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{{Short description|Indian documentary filmmaker}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Renu Negi
| image = Renu Negi, Indian Film Maker.jpg
| alt =
| caption =
| birth_date =
| birth_place = [[Kinnaur district|Kinnaur]], Himachal Pradesh, India
| occupation = Filmmaker
| years_active = 1993–present
| spouse =
| children =
| notable_works = ''Yak-the Ship of Mountain'', ''Dolma'', ''Chambal Ki Chitthi''
}}

'''Renu Negi''' is an Indian filmmaker. She is the first [[Adivasi|tribal]] woman filmmaker from [[Himachal Pradesh]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |last=Bisht |first=Gaurav |date=1 August 2021 |title=Meet Himachal's first tribal woman to make a mark in filmmaking |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/others/meet-himachal-s-first-tribal-woman-to-make-a-remark-in-filmmaking-101627769959278.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211009195052/https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/others/meet-himachal-s-first-tribal-woman-to-make-a-remark-in-filmmaking-101627769959278.html |archive-date=9 October 2021 |access-date=3 September 2025 |work=[[Hindustan Times]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Sharma |first=Ashwani |date=21 May 2023 |title=Meet Renu Negi, The First Tribal Filmmaker From Himachal Pradesh's Kinnaur |url=https://www.outlookindia.com/national/meet-renu-negi-the-first-tribal-filmmaker-from-himachal-pradesh-kinnaur-weekender_story-288176 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250714114910/https://www.outlookindia.com/national/meet-renu-negi-the-first-tribal-filmmaker-from-himachal-pradesh-kinnaur-weekender_story-288176 |archive-date=14 July 2025 |access-date=2 September 2024 |website=[[Outlook (Indian magazine)|Outlook]] |language=en}}</ref>

Her documentary, ''Yak-the ship of mountain'', won the Silver Beaver Award for Best Science Film and the Special Award For Technical Excellence in Cinematography at the 8th National Science Film Festival in 2018.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Negi |first=Bhawana |date=18 April 2018 |title=Renu Negi's 'Yak' wins Silver Beaver Award at 8th NSFF |url=https://www.thestatesman.com/entertainment/renu-negis-yak-wins-silver-beaver-award-8th-nsff-1502624199.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210805140513/https://www.thestatesman.com/entertainment/renu-negis-yak-wins-silver-beaver-award-8th-nsff-1502624199.html |archive-date=5 August 2021 |access-date=2 September 2024 |website=[[The Statesman (India)|The Statesman]] |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2018 |title=Announcement of 8th NSFFI Awards |url=https://vigyanprasar.gov.in/wp-content/uploads/NSFFI-Awards-2018.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181123121809/https://vigyanprasar.gov.in/wp-content/uploads/NSFFI-Awards-2018.pdf |archive-date=23 November 2018 |website=The Vigyan Prasar |publisher=[[Department of Science and Technology (India)]]}}</ref>

== Early life and family ==
Negi was born in a tribal family in the [[Kinnaur district]] of Himachal Pradesh. She is the eldest daughter in her family, and has a younger brother and sister. Her father was a craftsman and her mother was a handicraft specialist. Negi's husband is a medical officer, and the couple has two children.<ref>{{Cite web |date=24 July 2021 |title=Daughter of Himachal shines as successful film producer & director |url=https://www.himachalheadlines.com/opinion/daughter-of-himachal-shines-as-successful-film-producer-director/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240902083115/https://www.himachalheadlines.com/opinion/daughter-of-himachal-shines-as-successful-film-producer-director/ |archive-date=2 September 2024 |access-date=2 September 2024 |website=Himachal Headlines |language=en |publication-place=Himachal Pradesh}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=K |first=Anurag |date=16 July 2022 |title=Witnessing the digital transition of the global entertainment business – Renu Negi |url=https://www.thethrive.in/interview/witnessing-the-digital-transition-of-the-global-entertainment-business-renu-negi/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240614080753/https://www.thethrive.in/interview/witnessing-the-digital-transition-of-the-global-entertainment-business-renu-negi/ |archive-date=14 June 2024 |access-date=2 September 2024 |website=The Thrive |language=en}}</ref>

== Career ==
Negi completed her studies in [[Shimla]] and completed a filmmaking apprenticeship, during which she refined her craft.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Chauhan |first=Pratibha |date=14 May 2018 |title=Kinnaur filmmaker wins accolades |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/archive/himachal/kinnaur-filmmaker-wins-accolades-588722/ |url-access=subscription |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250425063016/https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/archive/himachal/kinnaur-filmmaker-wins-accolades-588722/ |archive-date=25 April 2025 |access-date=3 September 2025 |work=[[The Tribune (India)|The Tribune]]}}</ref>

Negi has made several documentaries on travel, lifestyle, art, culture, social causes, etc. prevalent in Himachal and its various tribes. 'Dolma' is one of her notable documentaries talking about the early girl marriage still practised in Kinnaur. Her works 'Ek Nishi Aurat Ki Kahani', based on the [[Nyishi people|Nishi tribe]] and fiction film 'Wapsi',<ref name=":0" /> and other documentaries on tribes like [[Mishmi people|Mishmi]], [[Khamti people|Khamti]], [[Sherdukpen people|Sherdukpen]], and [[Khasi people|Khasis]] of [[Meghalaya]] were telecast as a weekly program on [[DD National]].<ref name=":0" />

In 1998, she started her Delhi-based production house RN Productions. Her recent documentary, ''Chambal Ki Chitthi'', which highlights the water crisis in [[Rajasthan]], was produced under RN Productions' banner.<ref>{{Cite web |date=8 May 2023 |title='Chambal ki Chitthi' depicts water crisis and how ERCP can play key role in addressing it |url=https://www-aninews-in.translate.goog/news/business/business/chambal-ki-chitthi-depicts-water-crisis-and-how-ercp-can-play-key-role-in-addressing-it20230508193003/?_x_tr_sl=en&_x_tr_tl=hi&_x_tr_hl=hi&_x_tr_pto=tc |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20250903-232951/https://www-aninews-in.translate.goog/news/business/business/chambal-ki-chitthi-depicts-water-crisis-and-how-ercp-can-play-key-role-in-addressing-it20230508193003/?_x_tr_sl=en&_x_tr_tl=hi&_x_tr_hl=hi&_x_tr_pto=tc |archive-date=3 September 2025 |access-date=2 September 2024 |website=[[Asian News International]] |language=}}</ref> Negi also produced a documentary titled ''Ghar se door apna ghar'', based on Homestays in Himachal.<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=arRjHkvmuqA |title=Ghar Se Door Apna Ghar-Himachal |date=27 April 2019 |last= |type=Video |language=hi |publisher=Himachal Tourism Official |trans-title=Himachal - Your home away from home |access-date=2 September 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250416052019/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=arRjHkvmuqA |archive-date=16 April 2025 |url-status=live |via=[[YouTube]]}}</ref>

== Awards and recognition ==

* Silver Beaver Award for the Best Science Film for 'Yak-the ship of mountain'-2018<ref>{{Cite news |last=Bora |first=Bijay Sankar |date=22 March 2018 |title=State girl's movie 'Yak' wins award |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/archive/himachal/state-girl-s-movie-yak-wins-award-561378/ |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250426170317/https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/archive/himachal/state-girl-s-movie-yak-wins-award-561378/ |archive-date=26 April 2025 |access-date=3 September 2025 |work=[[The Tribune (India)|Tribune]]}}</ref>

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