Rakhee Sandilya

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Rakhee Sandilya is an Indian writer, and documentary filmmaker, who made her debut as a feature director with the film Ribbon (film). [1] [2]

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Career

She previously worked as an Assistant Director for the movie Main Aur Mr. Riight. [3]

Sandilya studied in London and worked on various award-winning documentaries including ‘MY BABY NOT MINE’, ‘Heritage India’ and ‘Desi Folk’ for Epic Channel. Apart from movies, she has worked on many Television Commercials and corporate films. [4] [5]

In 2017, she co-wrote and directed Ribbon (film) that starred Kalki Koechlin and Sumeet Vyas. [6] [7]

Filmography

YearFilmNotes
2017 Ribbon (film) As a Debut Director
2013My Baby Not MineDocumentary about Surrogate Mothers
Heritage Indiafor Epic (TV channel)
Desi FolkDocumentary

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