Aruna Raje (born 1946) is an Indian film director and editor known for
her works in Hindi cinema.Aruna Raje was born in 1946 in Pune,
India.Aruna enrolled initially at Grant Medical College in Pune to
study medicine but later quit to join the Film and Television
Institute of India (FTII). She passed out of FTII with a gold medal in
1969 becoming the first trained woman technician in the industry.At
the beginning of her career Aruna Raje worked jointly with her
ex-husband Vikas Desai in the name of Aruna-Vikas. She co-edited
acclaimed films like Giddh and Masoom. The duo later took to direction
making films like Shaque, Gehrayee and Sitam. After separating from
her husband she began independent film-direction, making hard hitting
feminist movies.
her works in Hindi cinema.Aruna Raje was born in 1946 in Pune,
India.Aruna enrolled initially at Grant Medical College in Pune to
study medicine but later quit to join the Film and Television
Institute of India (FTII). She passed out of FTII with a gold medal in
1969 becoming the first trained woman technician in the industry.At
the beginning of her career Aruna Raje worked jointly with her
ex-husband Vikas Desai in the name of Aruna-Vikas. She co-edited
acclaimed films like Giddh and Masoom. The duo later took to direction
making films like Shaque, Gehrayee and Sitam. After separating from
her husband she began independent film-direction, making hard hitting
feminist movies.
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