Gitanjali Rao’s animated film goes beyond typical storytelling to explore the many ways one can love and be loved
From petal to pollen, the flower has retained its symbolically rich status across literature, music and film. Sylvia Plath’s poem Tulips reflected her use of flowers to reflect exterior life. The Rolling Stones sang ‘Dead Flowers’ to gauge closure around a broken relationship. Now, in the recently-released animated film Bombay Rose, directed by Gitanjali Rao, flowers embody character, growth, an environment, pretty much anything.
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The film took 18 months to make, given the frame-by-frame hand-drawn animation style. That said, the trailer of Bombay Rose paints a beautiful and Utopic picture of vibrant Mumbai but also sheds light on the gritty nature of the City Of Dreams. The film made several homes on the international…