Rajat Raj Gupta

Now showingGrand Theft Auto VI · Rockstar Games

INT. Global animation artist · Games · Film · Commercials

RajatRaj Gupta

Global animation artist and director. Cinematics, gameplay, series and brand films for studios and brands worldwide.

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CREDITS Clients, studios, titles & universities

  • Rockstar Games
  • Grand Theft Auto VI
  • Grand Theft Auto V
  • GTA Online
  • Red Dead Redemption 2
  • VALORANT
  • Netflix
  • Disney Junior
  • Assemblage Entertainment
  • Paper Folks Creative Studios
  • Studio Zeng
  • Studio LKY
  • Vaanar Sena Studios
  • Riot Games
  • UID · Karnavati University
  • Chitkara University
  • Presidency University
  • Srishti Manipal Institute
CUT TO: Selected work

The reel,
shot by shot

AAA games, a Riot campaign, animated series and CG films. Click any shot to watch it with sound.

Paper Folks Studios · Animated IP series · 3D animator

Playfloo Café

YouTube ↗
Studio LKY · 2D character animation

Studio LKY short

Instagram ↗
ROLL Credits

Credits

From Rockstar's open worlds to children's animation. Every title here had my hands on its characters.

2024Grand Theft Auto VIRockstar GamesGameplay animator & designerUpcoming
2024GTA Online updatesRockstar GamesGameplay animatorLive
2024GTA V updatesRockstar GamesGameplay animatorShipped
2024Red Dead Redemption 2 updatesRockstar GamesGameplay animatorShipped
2025VALORANT campaignRiot Games × Studio LKY3D character animator, promo adReleased
2023 – 24Morphle & the Magic PetsDisney Junior · Assemblage3D character animator, trailerReleased
2022Playfloo Café, ep. 1 ↗Paper Folks Studios3D animatorReleased
2020 – 21Swiggy mascot explainerFreelance3D animatorReleased
2020 – 21InternshipVaanar Sena StudiosAnimation, anatomy & storyWhere it began
IN THE PRESS Featured interview

As featured in

Animators Guild India article header
Animators Guild India · Spotlight · 20 Nov 2024

From Canvas to Console: In conversation with Rajat Raj Gupta

“A story filled with relentless passion and pursuit of storytelling through animation.”
  • The journey from a young artist to the AAA gaming industry
  • Growing up inspired by GTA and Red Dead Redemption
  • Seeing his name in the credits of the games that raised him
Interview by Nikita Anil Read the article ↗
FADE IN: The story so far

Frame by frame

I call myself a storyteller first. The tools changed along the way. The goal stayed the same: make the audience feel something.

Read the full story →
SC. 01 · INT. BIRLA VIDYA MANDIR, NAINITAL

Pencils before rigs

Notebooks full of portraits, inter-school art competitions, and an older brother, Shubham, who made sure the hobby turned into something more.

I was just a curious kid who loved to paint and sketch.
SC. 02 · INT. UID CAMPUS, GANDHINAGAR

The games got their hooks in

GTA, Red Dead, Max Payne, Far Cry. Noticing how games made me feel led to a B.Des in Animation & Motion Graphics, a VR project, a game prototype and the friends who shaped my career.

SC. 03 · INT. ROCKSTAR GAMES PROJECTS

My name in the credits

Seeing my name roll on Red Dead Redemption 2 and GTA V was a dream come true. Those are the games that raised me. Grand Theft Auto VI followed.

Truly a dream come true.
INT./EXT. Beyond client work

Also building

Original IP alongside client work.

● Original IP · In development

E.C.L.I.P.S.E.

A sci-fi psychological-horror game about the blur between humanity and technology, built with 3D artist Jwalin Adhyaru, developer Abhimanyu and coordinator Shruti Bhat. I lead character design, concept art and animation direction.

INT. Lecture halls · Across India

On the other side of the table

Workshops and juries in game design, Blender, concept art and character animation for the next generation of game and animation talent.

Sep 2026Workshop

Chitkara University

Game design workshop: pre-production, core mechanics and designing from real game examples.

Oct 202510–14 days20+ students

Srishti Manipal

Visiting faculty for a Concept Art & Blender workshop: 3D fundamentals, visual storytelling and studio workflows.

BengaluruWorkshop

Presidency University

Game design workshop with hands-on sessions on story, mechanics and prototyping.

