Amitabh Shukla is an Indian film editor who works in Hindi Cinema. He is most known for his work in films like Chak De! India, Krrish, Holiday and Chalte Chalte.[1] He was awarded the Filmfare Award for Best Editing in the 2007 for his work in Chak De! India.

Early life and career

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Born in Lucknow, he did a masters in Business Management from Xavier Institute of Management, Bhubaneswar majoring in finance and systems.[2] Owing to a deep interest in filmmaking and video editing he further went to the prestigious Film and Television Institute of India, Pune from where he graduated in the year 1998. His first major film was Shah Rukh Khan's Chalte Chalte which was released in the year 2003.

Film editing

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He is credited for editing several Bollywood movies like Bluffmaster!, Namastey London, Singh Is Kinng and many others. The film Chak De! India won him several accolades across various award ceremonies including Filmfare and IIFA. He has worked as head of the technical editing department at Red Chillies Entertainment and is a visiting faculty at the Film and Television Institute of India.

Filmography

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Year Film Title Notes
2018 Namaste England
2017 Jagga Jasoos
Commando 2
2016 Baar Baar Dekho
2014 Holiday
Ekkees Toppon Ki Salaami
2013 Commando
2012 Ajab Gazabb Love
2010 Action Replayy
Pyaar Impossible!
2008 Kismat Konnection
Singh Is Kinng
Thoda Pyaar Thoda Magic
2007 Namastey London
Chak De! India
Apna Asmaan
2006 Kabul Express
Krrish
2005 Bluffmaster!
Naina
2003 Chalte Chalte

Awards

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  • Filmfare Award for Best Editing (2008) for Chak De! India[3]
  • Guild Award for Best Editing for Chak De! India
  • IIFA Award for Best Editing for Chak De! India
  • Zee Cine Award for Best Editing for Chak De! India
  • The National Film Award for Best Promotional Film (2010) for Lost and Found

References

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  1. ^ "Amitabh Shukla - IMDb". imdb.com. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
  2. ^ "Hindi Editor Amitabh Shukla | Nettv4u". nettv4u.com. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
  3. ^ "62nd Filmfare Awards 2017 - Bollywood Film Awards Show". filmfare.com. Retrieved 7 March 2018.