A still from ‘Bombay Rose’
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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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