Aruna Raje (born 1946) is an

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director and editor known for her works in

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Early life

Aruna Raje was born on 17 October in 1946 in

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, India.

Education and career

Aruna enrolled initially at

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in Pune to study medicine but later quit to join the

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(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. She has also made national award-winning documentaries on the well-known classical dancer Mallika Sarabhai and special children, ''The New Paradigm''. She has won 6 National Awards for her films.

Personal life

Aruna was married to Vikas Desai. They had a son and a daughter. The daughter aged nine died of cancer. The couple later divorced.

Filmography

Writer

*2009 '' Red Alert: The War Within'' (story) *2004 '' Tum?: A Dangerous Obsession'' (screenplay and story) *1996 ''

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'' (screenplay) *1988 '' Rihaee'' (screenplay and story) *1982 '' Sitam'' (co-written) *1980 '' Gehrayee'' (script)(co-written) *1976 '' Shaque'' (script)(co-written)

Director

*2019 '' Firebrand'' *2004 '' Tum?: A Dangerous Obsession'' *1996 ''

'' *1993 ''Shadi Ya...'' (TV Series) *1992 ''Patit Pawan'' *1988 '' Rihaee'' *1982 '' Sitam'' (co-directed) *1980 '' Gehrayee'' (co-directed) *1976 '' Shaque'' (co-directed)

Editor

*2004 '' Tum?: A Dangerous Obsession'' *1996 ''

'' *1988 '' Rihaee'' *1984 '' Giddh'' (co-edited) *1984 '' Masoom'' (co-edited) *1982 '' Sitam'' (co-edited) *1980 '' Gehrayee'' (co-edited) *1976 '' Shaque'' (co-edited)

References

External links

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Arunaraje Patil
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Shift Focus, a school for Cinema and Life
{{DEFAULTSORT:Raje, Aruna 1946 births Living people Indian women film directors Hindi-language film directors Indian women screenwriters Indian documentary filmmakers Indian women television directors Indian television directors Hindi-language screenwriters 20th-century Indian women writers 20th-century Indian dramatists and playwrights 21st-century Indian people Film directors from Maharashtra Artists from Pune Women artists from Maharashtra Screenwriters from Maharashtra Indian women documentary filmmakers