Shan Mohammed is an
Indian
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film editor who has worked on
Hindi
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,
Telugu
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, and Tamil-language films.
Career
A commerce graduate, Shan Mohammed, had gone to Chennai for his articleship and became acquainted with cinematographer
P. C. Sreeram at a photo exhibition, who recommended that he go to Mumbai, if he wanted a pursue a career in films. Soon Shan was working with
Pankaj Advani on a series of 10-minute films titled ''Bheja Fry'' for Channel V, and then in 2000, he got into Pune’s
Film and Television Institute of India
The Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) is a film institute under the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting of the Government of India and aided by the Central Government of India. It is situated on the premises of the erstwhile ...
in the editing course.
During his course, Shan actively sought out opportunities to become involved in Hindi cinema, and went on to edit the experimental films, ''
The Great Indian Butterfly
''The Great Indian Butterfly'' is a 2007 Indian romance drama film, written and directed by Sarthak Dasgupta. It is the story of a typical modern Indian couple and their journey to Goa in quest of a magical insect, and in turn, peace, love and h ...
'' (2007) and ''
Frozen'' (2007) during his third year. His work in both ventures were well appreciated and he subsequently moved on to bigger projects, and won further acclaim for his work in
Aamir Khan
Mohammed Aamir Hussain Khan (; born 14 March 1965) is an Indian actor, film director and producer who works in Hindi films. Through his career spanning over 30 years, Khan has established himself as one of the most notable actors of Indian ci ...
's production ''
Jaane Tu... Ya Jaane Na'' (2008). He subsequently became acquainted with
Kamal Haasan
Kamal Haasan (born 7 November 1954) is an Indian actor, filmmaker, screenwriter, playback singer, television presenter and politician who works mainly in Tamil cinema and has also appeared in some Telugu, Malayalam, Hindi, Kannada and Bengali f ...
and was signed to work on the big-budget, bilingual period film, ''Marmayogi'', before it was shelved.
He continued to win acclaim for his work in ''
Wake Up Sid
''Wake Up Sid'' is a 2009 Indian Hindi-language coming-of-age comedy-drama film written and directed by Ayan Mukerji and produced by Hiroo Yash Johar and Karan Johar under Dharma Productions, with UTV Motion Pictures as distributor and visua ...
'' (2009) and ''
Lekar Hum Deewana Dil
''Lekar Hum Deewana Dil'' () is a 2014 Indian Hindi-language romantic drama film that stars Armaan Jain and Deeksha Seth. Jointly produced by Saif Ali Khan, Dinesh Vijan and Sunil Lulla under the banner of Eros International, Maddock Films an ...
'' (2014), while he returned to collaborate with Kamal Haasan on Tamil and Telugu films. In 2014, he exited midway through the production of ''
Revolver Rani
''Revolver Rani'' () is a 2014 Indian Hindi-language crime comedy drama film written and directed by Sai Kabir. Presented by Wave Cinemas, the film stars Kangana Ranaut and Vir Das, with Piyush Mishra, Zakir Hussain and Pankaj Saraswat in suppo ...
'' (2014) claiming that the producers failed to pay him for his work.
Filmography
As editor
* ''
The Great Indian Butterfly
''The Great Indian Butterfly'' is a 2007 Indian romance drama film, written and directed by Sarthak Dasgupta. It is the story of a typical modern Indian couple and their journey to Goa in quest of a magical insect, and in turn, peace, love and h ...
'' (2007)
* ''
Frozen'' (2007)
* ''
Jaane Tu... Ya Jaane Na'' (2008)
* ''
Ek Tho Chance
''Ek Tho Chance'' is a 2009 Bollywood erotic thriller film directed by Saeed Akhtar Mirza and produced by Rangita Pritish Nandy under Pritish Nandy Communications. The music director is Ismail Darbar.
The film stars Amrita Arora, Purab Kohli, ...
