Gitanjali Rao
Gitanjali Rao (born 1972) is an Indian theatre actress, animator and film maker.
Gitanjali Rao
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- Name
- Gitanjali Rao
- Born
- 1972
- Birthplace
- Mumbai, India
- Occupation
- Film director, animator, actor
- Known for
- Printed Rainbow True Love Story October
- Nationality
- India
- Education
- University of Mumbai
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Gitanjali Rao (born 1972) is an Indian theatre actress, animator and film maker.
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Gitanjali Rao (born 1972) is an Indian actor, actress and animator, among other activities. The actor was born in Mumbai. Gitanjali Rao studied at University of Mumbai.
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• Name — Gitanjali Rao • Born — 1972 • Birthplace — Mumbai, India • Occupation — Film director, animator, actor • Known for — Printed Rainbow True Love Story October
Biography and career
Biography and career
Gitanjali graduated as an applied artist from Sir. J. J. Institute of Applied Art, Mumbai, in 1994. Two animated short films independently produced and directed by her, Orange and 'Printed Rainbow'. Her debut animation short Printed Rainbow (2006) had won the Kodak Short Film Award, Small Golden Rail and the Young Critics Award at Critics Week section at Cannes in 2006. The film has also won the Golden Conch for Best Animation Film in the 2006 Mumbai International Film Festival. She has served in the judge's panel at various festivals including the 2011 Cannes Critic's Week short films jury. In 2013, she directed a segment in Shorts, a compilation of five short films, along with Neeraj Ghaywan, Vasan Bala, Anubhuti Kashyap and Shlok Sharma, and produced by Anurag Kashyap. At the 2014 Cannes Film Festival, her animated short, True Love Story was one of 10 selected short films at Critics' Week. In 2018, she made her Hindi film debut alongside Varun Dhawan and debutante Banita Sandhu in the coming-of-age drama October directed by Shoojit Sircar. The film, and her performance as Prof. Vidya Iyer, a professor at IIT Delhi and the mother of Sandhu's character, received widespread critical acclaim, and earned her a nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress. Her latest animated feature Bombay Rose (2019) was one of the International Critics Choice screenings at Poff film festival in Tallinn and was also screened at the Venice International Film Critics Week 2019.
Filmography
Filmography
• Printed Rainbow (2006) — Director, producer and animator. • Shorts (2013) • Chai (2013) • True Love Story (2014) • October (2018) — Debut as a film actor. • Bombay Rose (2019)
Accolades
Accolades
• Kodak Short Film Award • Small Golden Rail • Young Critics Award • 2019 — Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress: October (nominated)
As jury
As jury
• 2022 — She was selected as jury member in Filmmakers of the present competition category at 75th Locarno Film Festival.
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Gitanjali Rao is recorded as film director, film producer, animator, actress and screenwriter.
Gitanjali Rao at 2026 Shanghai International Film Festival closing ceremony red carpet.
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Locarno Film Festival
• 2022 — Locarno Kids Award at 75th Locarno Film Festival on August 8 at Locarno’s Piazza Grande accompanied by screening of her animated short film Printed Rainbow.
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- 1.filmsshort.com. Cannes Winners -Cannes Animations on FILMS short.
- 2.People : Matchbox journeys. The Hindu. 10 September 2006.
- 3.www.hollywoodreporter.com. Cannes: Animator Gitanjali Rao's Latest Film Is a Reaction to Bollywood. 18 May 2014.
- 4.Shorts hasn't been made for box office: Huma Qureshi. India Today. 25 June 2013.
- 5.Livemint. After 'Titli', 'True Love Story' at Cannes film fest. 22 April 2014.
- 6.Cannes falls in love. The Indian Express. 2 May 2014.
- 7.Bombay Rose - PÖFF - Pimedate Ööde filmifestival.
- 8.Venice Critics Week. 4 September 2019.
- 9.Ramachandran, Naman. India's Gitanjali Rao to be Honored With Locarno Kids Award. Variety. 31 May 2022.
- 10.Locarno Festival. Concorso Cineasti del presente: Jury Members.
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