Cinestaan's 'Bombay Rose' Asian Premiere Held At Busan International Film Festival 2019

Jyothi Venkatesh

Bombay Rose, produced by Cinestaan Film Company and created, written and directed by Gitanjali Rao continues its extraordinary international festival run and will have its Asia premiere at Busan International Film Festival in October 2019.Bombay Rose had its World Premiere at Venice International Film Festival receiving an overwhelming response from audiences and critics. Film Companion said;  Gitanjali Rao’s First animated feature is a lovely ode to the city, its rains, its films, its cats.  Screen International has described Bombay Rose as “a stunningly realised work of animated film-making" while Variety says that “It’s opulent palette may be its very richest asset. The film has actually been painted frame by frame. Even by the standards of artisan arthouse animation — a realm as far removed from Disney as mumblecore is from Marvel — it’s quite a vision.”

Bombay Rose is the first Indian Animation Film ever selected to open Venice Critic’s Week. The film will have its North American premiere in the Contemporary World Cinema section at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) on 7 September 2019. Bombay Rose has also been selected as part of Special Presentations to play at the BFI London Film Festival 2019. Bombay Rose is the long-awaited feature debut of India’s leading animator Gitanjali Rao. It is the story of a flower seller who has to make the choice between protecting her family or allowing herself to fall in love.  This touching story is set on the streets of Mumbai and moves from real life to fantasy, accompanied by much-loved Bollywood songs from the cinema halls. Painted frame by frame, for which Gitanjali is famed, Bombay Rose is a chronicle of the people who migrate from small towns, seeking minimal life in the maximum city.

Produced by Anand Mahindra and Rohit Khattar and financed by Cinestaan Film Company (who also recently executive produced the 3 Academy Award-nominated ‘Cold War’), Bombay Rose has been written, designed and directed by Gitanjali Rao. The film is in co-production with Film d’Ici and was delivered at Mumbai based PaperBoat Animation Studios. Working creatively alongside Gitanjali was acclaimed sound designer P M Satheesh.

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