Archana Borhade is an Indian cinematographer, writer, producer and director.

She is the first Indian female cinematographer to feature as 2021’s Rising Star of Cinematography in the prestigious American Cinematographer (ASC) magazine, August 2021 issue and then again in August 2022. She is the first female cinematographer to win the prestigious Maharashtra State Award for Best Cinematography for the Marathi feature film 'Idak'. Her critically acclaimed short film ‘Bhopal Diaries 2012’ which she wrote, directed and produced, won multiple awards and was screened at film festivals in India, Australia, US, Germany and China. 

She has produced, directed, shot and written short documentaries for PepsiCo International, CARE India, Our Better World (Singapore), Singapore International Foundation, Ashoka Innovators for the Public (UK), Cochlear (Australia), Paypal, Deutsche Wella (Germany) and Haymarket (UK).

She is the producer, cinematographer and co-writer of the film ‘Karkhanisanchi Waari’ (Ashes on a road trip). The film had its World Premiere at the prestigious 33rd Tokyo International Film Festival. It was also selected for Shanghai International Film Festival, International Film Festival of South Asia (Toronto), Melbourne Indian Film Festival, London Indian Film Festival, International Film Festival of India (IFFI), Chennai International Film Festival and Bengaluru International Film Festival. The film was one of the top 10 films to be shortlisted for the prestigious FIPRESCI Jury India award. 

Her screenplay titled ‘Purjey', a darkly humorous story of caste and class conflict, has been chosen for the prestigious Global Media Makers (GMM), Los Angeles program in 2021. The screenplay for ‘3 Actresses’, which she co-wrote, was one of the top 20 projects shortlisted for same GMM program in 2019. She is currently working on her  feature length screenplay for her directorial debut and is in conversation to create a limited series based on a popular book. 

Feature Films (as a director of photography)

Karkhanisanchi Waari (Ashes on a road trip) 2021

Idak (2018)

Ek Nirnay (2018)

Phuntroo (2016) 

Baaki Itihaas (2016)

Simulcra (Pre-Production)

Short Films (as a producer, writer and director)

Bhopal Diaries 2012

The Essay

In Denial