA with honors from Harvard University and an MBA from Yale University. Mr. Das’s first film, PREMIUM, was released by Universal in 2007, starring Hill Harper, Zoe Saldana, and Dorian Missick. He went on to co-produce BLUE STATE starring Oscar winner Anna Paquin and Breckin Meyer, which premiered at the 2007 Tribeca Film Festival, and was released by MGM in February 2008 before starting Das Films.