Archana Ghangrekar cinematarch@gmail.com
Born in Konkan, Maharashtra in 1988 Archana Ghangrekar is known for her unique adaptive style of shooting a wide range of very different long formats like Shape of momo, All India Rank, Secret of a mountain serpent, Lailaa Manju and In transit.
Archana, a graduate of computer engineering, pursued film cinematography from the Film and television Institute of India, Pune. She shot her first feature length ‘The bizarre murder of Pristh Tusker’ an art house film starring the inimitable Victor Banerjee, at the age of 26.
Her thesis film at FTII ‘Meenalap’ garnered critical acclaim, winning Grand Prix (Eurasia 2018) and Ritvik Ghatak gold medal the same year. The film depicts the journey of a Bangladeshi immigrant couple navigating life in a foreign city during their nine months of pregnancy.
In 2021, Varun Grover asked her to come on board to shoot his directorial debut ‘All India Rank’ and that changed her world. Lauded for its sensitive and beautiful portrayal of conflicts of a 17-year old boy from 1990’s of India, the film put Archana on wider radar of cinematographers. All India Rank was the closing film at Rotterdam in 2023 before releasing in theatres and on Netflix.
Her 2025 release was In-Transit a 4-episode series about the journeys of eight extra ordinary trans individuals across India. In transit is produced by Zoya Akhtar-Reema Kagti’s Tiger Baby Films and directed by Ayesha Sood. The series is globally released on Amazon Prime.
Shape of Momo, her newest, directed by Tribeny Rai, co-written by Kislay has been a festival favourite. From winning Vision Asia in Busan in 2025, Shape of momo has had a stellar festival winning streak so far.
Archana’s deep passion for her art and craft keeps pushing her to find and work with people she loves and believes in.
She is based out of Mumbai and open to collaborate on projects from all over the world.
More Info: https://www.archanadpghangrekar.com