Aparna Raina

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Aparna Raina
NationalityIndian
Alma mater Lady Shri Ram College
Occupation Production designer
Years active2006–present
Website aparnaraina.com

Aparna Raina is an Indian production designer. She started her career in 2006 as an art assistant on the film Khosla Ka Ghosla and a set dresser in the critically-acclaimed film The Namesake. Since then she has worked on several films as art director and production designer. She was recently recognized for her work in the hit Konkani language film Nachom-ia Kumpasar , for "convincingly recreating spaces from a different era and with minute attention to detail". [1] She was awarded the 62nd National Film Awards for Best Production Design for Nachom-ia Kumpasar. [2] [3]

Contents

Filmography

Art Director [4]

Production Designer [4]

Art Department [4]

Awards

2015 National Film Award for the Best Production Design (Film: Nachom-ia Kumpasar) [6]

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