Namrata Rao

Namrata Rao
Born (1981-06-17) 17 June 1981
Kochi, Kerala, India
OccupationFilm editor
Years active2008 – present

Namrata Rao (born 17 June 1981) is an Indian film editor in Hindi cinema. As an editor, she has worked on films such as Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye! (2008), Ishqiya (2010), Band Baaja Baaraat (2010), Ladies vs Ricky Bahl (2011) and Kahaani (2012). In 2011, she received the Filmfare Award for Best Editing for Love Sex Aur Dhokha (2010), and the National Film Award for Best Editing and Filmfare Award for Best Editing for Kahaani (2012). She also directed the 2024 documentary, Angry Young Men.

Early life and education

Namrata Rao was born to a Konkani family in Kochi, Kerala, India but grew up in Delhi. She obtained a bachelor's degree in IT, then studied at the Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute where she completed a three-year course in film editing.[1]

Filmography

Director

Editor

Awards

Winner:

Year Award Category Film
2012 National Film Awards Best Editing Kahaani [5]
2011 Filmfare Awards Best Editing Love Sex aur Dhokha [6]
2013 Kahaani
2011 IIFA Awards Best Editing Band Baaja Baaraat [7]
2013 Kahaani
2011 Colors Screen Awards Best Editing Band Baaja Baaraat
2013 Kahaani
2013 Zee Cine Awards Best Editing
2013 Times of India Film Awards Best Editing

References

  1. ^ KULKARNI, RONJITA. "'Salman Has A Really Soft Corner For His Dad'". Rediff. Retrieved 4 May 2025.
  2. ^ ‘Angry Young Men’: Inside Prime Video’s Documentary Series on Bollywood Screenwriting Legends Salim-Javed
  3. ^ Angry Young Men maker Namrata Rao: ‘Salim-Javed are very nice to each other when they meet’
  4. ^ Interview: Angry Young Men director Namrata Rao told Zoya Akhtar she didn't want to make a hagiography on Salim-Javed
  5. ^ "60th National Film Awards Announced" (PDF) (Press release). Press Information Bureau (PIB), India. Retrieved 18 March 2013.
  6. ^ "Namrata Rao is flying high". The Times of India. 3 October 2011.
  7. ^ 'Band Baaja Baaraat' wins three IIFA Awards CNN-IBN, 25 June 2011.
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