G I T A N J A L I R A O
Animator | Filmmaker | Storyteller

Gitanjali Rao is the writer and Director of Bombay Rose, an animated feature film that Opened the 34th Venice Critic's Week 2019. The film has been to 25 international festivals and won four awards since September 2019. Gitanjali emerged into the international stage with her animated short, ‘Printed Rainbow’ which premiered and won three awards in Cannes Critic’s week 2006. The film made it to the 2008 Oscar shortlist and won 25 awards. She is also an actor and debuted in Shoojit Sircar's film 'October' which won her 5 nominations for best Supporting Actress.
F I L M O G R A P H Y
2019 BOMBAY ROSE | Feature Animation | Writer / Director
2018 OCTOBER | Feature Live Action | Actor
2014 TRUELOVESTORY | Short Animation | Writer / Director / Producer
2011 CHAI | Short Animation | Writer / Director / Producer
2006 PRINTED RAINBOW | Short Animation | Writer / Director / Producer
2002 ORANGE | Short Animation | Writer / Director / Producer
2000 BLUE | Short Animation | Writer / Director / Producer
F E A T U R E S
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