'' (2009)
* ''
Wake Up Sid
''Wake Up Sid'' is a 2009 Indian Hindi-language coming-of-age comedy-drama film written and directed by Ayan Mukerji and produced by Hiroo Yash Johar and Karan Johar under Dharma Productions, with UTV Motion Pictures as distributor and visua ...
'' (2009)
* ''
Harud
''Harud'' () is a 2010 Indian Kashmiri-language film directed by Aamir Bashir in his feature-film directorial debut. It is an independent, art house drama. ''Harud'' premiered at the 2010 Toronto International Film Festival. The film stars Reza ...
'' (2010)
* ''
Jhootha Hi Sahi'' (2010)
* ''
Manmadan Ambu
''Manmadan Ambu'' () is a 2010 Indian Tamil-language romantic comedy film directed by K. S. Ravikumar. Written by Kamal Haasan, it stars himself alongside Trisha, Sangeetha and R. Madhavan, while featuring Oviya, Ramesh Aravind, Usha Uthup, M ...
'' (2010)
* ''
My Friend Pinto
''My Friend Pinto'' is a 2011 Indian Hindi-language musical comedy film written and directed by Raaghav Dar, in his feature-length directorial debut. It stars Prateik Babbar as Michael Pinto, a well intentioned simpleton and follows his misadven ...
'' (2011)
* ''
Zinda Bhaag
''Zinda Bhaag'' ( ur, ) is a 2013 Pakistani Punjabi-language drama film co-directed by Meenu Gaur and Farjad Nabi, and produced by Mazhar Zaidi. The film focuses on the issue of illegal migration. The film had a premiere show on 19 September ...
'' (2013)
* ''
One by Two'' (2014)
* ''
Lekar Hum Deewana Dil
''Lekar Hum Deewana Dil'' () is a 2014 Indian Hindi-language romantic drama film that stars Armaan Jain and Deeksha Seth. Jointly produced by Saif Ali Khan, Dinesh Vijan and Sunil Lulla under the banner of Eros International, Maddock Films an ...
'' (2014)
* ''
Fireflies
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'' (2014)
* ''
Hawaizaada
''Hawaizaada'' () is a 2015 Indian Hindi drama film written, directed and produced by Vibhu Puri along with Reliance Entertainment. Inspired by the biography of Shivkar Bapuji Talpade, the film stars Ayushmann Khurrana, Mithun Chakraborty and ...
'' (2015)
* ''
Thoongaa Vanam
''Thoongaa Vanam'' () is a 2015 Indian action thriller film directed by Rajesh M. Selva. The film stars Kamal Haasan, Prakash Raj, Trisha, Kishore, Sampath Raj, and Yugi Sethu, while Aman Abdullah, Asha Sharath, Madhu Shalini, and Jagan play ...
'' (2015)
* ''
Cheekati Rajyam
''Thoongaa Vanam'' () is a 2015 Indian action thriller film directed by Rajesh M. Selva. The film stars Kamal Haasan, Prakash Raj, Trisha, Kishore, Sampath Raj, and Yugi Sethu, while Aman Abdullah, Asha Sharath, Madhu Shalini, and Jagan play s ...
'' (2015)
* ''
Gurgaon'' (2017)
* ''Lakhon Mein Ek'' (2017)
* ''Rammat Gammat'' (2018)
* ''
Kaalakaandi
''Kaalakaandi'' is a 2018 Indian black comedy film written and directed by Akshat Verma, starring Saif Ali Khan, Akshay Oberoi, Deepak Dobriyal, Isha Talwar and Sobhita Dhulipala. The film is produced by Rohit Khattar and Ashi Dua.
The film wa ...
'' (2018)
* ''
Dostana 2
''Dostana'' () is a 2008 Indian Hindi-language romantic comedy film directed by Tarun Mansukhani and produced by Dharma Productions. The film stars Abhishek Bachchan, John Abraham and Priyanka Chopra in lead roles and tells the story of two men ...
'' (2020)
References
External links
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Living people
Hindi film editors
Tamil film editors
Film and Television Institute of India alumni
Telugu film editors
Year of birth missing (living people)