Jan 2025Jury150–200 students

UID · Global Game Jam

Invited jury for the 48-hour Global Game Jam at Unitedworld Institute of Design, Karnavati University.

V.O. What students hear most
“Never put a tag of skill on yourself.”
NOW BOOKING Worldwide

What I make for you

Studios, game teams and brands come to me for animation that carries a story. I can take it from idea to final delivery.

01

Cinematic animation

Trailers, cutscenes and story sequences with strong character performance.

02

Gameplay animation

Responsive, polished player and NPC animation, tested in engine.

03

Film & series

Character animation for animated films, series and studio IPs.

04

Brand commercials

Commercials, campaigns, mascots and brand design that people remember.

I work with a small, trusted team of artists who have delivered alongside me for big international clients, so your project gets direction, production and polish under one roof.

Start a project
EXT. What comes next

Let's make
something move

Looking for cinematic or gameplay animation, film or series animation, or a brand commercial? Get in touch. I also accept invitations to teach, speak and judge.

Rajat Raj Gupta speaking at the Global Game Jam 2025, UID
INT. About · Character introduction

RAJAT RAJ GUPTA, storyteller, animation director and founder of a creative team trusted by global studios and brands.

  • Storyteller First, always
  • Animator Games, film & series
  • Designer Games & characters
  • Director Animation & story
  • Entrepreneur Building my own
  • Educator Faculty & jury
ABOUT Rajat Raj Gupta

From concept
to final frame

I lead animation projects for international studios and brands. My work spans Rockstar Games titles including Grand Theft Auto VI, GTA V, Red Dead Redemption 2 and GTA Online, a VALORANT campaign for Riot Games, and Disney Junior's Morphle.

Together with a hand-picked team of talented artists across India, I run projects like a studio: one point of contact, one creative vision, and delivery from the first concept to the final frame. Cinematics, gameplay animation, series, commercials and brand design, all under one roof.

Clients bring us in for more than execution. We shape the idea, direct the performance and guide the production, so the finished work lands exactly where it should: on screen, on time and at a world-class standard.

4Rockstar Games titles worked on, including GTA VI
11+studios and brands worked with
4universities taught or judged at
150+game jammers judged at Global Game Jam
4formats: games, series, ads, cinematics
6+years in the industry, since 2020
MONTAGE: Where the work lives

Every format

Click any title with an arrow to watch it on the work page.

01 · Games

AAA games

  • Grand Theft Auto VIRockstar Games · gameplay animation & trailer
  • GTA Online · GTA V · RDR2Rockstar Games · game updates
  • VALORANTRiot Games × Studio LKY
  • E.C.L.I.P.S.E.Original IP · in development
02 · Series

Animated series

  • Morphle & the Magic PetsDisney Junior × Moonbug · Assemblage
  • Playfloo CaféPaper Folks Studios · World Cup 2022, ep. 1 on YouTube
  • Studio LKYAnimator · watch on Instagram
  • Studio ZengAnimation · India
  • Knownsense StudiosAnimation · India
03 · Commercials

Ads & campaigns

04 · Cinematics

Cinematic sequences

WHAT I BRING to the table

Bottom to top

Skills are the entry ticket. This is how I carry a project from the first idea to the finished piece.

Step 01

Ideation

Find the story and the hook before a single key is set. What should the audience feel, and why will they remember it?

Step 02

Direction

Shape the look, the character performance and the pacing, so every shot pulls the same way.

Step 03

Production

Hands-on animation at AAA polish, tested in engine and refined with designers and programmers until it feels right.

Step 04

Guidance

Mentor the team, unblock problems and keep quality high through delivery. It's what I do in lecture halls every semester.

EXT. On stage · Juries & workshops

Trusted to judge
and to teach

Invited by universities and events across India to judge, mentor and lead workshops. See the workshops →

Global Game Jam participants at UID with certificates
Jury · Global Game JamUID, Karnavati University · 23–25 Jan 2025
Workshop students at Srishti Manipal
Visiting facultySrishti Manipal · 2025
Rajat teaching game design at Chitkara University
Game design workshopChitkara University · 2026
Rajat outside Presidency University, Bengaluru
Game design workshopPresidency University, Bengaluru
SMASH CUT TO: Your project

Building something big?
Bring me in early.

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