Ashmith Kunder

Ashmith Kunder is an Indian film editor, film producer, and actor. He is best known for editing films, including Dasavatharam, Shor in the City (2010), Matrubhoomi: A Nation Without Women (2003). He debuted as an actor in the Amazon Prime original series, The Family Man. He became a producer with Babumoshai Bandookbaaz in 2017 starring Nawazuddin Siddiqui. He has also produced the film The Comedian, starring Satish Kaushik in his last title role.

Early life Kunder was born in Mumbai, Maharashtra. He is an engineer by education (B.E. Instrumentation) from Mumbai University. His brother is Shirish Kunder and his sister-in-law is Farah Khan.

Career

Kunder began his career in 2000 as an associate editor for the film Champion. He then went on to be an editor for several films including 88 Antop Hill (2003), Mumbai Xpress (2005), Ghatothkach (2008), Lamhaa (2010), and Charlie Kay Chakkar Mein (2015). He was also a screenwriter and wrote the script for Tees Maar Khan, which was directed by Farah Khan.

In 2017, Kunder collaborated with Kushan Nandy and produced a film called Babumoshai Bandookbaaz a film that showcases the life and times of a contract executioner, Babu, played by Nawazuddin Siddiqui.

Kunder was the lead actor in the Hindi feature film Agam, where he plays the character of an Aghori Tantrik. The film was selected for the 37th Cairo International Film Festival.

Filmography

Television series