Namrata Rao

Namrata Rao
Born	(1981-06-17) 17 June 1981 (age 44) Kochi, Kerala, India
Nationality	Indian
Occupation	Film editor
Years active	2008 – 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

• Angry Young Men (2024) - Documentary ^{[2] [3] [4]}

Editor

• Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye! (2008)
• Ishqiya (2010)
• Love Sex Aur Dhokha (2010)
• Band Baaja Baaraat (2010)
• With Love, Delhi! (2011)
• Ladies vs Ricky Bahl (2011)
• Kahaani (2012)
• Life Ki Toh Lag Gayi (2012)
• Shanghai (2012)
• Jab Tak Hai Jaan (2012)
• 2 States (2014)
• Titli (2014)
• Katiyabaaz (2014) - Documentary
• Detective Byomkesh Bakshy! (2015)
• Fan (2016)
• Kahaani 2: Durga Rani Singh (2016)
• Befikre (2016)
• Anukul (2017)
• Lust Stories (2018) - Anthology film
• Made in Heaven (2019) - Television series
• Ghost Stories (2020) - Web series
• Mismatched (2020) - Television series
• House of Secrets: The Burari Deaths (2021) - Documentary series
• Jayeshbhai Jordaar (2022)
• Mrs. Chatterjee vs Norway (2023)

Awards

Winner:

Year	Award	Category	Film
2012	National Film Awards	Best Editing	Kahaani [5]
2011	Filmfare Awards	Best Editing	Love Sex aur Dhokha [6]
2013			Kahaani
2011	IIFA Awards	Best Editing	Band Baaja Baaraat [7]
2013			Kahaani
2011	Colors Screen Awards	Best Editing	Band Baaja Baaraat
2013			Kahaani
2013	Zee Cine Awards	Best Editing
2013	Times of India Film Awards	Best Editing

References

1. KULKARNI, RONJITA. "'Salman Has A Really Soft Corner For His Dad'". Rediff. Retrieved 4 May 2025.
2. ‘Angry Young Men’: Inside Prime Video’s Documentary Series on Bollywood Screenwriting Legends Salim-Javed
3. Angry Young Men maker Namrata Rao: ‘Salim-Javed are very nice to each other when they meet’
4. Interview: Angry Young Men director Namrata Rao told Zoya Akhtar she didn't want to make a hagiography on Salim-Javed
5. "60th National Film Awards Announced" (PDF) (Press release). Press Information Bureau (PIB), India. Retrieved 18 March 2013.
6. "Namrata Rao is flying high". The Times of India. 3 October 2011.
7. 'Band Baaja Baaraat' wins three IIFA Awards CNN-IBN, 25 June 2011.

External links

• Namrata Rao at IMDb