Aarti Bajaj
Indian film editor (born 1973)
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Aarti Bajaj (born 10 February 1973) is an Indian film editor who predominantly works in Hindi cinema. Known for her award–winning work on critically acclaimed films such as Black Friday, she is best known for her frequent collaborations with filmmakers Anurag Kashyap and Imtiaz Ali.[1]
Aarti Bajaj | |
|---|---|
| Born | 10 February 1973 Delhi, India |
| Occupation | Film editor |
| Years active | 1995–present |
| Spouse | |
Career
Bajaj began her editing career 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., Rajkumar Gupta's Aamir, for which she was nominated for her second Star Screen Award, and all of Imtiaz Ali's films beginning with Jab We Met.[3] Later, she edited Kashyap's Dev.D, Gulaal, Ugly, Raman Raghav 2.0, Mukkabaaz, Sacred Games and Manmarziyaan.[4]
Filmography
| † | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
| 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 | |
| Nishaanchi Part 2 | ||
| 2026 | Bandar | |
| Main Vaapas Aaunga |
| 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 | |