Renu Saluja (Devanagari: रेणु सलुजा) (July 5, 1952–August 16, 2000) was an Indian film editor. One was one of the most prolific film editors in the `80s and `90s, in Hindi cinema, she worked with directors from both art house and mainstream cinema, including Govind Nihalani, Vidhu Vinod Chopra, Sudhir Mishra, Shekhar Kapoor, Mahesh Bhatt in over forty feature films, several documentaries, short films and television work. .
Renu was a four time wi...
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Renu Saluja (Devanagari: रेणु सलुजा) (July 5, 1952–August 16, 2000) was an Indian film editor. One was one of the most prolific film editors in the `80s and `90s, in Hindi cinema, she worked with directors from both art house and mainstream cinema, including Govind Nihalani, Vidhu Vinod Chopra, Sudhir Mishra, Shekhar Kapoor, Mahesh Bhatt in over forty feature films, several documentaries, short films and television work. .
Renu was a four time winner of National Film Award for Best Editing for Parinda (1989), Dharavi (1991), Sardar (1993) and Godmother (1999) besides winning Filmfare Award for Best Editing again for Parinda (1989) and 1942: A Love Story (1994)
When Renu applied to the Film and Television Institute of India in 1974, editing was only her second choice. She had applied for direction and did not get through the direction interview. But she did pass the editing interview and was persuaded by her parents to go ahead with it. She finally passed out of Editing course in 1976...
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