Namrata Rao (born 17 June 1981) is an

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film editor Film editing is both a creative and a technical part of the post-production process of filmmaking. The term is derived from the traditional process of working with film which increasingly involves the use of digital technology. The film edit ...

, who works in Hindi cinema, where starting with ''

Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye! ''Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye! '' is a 2008 Indian comedy film starring Abhay Deol, Paresh Rawal, Neetu Chandra, Manu Rishi, Manjot Singh and Archana Puran Singh. It was directed by Dibakar Banerjee. The film won the National Film Award for Best Pop ...

'' (2008), she edited films like ''

Ishqiya ''Ishqiya'' () is a 2010 Indian black comedy film starring Vidya Balan, Naseeruddin Shah, Arshad Warsi and Salman Shahid. It was directed by Abhishek Chaubey in his directorial debut, cinematography by Mohana Krishna, and was produced by Rama ...

'' (2010), ''

Band Baaja Baaraat ''Band Baaja Baaraat'' (; also known as ''Wedding Planners'') is a 2010 Indian Hindi-language romantic comedy film directed by Maneesh Sharma in his directorial debut from a screenplay by Habib Faisal, and produced by Aditya Chopra for Yash Ra ...

'' (2010), ''

Ladies vs Ricky Bahl ''Ladies vs Ricky Bahl'' is a 2011 Indian Hindi-language romantic comedy film directed by Maneesh Sharma from a screenplay by Devika Bhagat and produced by Aditya Chopra for Yash Raj Films. It stars Ranveer Singh, Anushka Sharma, Parineeti Ch ...

'' (2011) and ''

Kahaani ''Kahaani'' (; ) is a 2012 Indian Hindi-language thriller film co-written, co-produced and directed by Sujoy Ghosh. It stars Vidya Balan as Vidya Bagchi, a pregnant woman looking for her missing husband in Kolkata during the festival of Durga ...

'' (2012). She is most famous for editing and acting in the film '' Love Sex Aur Dhokha'' (2010) for which she received the

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in 2011. She received

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and

for the critically acclaimed ''

'' (2012).

Early life and education

Born to a middle-class family in

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, she obtained a degree in IT, but left the field to pursue film.

Career

She started her career as a graphic designer, also worked with

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for a while, before deciding to study film making at

Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute (SRFTI) is a film and television institute located in Kolkata, West Bengal, India. Named after Indian filmmaker Satyajit Ray, the institute provides higher and professional education and technical ...

, Kolkata.Film editor Namrata Rao ki "Kahaani"
Career360, 14 July 2012.

Filmography

* '' Baba Black Beard'' (Short, 2006) * '' I'm The Very Beautiful!'' (Documentary, 2006) * ''

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'' (Documentary, 2007) * ''

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'' (Documentary, 2007) * ''

'' (2008) * ''

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'' (Documentary, 2008) * ''

'' (2010) * '' Love Sex Aur Dhokha'' (2010) * ''

'' (2010) * ''

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'' (2011) * ''

'' (2012) * ''

Life Ki Toh Lag Gayi ''Life Ki Toh Lag Gayi'' is a 2012 Indian dark comedy action film directed and produced by Rakesh Mehta, featuring Kay Kay Menon, Ranvir Shorey, Neha Bhasin and Manu Rishi in the lead roles. The film was released on 27 April 2012 in India. Cast ...

'' (2012) * ''

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'' (2012) * ''

Jab Tak Hai Jaan ''Jab Tak Hai Jaan'' (), also simply known as ''JTHJ'', is a 2012 Indian Hindi-language romantic drama film directed by Yash Chopra and written and produced by his son Aditya Chopra under their banner Yash Raj Films. The film stars Shah Rukh ...

'' (2012) * ''

Shuddh Desi Romance ''Shuddh Desi Romance'' ( and released internationally as ''A Pure Desi Romance'') is a 2013 Indian Hindi-language romantic comedy drama film directed by Maneesh Sharma and produced by Aditya Chopra. It features Sushant Singh Rajput, Parineeti C ...

'' (2013) * '' 2 States'' (2014) * '' Titli'' (2014) * ''

Katiyabaaz ''Katiyabaaz'' (English: ''Electricity Thief'', however this fails to capture the pun in the Hindi title), released under the alternate title ''Powerless'' for English-speaking audiences, is a 2013 Indian Hindi documentary film directed by Deept ...

'' (Documentary, 2014) * ''

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'' (Short, 2015) * ''

Detective Byomkesh Bakshy! ''Detective Byomkesh Bakshy!'' is a 2015 Indian Hindi-language mystery action thriller film directed by Dibakar Banerjee, and produced by Banerjee and Aditya Chopra. The story is based on the fictional detective Byomkesh Bakshi created by th ...

'' (2015) * ''

Dum Laga Ke Haisha ''Dum Laga Ke Haisha'' (), released internationally as ''My Big Fat Bride'', is a 2015 Indian Hindi-language romantic comedy-drama film written and directed by Sharat Katariya, starring Ayushmann Khurrana and Bhumi Pednekar, Sanjay Mishra and ...

'' (2015) * '' Fan'' (2016) * ''

Kahaani 2 ''Kahaani 2: Durga Rani Singh'' (or simply ''Kahaani 2'', ) is a 2016 Indian Hindi-language thriller film directed by Sujoy Ghosh, A spiritual sequel to the 2012 film ''Kahaani'', the film features Arjun Rampal and Vidya Balan in lead roles, a ...

'' (2016) * ''

Befikre ''Befikre'' () is a 2016 Indian Hindi-language romantic comedy-drama film written, directed, and produced by Aditya Chopra under his banner of Yash Raj Films. It features Ranveer Singh and Vaani Kapoor in the lead roles. The film was shot ove ...

'' (2016) * '' Anukul'' (2017) * ''

Lust Stories ''Lust Stories'' is a 2018 Indian Hindi-language anthology film, consisting of four short film segments directed by Anurag Kashyap, Zoya Akhtar, Dibakar Banerjee, and Karan Johar and based on the concept of the 2013 anthology film ''Bombay Tal ...

'' (2018) * '' Made in Heaven'' (TV Series, 2019) * ''

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'' (2020) * ''

Mismatched ''Mismatched'' is a 2020 Indian Hindi-language coming-of-age romantic drama web series on Netflix, based on Sandhya Menon's 2017 novel '' When Dimple Met Rishi''. It was adapted by Gazal Dhaliwal and directed by Akarsh Khurana and Nipun Dhar ...

'' (TV Series, 2020) * '' House of Secrets: The Burari Deaths'' (Documentary Series, 2021) * '' Jayeshbhai Jordaar'' (2022)

Awards

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Rao, Namrata 1981 births Living people Artists from Delhi Hindi film editors Filmfare Awards winners Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute alumni Best Editor National Film Award winners