Namrata Rao

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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:

YearAwardCategoryFilm
2012National Film AwardsBest EditingKahaani [5]
2011Filmfare AwardsBest EditingLove Sex aur Dhokha [6]
2013Kahaani
2011IIFA AwardsBest EditingBand Baaja Baaraat [7]
2013Kahaani
2011Colors Screen AwardsBest EditingBand Baaja Baaraat
2013Kahaani
2013Zee Cine AwardsBest Editing
2013Times of India Film AwardsBest Editing

References