Gstnit: fixed references as per guidelines and fixed typos for consistency

2026-03-17T18:31:13Z

fixed references as per guidelines and fixed typos for consistency

>Ayanbanerjee01 at 07:39, 30 June 2021

2021-06-30T07:39:30Z

New page

{{short description|Indian film editor|bot=PearBOT 5}}
{{more citations needed|date=February 2019}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=February 2019}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Aarti Bajaj
| image =
| image_size =
| caption =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1974|02|10|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Delhi]], India
| spouse = {{marriage|[[Anurag Kashyap]]|1997|2009|end=divorced}}
| occupation = [[Film editor]]
| children = 1,Aaliyah Kashyap
| yearsactive = 1995 - present
| nationality = Indian
}}

'''Aarti Bajaj''' is an [[Indian people|Indian]] [[film editor]]. She is an editor working in Bollywood currently. She has edited films such as ''[[Jab We Met]]'' and ''[[Aamir (film)|Aamir]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-09-04|title=Dolly Kitty Aur Woh Chamakte Sitare Cast, Trailer, Release Date, Story|url=https://www.news23.in/dolly-kitty-aur-woh-chamakte-sitare-cast-trailer-release-date-story/|access-date=2020-09-04|website=Bollywood News 23|language=en-US}}</ref>

== Education ==
Aarti Bajaj moved from Delhi to Mumbai to pursue her dream of working in films at the age of 21. She did a film course in 1994 at the Xavier Institute of Communication, Mumbai. She said in an interview with India Today, "My dad threw a fit when he heard of my decision to head to Mumbai. But I told him I would run away if he didn't let me go, so he reluctantly gave in." In her internships with Bardroy Baretto and Shyam Ramanna, she "fell in love with the whole process of rewriting a film at the edit table." Having gained some experience, she began editing for music videos and advertisements. Over eight years, she became an established independent editor.

==Career==
Aarti Bajaj began editing with [[Anurag Kashyap]]'s unreleased film ''[[Paanch]]''. She followed it with his controversial and acclaimed film ''[[Black Friday (2004 film)|Black Friday]]'' for which she was nominated for a [[Star Screen Award]] in 2008.<ref>{{cite web | title= 14th Annual Star Screen Awards nominations | url=http://www.screenindia.com/old/screenawards08/best-editing.html | access-date=2009-03-08 | publisher=Screenindia.com }}</ref> She has also edited [[Reema Kagti]]'s ''[[Honeymoon Travels Pvt. Ltd.]]'', Imtiaz Ali's ''[[Jab We Met]], Rockstar, Tamasha, Highway'' and Rajkumar Gupta's ''[[Aamir (film)|Aamir]]'', for which she was nominated for her second [[Star Screen Award]].<ref>{{cite web | title= 15th Annual Star Screen Awards nominations | url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/features/2009/01/07/4702/index.html | access-date=2009-03-08 | publisher=Bollywoodhungama.com | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090227014718/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/features/2009/01/07/4702/index.html| archive-date= 27 February 2009 | url-status= live}}</ref> Later, she edited Kashyap's ''[[Dev.D]]'', ''[[Gulaal (film)|Gulaal]]'', ''[[Ugly (film)|Ugly]]'', ''[[Raman Raghav 2.0]]'', Mukkabaaz, Sacred Games and Manmarziya. An article on The Hindu describes her as "one of those rare new-age film editors who lets the narrative breathe, supremely confident of her pacing."

In the same article, Bajaj describes her process of deciding which film she wants to contribute to. It is true that many of her works are films which are different from what one expects from the average Bollywood movie. She answers in The Hindu interview, "I enjoy mainstream Bollywood, but I don't know if I can edit them. What's the point of doing the same formula again? What do you look forward to? I know I will go brain-dead." She also adds, "I like quirky, I like different." She goes on to emphasise the importance of mental stimulation and how every project she does must present to her some sort of challenge. Her professionalism is such that she only does one project at a time to ensure compete focus.

Bajaj has worked on films across different genres, from ''Rockstar'' to ''Sacred Games'', which demand different editing styles, and has proved herself to be a versatile editor.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://thecompass.in/aarti-bajaj-an-editor-who-chases-the-art-of-deconstruction-and-reconstruction-1260|title=Aarti Bajaj; an editor who chases the art of deconstruction and reconstruction|date=2018-10-31|website=The Compass|language=en-US|access-date=2019-11-23}}</ref>

==Filmography==

{|class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
|-
!Film !! Year !! Note
|-
|''[[Love Aaj Kal (2020 film)|Love Aaj Kal]]'' || 2020 ||
|-
|''[[Albert Pinto Ko Gussa Kyun Aata Hai?]]'' || 2019 ||
|-Sacred Games-2 2019
|[[Manmarziyaan]] || 2018 ||
|-
| [[Sacred Games (TV series)|Sacred Games]] || 2018 || TV series
|-
| [[Cake (2018 film)|Cake]] || 2018|| Pakistani film
|-
|[[Mukkabaaz]] || 2017 ||
|-
| [[Jab Harry Met Sejal]] || 2017||
|-
| [[Raman Raghav 2.0]] || 2016 ||
|-
| [[Love Shagun]] || 2016 ||
|-
| [[Tamasha (2015 film)|Tamasha]] || 2015 ||
|-
| [[Revolver Rani]] || 2014 ||
|-
| [[Highway (2014 Hindi film)|Highway]] || 2014 ||
|-
| [[Ugly (film)|Ugly]] || 2013 ||
|-
| [[Ghanchakkar (film)]] || 2013 ||
|-
| [[Ishaqzaade]] || 2012 ||
|-
| [[Paan Singh Tomar]] || 2012 ||
|-
| [[Rockstar (2011 film)|Rockstar]] || 2011 ||
|-
| [[No One Killed Jessica]] || 2011 ||
|-
| [[Do Dooni Chaar]] || 2010 ||
|-
| [[Mumbai Cutting]] || 2010 || Segment: "Pramod Bhai 23"
|-
| [[Karthik Calling Karthik]] || 2010 ||
|-
| [[Love Aaj Kal]] || 2009 ||
|-
| [[Gulaal]] || 2009 ||
|-
| [[Dev.D]] || 2009 ||
|-
| [[Aamir (film)|Aamir]] || 2008 ||
|-
| [[Maharathi (2008 film)|Maharathi]] || 2008 ||
|-
| [[Jab We Met]] || 2007 ||
|-
| [[No Smoking (2007 film)|No Smoking]] || 2007 ||
|-
| [[Honeymoon Travels Pvt. Ltd.]] || 2007 ||
|-
| [[Black Friday (2007 film)|Black Friday]] || 2007 ||
|-
| [[Paanch]] || 2003 || Unreleased
|-
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

*{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/the-saturday-interview-the-finishing-touch/article2760780.ece|title=The Saturday Interview — The finishing touch|last=Kamath|first=Sudhish|date=2011-12-30|work=The Hindu|access-date=2019-11-23|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb name|1589714|Aarti Bajaj}}

{{Authority control}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Bajaj, Aarti}}
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Hindi film editors]]
[[Category:Indian women film editors]]
[[Category:Film editors from Uttar Pradesh]]
[[Category:Women artists from Uttar Pradesh]]
[[Category:1974 births]]

Aarti Bajaj - Revision history

Gstnit: fixed references as per guidelines and fixed typos for consistency

>Ayanbanerjee01 at 07:39, 30 June 2021