Natashja Rathore
| Natashja Rathore | |
|---|---|
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| Born | Natasha Vipulroy Rathod 6 November 1990 Singapore |
| 🏡 Residence | Mumbai |
| 🏳️ Nationality | Singaporean |
| 🏫 Education | London Film School, LASALLE College of the Arts |
| 💼 Occupation | Filmmaker, Social Worker |
| 📆 Years active | 2012 - Present |
| 🏢 Organisation | Sakshi |
Natashja Rathore (born 6 November 1990) is a Singaporean filmmaker, theatre-maker and social worker of Indian descent based in Mumbai.[1]
Early life and education[edit]
Natashja Rathore was born in Singapore to Vipulroy Rathod and Purnima Rathod. She spent the formative years of her life in Mumbai[2] and did her schooling at BD Somani International School. She graduated from The Puttnam School of film, LASALLE College of the Arts, Singapore with a BA Hons. in Filmmaking with a major in directing (non-fiction) in 2012[3] and moved to London in 2013 to pursue an MA Filmmaking at London Film School[4] from where she graduated in 2016.
Career[edit]
Over the span of her career, Rathore directed and crewed on several short films that have made it to prestigious festivals.[5]. Rathore is the youngest Governing Council Member of Sakshi (Regd. NGO 1993), a capacity-building organisation that began as a rights initiative NGO with a specific focus on sexual violence against women and children.[6].
Rathore's first documentary was in 2012, Marionette Song, her graduation project at LASALLE College of the Arts. The film, currently distributed through the short film website Viddsee, is a short poetic documentary that observes and perceives the fate of Singaporeans caught up in the ceaseless rat race of urbanisation.[7]
In 2016, Rathore made a documentary on the iconic Indian film Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge[8] in collaboration with Yash Raj Films.[9] The project involved crew members from various nationalities and gathered a huge following of Shahrukh Khan fans from all corners of the world pledging their support.[10][11] The film premiered at the 9th Annual Jaipur International Film Festival in 2017.[12]
In 2017, Rathore teamed up with Smita Bharti to create socially relevant communication through the medium of theatre, film, television, poetry, workshops and campaigns that strive to reach deep-seated attitudes within cultural contexts in order to trigger social and behavioural change.[13] She has produced two plays, Amavas Se Amaltas [14] and the national award-winning play, Jug Jug Jiyo.[15]
Personal Life[edit]
Rathore took to Twitter in October 2018 during the Me Too movement (India) to call out Suhel Seth.[16]
References[edit]
- ↑ "Natashja Rathore". IMDB.
- ↑ http://tls.carbon.com.sg/work.php?WorkID=845&StudentProfileID=1047
- ↑ "Natasha Vipulroy Rathod". LASALLE.
- ↑ "An LFS Documentary on one of the most Iconic Films of Indian Cinema". London Film School.
- ↑ "NYIFF Women Directors". Lassi With Lavina.
- ↑ "Sakshi". www.sakshi.org.in.
- ↑ "Marionette Song by Natasha Rathod - Singapore Documentary Short Film | Viddsee" – via www.viddsee.com.
- ↑ "UK Asian Interview". Sana Nooruddin.
- ↑ "Unseen footage of DDLJ". Deccan Chronicle.
- ↑ "Documentary on Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge attempts to trace Raj and Simran's Journey". The Express Tribune.
- ↑ "OMG! There's going to be a DDLJ Documentary". Miss Malini.
- ↑ "JIFF 2017 Schedule" (PDF). JIFF.
- ↑ "About Aganpakhee". Events High Delhi.
- ↑ "Thought provoking play: Amavas se Amaltas". Kartikya.
- ↑ "Voice of the Century". The Hindu.
- ↑ "Me Too Filmmaker accuses Suhel Seth of Sexual Assault". times now.
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