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Aarti Bajaj | |
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| Born | 10 February 1973 Delhi, India |
| Occupation | Film editor |
| Years active | 1995–present |
| Spouse | |
Aarti Bajaj (born 10 February 1973) is an Indian film editor who predominantly works in Hindi cinema. She has won several awards for her work. She has edited critically acclaimed movies such as Jab We Met , Black Friday and others. Aarti Bajaj is known for her ability to bring out the emotional depth of the characters and the story through her editing. [1]
Aarti Bajaj began editing with Anurag Kashyap's unreleased film Paanch . She followed it with his controversial and acclaimed film Black Friday for which she was nominated for a Star Screen Award in 2008. [2] She has also edited Reema Kagti's Honeymoon Travels Pvt. Ltd. , Imtiaz Ali's Jab We Met, Rockstar, Tamasha, Highway and Rajkumar Gupta's Aamir , for which she was nominated for her second Star Screen Award. [3] Later, she edited Kashyap's Dev.D , Gulaal , Ugly , Raman Raghav 2.0 , Mukkabaaz, Sacred Games and Manmarziyaan. An article on The Hindu describes her as "one of those rare new-age film editors who lets the narrative breathe, supremely confident of her pacing."
In the same article, Bajaj describes her process of deciding which film she wants to contribute to. It is true that many of her works are films which are different from what one expects from the average Bollywood movie. She answers in The Hindu interview, "I enjoy mainstream Bollywood, but I don't know if I can edit them. What's the point of doing the same formula again? What do you look forward to? I know I will go brain-dead." She also adds, "I like quirky, I like different." She goes on to emphasise the importance of mental stimulation and how every project she does must present to her some sort of challenge. Her professionalism is such that she only does one project at a time to ensure compete focus.
Bajaj has worked on films across different genres, from Rockstar to Sacred Games, which demand different editing styles, and has proved herself to be a versatile editor. [4]
| Year | Film | Notes and Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Last Train to Mahakali | Short film |
| 2003 | Paanch | Unreleased |
| 2007 | Salaam-e-Ishq | |
| Black Friday | ||
| Honeymoon Travels Pvt. Ltd. | ||
| No Smoking | ||
| Jab We Met | ||
| 2008 | Aamir | |
| Maharathi | ||
| 2009 | Dev.D | |
| Gulaal | ||
| Love Aaj Kal | ||
| 2010 | Karthik Calling Karthik | |
| Mumbai Cutting | Segment: "Pramod Bhai 23" | |
| Do Dooni Chaar | ||
| 2011 | No One Killed Jessica | |
| Rockstar | ||
| 2012 | Paan Singh Tomar | Nominated—Screen Award for Best Editing |
| Ishaqzaade | ||
| 2013 | Ugly | Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Editing |
| Ghanchakkar | ||
| 2014 | Highway | Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Editing |
| Revolver Rani | ||
| 2015 | Tamasha | Won—FOI Online Award for Best |
| 2016 | Love Shagun | |
| Raman Raghav 2.0 | ||
| 2017 | Jab Harry Met Sejal | |
| Mukkabaaz | ||
| 2018 | Cake | Pakistani film |
| Manmarziyaan | ||
| 2019 | Albert Pinto Ko Gussa Kyun Aata Hai? | |
| 2020 | Love Aaj Kal | Released on Netflix |
| 2021 | Shaadisthan | Released on Disney+ Hotstar |
| 2022 | Thar | Released on Netflix |
| Dobaaraa | ||
| 2024 | Amar Singh Chamkila | Released on Netflix |
| 2025 | Nishaanchi | |
| Year | Title | Notes and Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| 2018–2019 | Sacred Games | Won—Asian Academy Creative Award for Best Editing |
| 2023 | Jubilee | Released on Amazon Prime Video |
| Choona | Released on Netflix | |