Namrata Rao

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!, 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.

Filmography Director Angry Young Men (2024) - Documentary

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)

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