BOMBAY ROSE
2D Animation | 96 min | Hindi | India/UK/France/Qatar | 2019
Written and Directed by Gitanjali Rao
Animation by PaperBoat Design Studios | Produced by Cinestaan Film Company and Les Films Dici
Escaping from child marriage, Kamala, a young club dancer living in the streets of Bombay, must choose between fending for her family and finding love with Salim, a Kashmiri boy orphaned by the militancy.
Painted frame by frame and woven delicately through music, a red rose brings together three tales of impossible loves. Love between a bar dancer and a petty thief. Love between two women. Love of an entire city for its Bollywood stars.
Based on true events, the film explores the ruthlessness of a society where the love and life that reigns on the big screen can crush you in its mean streets.
Painted frame by frame, the depiction of urban reality has a documentary style, whereas the intricate dream worlds are inspired from the rich and varied folk art styles of India.
