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film editor from
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films, notably the famous films
Shree 420 ''Shree 420'' (also spelled as ''Shri 420''; ) is a 1955 Indian Hindi comedy-drama film directed and produced by Raj Kapoor from a story written by Khwaja Ahmad Abbas whose use of Shree with the negative connotations of 420 caused controversy. ...
(1955),
Jis Desh Men Ganga Behti Hai ''Jis Desh Mein Ganga Behti Hai'' () is a 1960List of Bollywood films of 1960 Indian film directed by Radhu Karmakar and produced by Raj Kapoor. The film stars Padmini, Raj Kapoor and Pran in lead roles. This was the first directorial venture ...
(1960).


Career

The contributions from editor G. G. Mayekar, cinematographer
Radhu Karmakar Radhu Karmakar ( bn, রাধু কর্মকার; 1919 - 5 October 1993) was a noted Indian cinematographer and director in Hindi cinema from the 1940s to 1990s. He worked extensively with director-actor Raj Kapoor's film and his R. K. Stu ...
and art director M. R. Acharekar were significant to veteran actor
Raj Kapoor Raj Kapoor (pronunciation: aːd͡ʒ kəpuːɾ born Shrishti Nath Kapoor; also known as Ranbir Raj Kapoor; 14 December 1924 2 June 1988) was an Indian actor, film director and producer, who worked in Hindi cinema. He is considered one of th ...
and R. K. Studios' success. His other notable films he worked on include Barsaat (1949), Awara (1951),
Ashiana ''Ashiana'' is a 1952 Hindi language romantic movie produced by B. Swinder Sabharwal. The film is directed by B. Trilochan. The film stars Raj Kapoor and Nargis in lead roles along with Iftekhar, Randhir and Shivraj. The film's music was compose ...
(1952), Aah (1953),
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(1954),
Teesri Kasam ''Teesri Kasam'' () is a 1966 Hindi language drama film directed by Basu Bhattacharya and produced by lyricist Shailendra. It is based on the short story ''Mare Gaye Gulfam'', by the Hindi novelist Phanishwarnath Renu. The film stars Raj Kapoo ...
(1966),
Rajnigandha ''Rajnigandha'' () is a 1974 Hindi film directed by Basu Chatterjee. It is based on the short story "Yahi Sach Hai" by noted Hindi writer Mannu Bhandari.Filmfare Awards

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Filmfare Award for Best Editing The Filmfare Best Editing Award is given by the ''Filmfare'' magazine as part of its annual Filmfare Awards for Hindi films. Superlatives Most Awards * Sreekar Prasad – 4 * Hrishikesh Mukherjee – 3 * Raj Kapoor – 3 * Sanjay Verma – 3 ...


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Mayekar, G G Filmfare Awards winners Date of birth missing Artists from Mumbai Hindi film editors Marathi film editors Film editors from Maharashtra Best Editor National Film Award winners