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{{Infobox person<br />
| name = Namrata Rao<br />
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1981|06|17|df=y}}<br />
| birth_place = [[Ernakulam]], [[Kochi]], [[Kerala]], [[India]]<br />
| yearsactive = 2008 – present<br />
| occupation = [[Film editor]]<br />
| homepage = <br />
| spouse = <br />
| nationality = [[Indian people|Indian]]<br />
}}<br />
'''Namrata Rao''' (born 17 June 1981) is an [[Indian people|Indian]] [[film editor]], who works in Hindi cinema, where starting with ''[[Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye!]]'' (2008), she edited films like ''[[Ishqiya]]'' (2010), ''[[Band Baaja Baaraat]]'' (2010), [[Ladies vs Ricky Bahl]] (2011) and ''[[Kahaani]]'' (2012).<ref>{{cite news |title=A signature cut |url=http://www.thehindu.com/life-and-style/metroplus/article3223103.ece |publisher=The Hindu |date=25 March 2012 }}</ref> She is most famous for editing and acting in the film ''[[Love Sex Aur Dhokha]]'' (2010) for which she received the [[Filmfare Award for Best Editing]] in 2011. She received [[National Film Award for Best Editing]] and [[Filmfare Award for Best Editing]] for the critically acclaimed [[Kahaani]] (2012).<br />
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==Early life and education==<br />
Born to a middle-class family in [[Delhi]], she obtained a degree in IT, but left the field to pursue film.<ref name=iex12>{{cite news |title=The Best Cut |url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/the-best-cut/919722/0 |publisher= [[The Indian Express]]|date=4 March 2012 }}</ref> <ref>[http://thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/god-is-in-the-rushes/article18052397.ece God is in the rushes] The Hindu 15 April 2017 </ref><br />
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==Career==<br />
She started her career as a graphic designer, also worked with [[NDTV]] for a while, before deciding to study film making at [[Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute]], Kolkata.<ref name=iex12/><ref>[http://www.careers360.com/news/9127-interview-namrata-rao-film-making Film editor Namrata Rao ki "Kahaani"] Career360, 14 July 2012.</ref><br />
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==Filmography==<br />
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* ''[[Baba Black Beard]]'' (Short, 2006)<br />
* ''[[I'm The Very Beautiful!]]'' (Documentary, 2006)<br />
* ''[[Mila Kya?]]'' (Documentary, 2007)<br />
* ''[[Three Blind Men]]'' (Documentary, 2007)<br />
* ''[[Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye!]]'' (2008)<br />
* ''[[Dahleez Paar]]'' (Documentary, 2008)<br />
* ''[[Ishqiya]]'' (2010)<br />
* ''[[Love Sex Aur Dhokha]]'' (2010)<br />
* ''[[Band Baaja Baaraat]]'' (2010)<br />
* ''[[Ladies vs Ricky Bahl]]'' (2011)<br />
* ''[[Kahaani]]'' (2012)<br />
* ''[[Life Ki Toh Lag Gayi]]'' (2012)<br />
* ''[[Shanghai (2012 film)|Shanghai]]'' (2012)<br />
* ''[[Jab Tak Hai Jaan]]'' (2012)<br />
* ''[[Shuddh Desi Romance]]'' (2013)<br />
* ''[[2 States (2014 film)|2 States]]'' (2014)<br />
* ''[[Titli (2014 film)|Titli]]'' (2014)<br />
* ''[[Katiyabaaz]]'' (Documentary, 2014)<br />
* ''[[Ahalya (2015 film)|Ahalya]]'' (Short, 2015)<br />
* ''[[Detective Byomkesh Bakshy!]]'' (2015)<br />
* ''[[Dum Laga Ke Haisha]]'' (2015)<br />
* ''[[Fan (film)|Fan]]'' (2016)<br />
* ''[[Kahaani 2]]'' (2016)<br />
* ''[[Befikre]]'' (2016)<br />
* ''[[Anukul]]'' (2017)<br />
* ''[[Lust Stories]]'' (2018)<br />
* ''[[Made In Heaven]]'' (TV Series, 2018)<br />
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==Awards==<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
|-<br />
! Year || Award || Category || Film<br />
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|[[60th National Film Awards|2012]] || [[National Film Awards]] || [[National Film Award for Best Editing|Best Editing]] || ''[[Kahaani]]'' <ref name="60thaward">{{cite press_release|title=60th National Film Awards Announced|url=http://pib.nic.in/archieve/others/2013/mar/d2013031801.pdf|format=PDF|publisher=[[Press Information Bureau]] (PIB), India|accessdate=18 March 2013}}</ref><br />
|-<br />
|[[56th Filmfare Awards|2011]] ||rowspan="2"|[[Filmfare Awards]] ||rowspan="2"|[[Filmfare Award for Best Editing|Best Editing]] ||''[[Love Sex aur Dhokha]]'' <ref>{{cite news |title=Namrata Rao is flying high |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/news-interviews/Namrata-Rao-is-flying-high/articleshow/10216761.cms |work= The Times of India|date=3 October 2011 }}</ref><br />
|-<br />
|[[58th Filmfare Awards|2013]] || ''[[Kahaani]]''<br />
|-<br />
| [[12th IIFA Awards|2011]] ||rowspan="2"|[[IIFA Awards]] || rowspan="2"|[[IIFA Award for Best Editing|Best Editing]] || ''[[Band Baaja Baaraat]]'' <ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20110628014055/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/band-baaja-baaraat-wins-three-iifa-awards/162603-8-66.html 'Band Baaja Baaraat' wins three IIFA Awards] [[CNN-IBN]], 25 June 2011.</ref><br />
|-<br />
|[[14th IIFA Awards|2013]] || ''[[Kahaani]]''<br />
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|2011 ||rowspan="2"|[[Colors Screen Awards]] ||rowspan="2"|[[Screen Award for Best Editing|Best Editing]] ||''[[Band Baaja Baaraat]]''<br />
|-<br />
|2013 ||rowspan="3"|''[[Kahaani]]''<br />
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|[[2013 Zee Cine Awards|2013]] || [[Zee Cine Awards]] || [[Zee Cine Award for Best Editing|Best Editing]]<br />
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|2013 || [[Times of India Film Awards]] || Best Editing<br />
|}<br />
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== References ==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* {{IMDb name|2886400}}<br />
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{{National Film Award Best Editing}}<br />
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[[Category:Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute alumni]]<br />
[[Category:Best Editor National Film Award winners]]</div>->Bobby Sen