She received global recognition for her movie 'Parched' starring Tannishtha Chatterjee, Radhika Apte, Surveen Chawla, and Adil Hussain. Five years after Shabd (which was a commercial failure), she directed Teen Patti was. She made heads turn with an unconventional storyline. She made her debut as a mainstream film director with Sanjay Dutt and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan's Shabd.
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She went on to direct fiction and non-fictional TV shows for almost 12 years, including Star Bestsellers, Say Na Something to Anupam Uncle, Sanjeevani, among several others. She later started her own production house with Nikhil Kapoor to produce and direct shows for Star Bestsellers. Leena Yadav-Indian film director, producer, screenwriter, and editor Best known for Shabd, Parched, documentary mini-series 'House of secrets' © Provided by IndiatimesĪfter working as an editor for 'ad films'- corporate shows – and television serials, Leena got an exciting offer to direct Television (TV) show This Week That Year for Star Movies. Her strength lies in experimenting and acing diverse genres of content.īe it a movie like Rockstar or a gory show like Sacred Games, and she is a trusted editor. She is also the woman behind Dev.D, Gulaal, Ugly, Raman Raghav 2.0, Mukkabaaz, Sacred Games, and Manmarziyaan. She gained recognition for editing Imtiaz Ali's Jab We Met, Rockstar, Tamasha, Highway, and Rajkumar Gupta's Aamir. She collaborated with Excel entertainment and edited Reema Kagti's Honeymoon Travels Pvt. She hopped on to her next ride, which was the controversial and acclaimed film Black Friday. © Provided by IndiatimesĪarti Bajaj's first stint as an editor was for Anurag Kashyap's (Her former partner) for his unreleased film Paanch. Arti Bajaj- Indian Film Editor Best known for: Editing movies like Jab We Met, Rockstar, Tamasha, Highway, Aamir, Dev.D, Raman Raghav 2.0, Sacred Games, Manmarziyaan, etc. She bagged her second Filmfare award for Best Screenplay for Piku (2015).
She has time and again collaborated with director Shoojit Sircar.Ĭhaturvedi won a Filmfare Award for Best Story for Vicky Donor (2012), the National Film Award for Best Original Screenplay, and Best Dialogues. She later chose screenwriting, her first love, and wrote several mainstream Bollywood movies. After working with a notable director, Shoojit Sircar, on ad films for brands like Titan watches and Saffola, her love for writing became evident when she wrote dialogues for Shoebite, Sircar's second film. She joined Ogilvy & Mather as an art director. Juhi Chaturvedi- Indian Screenwriter Best known for: Writing movies like Vicky Donor, Piku, October, and Gulabo Sitabo © Provided by IndiatimesĪfter a brief stint as a freelance illustrator with The Times of India Lucknow edition, Chaturvedi shifted to Delhi in 1996. Shrikent has also worked with Reema Kagti for Gold, Akhtar’s Gully Boy, and AIB’s Gormint for Amazon. I have a camera and an assistant.’ But I just kept at it.” “When I started, I went to this producer’s office, and he said, ‘I don’t need a casting director. I wanted to be in an AC room." She said it took Bollywood five more years to convert casting to an organized department. “I interviewed for a junior set decorator on Lakshya (2004) when Zoya (Akhtar, the EP on the film) said, 'Why don’t you do the casting?' So, I did. In 2008, while speaking to Elle India, she said, It was in 2004 when she chanced upon casting, which eventually became her chosen career path. © Provided by IndiatimesĪfter completing her education, Nandini trained with veteran art director Sharmista Roy on Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham (2001). Nandini Shrikent- Casting Director Best known for: Casting for Life Of Pi (Mumbai), Lakshya, Don, Rock On, Luck By Chance, Wake Up Sid, ZNMD, 2 States, Dil Dhadkne Do, Dear Zindagi, among others. Here's a closer look at 12 incredible and inspiring women, including directors, writers and lyricists, cinematographers, film editors, and casting directors who have created magic that we usually see on the big screen. They have laid the foundation stone for young women to pursue careers in several different aspects of filmmaking. These incredibly talented women have faced their share of roadblocks, conquered challenges, shattered the stereotypes, fought patriarchal mindsets, and have proven their worth in every possible way. Some people spin magic behind the camera with their expertise and mastery, making them 'Leading ladies' in their own right. Behind the glittery world of films is a lot of hard work, sweat, and tears that we barely know of.