Abhijit Kokate

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Abhijit Kokate
Born
Abhijit Kokate

(1982-08-13) 13 August 1982 (age 42)
Occupation(s) Film Editor, Film Director
Years active2010–present
SpouseArlene Kokate
Children2

Abhijit Kokate (born 1982) is an Indian film editor in Bollywood, most known for his films, Not a Love Story (2011), Department (2012) and most recent film, Queen (2014). [1] [2]

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Early life

Kokate was born on 13 August 1982 in Nagpur, Maharashtra, India. [3]

Career

Abhijit Kokate started his career as an editor in 2011 with director/producer Ram Gopal Varma film Not A Love Story [4] After that he edited Ab tak Chhappan 2, Department, Poshter Boyz, Blouse,Titoo MBA, Queen and he is currently working with director/producer Anurag Kashyap. [5] In 2014 he got Best editing International Indian Film Academy Awards (IIFA) [6] and Filmfare Awards 2015 for Queen movie. [7] He also directed Discovery show Off Road with Gul Panag along with Gul Panag. [8] [9] In 2019 he directed bollywood movie Rakkhosh.He also won Best Director (Special Jury) award at Rajasthan International Film Festival for Rakkhosh film. [10]

Abhijit Kokate has also written and directed a short film titled, The Vanishing Hitchhiker, for which he has won the Best Direction award at the Mahindra XUV 500 Memorable Stories short film contest, conducted by The 48 Hour Film Project. [11]

Filmography

YearFilmDirectorEditor
2011 Not a Love Story Yes check.svg
2012 Department Yes check.svg
2014 Queen Yes check.svg
2014 Blouse Yes check.svg
2014 Poshter Boyz Yes check.svg
2014 Titoo MBA Yes check.svg
2015 Ab Tak Chhappan 2 Yes check.svg
2015 Off Road with Gul Panag Yes check.svg
2019 Rakkhosh Yes check.svg

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References

  1. "Queen (2014) - Bollywood Hungama". Bollywood Hungama . 18 December 2013.
  2. "Exclusive Interview of Abhijit Kokate (Editor of Queen)". 12 March 2014.
  3. "Abhijit Kokate". The Times of India.
  4. "What Toilet director has in common with Raju Hirani".
  5. "'फिल्मफेअर' मिळवून देणारा नागपूरकर". 25 April 2022.
  6. "Abhijit Kokate Awards". The Times of India.
  7. "Queen editor praises Marathi films". The Times of India. 13 January 2017.
  8. https://divyamarathi.bhaskar.com/news/MAH-VID-AMR-best-editor-abhijit-suresh-kokate-in-nagpur-4943020-NOR.html [ bare URL ]
  9. "Gul Panag and Abhijit Kokate launch adventure documentary off Road with Gul Panag: Ladakh". 26 March 2015.
  10. "Rakkhosh (Demon) 2019 by Abhijit Kokate and Srivinay Salian won Best Director (Special Jury) award at RIFF". 4 February 2019.
  11. "The 48 Hour Film Project - A short film competition 2013 - Winners of XUV500 Memorable Stories". 48 Hour Film Project. Archived from the original on 29 December 2013. Retrieved 29 December 2013.