Natashja Rathore

Natashja Rathore
Born Natasha Vipulroy Rathod
(1990-11-06) 6 November 1990
Singapore
Education London Film School , LASALLE College of the Arts
Occupation Film director, photographer, writer and producer
Years active 2012 – present
Organization Awara Pictures
Parent(s) Vipulroy Rathod, Purnima Rathod

Natashja Rathore (born Natasha Vipulroy Rathod 6 November 1990) is a Singaporean film director, photographer, writer and producer of Indian descent, based in Mumbai.[1]

Early life and education

Natashja Rathore was born in Singapore and spent the formative years of her life in Mumbai[2] after her parents moved there in 2000. She did her schooling in Mumbai at BD Somani International School and 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]

Career

Over the span of her academic career that spans 6 years, Rathore has directed and crewed on several short films that have made it to prestigious festivals.[5] Her first documentary was Marionette Song, her graduation project at LASALLE. 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 urbanization.[6]

Rathore is currently in the midst of production of her first documentary on the iconic Indian film Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge[7] in collaboration with Yash Raj Films.[8] The project involves crew members from various nationalities and the ongoing process has gathered a huge following of Shahrukh Khan fans from all corners of the world pledging their support.[9][10]

Personal life

Natashja's family is Gujarati[11] and is based in Mumbai. Her father Vipulroy Rathod is an endoscopic surgeon[12] and promoter of Endoscopy Asia.[13] Her younger sister Rytasha Rathore is also a graduate of LASALLE College of the Arts[14] and a performing theatre artist[15] in Mumbai.[16] The family is very actively involved in social outreach through Dr. Rathod Medical Foundation[17] and Isha Foundation[18][19]

References

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