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Renu Saluja was born on 5 July, 1952 in Delhi, India, is an Indian film editor. Discover Renu Saluja's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is she in this year and how she spends money? Also learn how she earned most of networth at the age of 48 years old?

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Occupation Film editor
Age 48 years old
Zodiac Sign Cancer
Born 5 July 1952
Birthday 5 July
Birthplace Delhi, India
Date of death 16 August, 2000
Died Place Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Nationality India

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Who Is Renu Saluja's Husband?

Her husband is Vidhu Vinod Chopra (m. 1976-1983) Sudhir Mishra (m. 1988-2000)

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Husband Vidhu Vinod Chopra (m. 1976-1983) Sudhir Mishra (m. 1988-2000)
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Renu Saluja Net Worth

Her net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Renu Saluja worth at the age of 48 years old? Renu Saluja’s income source is mostly from being a successful Film editor. She is from India. We have estimated Renu Saluja's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.

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Source of Income Film editor

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1952

Renu Saluja (5 July 1952 – 16 August 2000) was an Indian film editor.

1974

She applied to the direction program at the Film and Television Institute of India in Pune in 1974, but was not accepted and ended up on the editing program instead.

1976

She graduated in 1976 and began a career as a film editor in India, a field dominated by men at the time.

She first edited Vidhu Vinod Chopra's diploma film, Murder at Monkey Hill (1976), for which she also received an Associate Director credit.

Renu married director Vidhu Vinod Chopra, a fellow FTII alumnus when they graduated in 1976.

1977

The film subsequently won the National Film Award for the Best Experimental Film in 1977–78.

1980

In the 1980s and 1990s, she worked with both mainstream and art house Hindi cinema directors, including Govind Nihalani, Vidhu Vinod Chopra, Sudhir Mishra, Shekhar Kapoor, Mahesh Bhatt, and Vijay Singh.

Her work encompassed multiple feature films, documentaries, short films, and television series.

Once out of the FTII, Renu made her debut with classmate Saeed Akhtar Mirza's Albert Pinto Ko Gussa Kyon Ata Hai (1980), followed by Vidhu Vinod Chopra's Sazaye Maut (1981), then another classmate Kundan Shah's comedy, Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro (1983), where her work received critical acclaim.

Her early work was in parallel cinema with her FTII colleagues, Vidhu Vinod Chopra, Saeed Mirza, Kundan Shah, and Ashok Ahuja.

1983

The first offer that Renu got from outside the circle of FTII filmmakers was Govind Nihalani's Ardh Satya, filmed in 1983.

After this her career took off, including a stint with Doordarshan.

Chopra's Parinda was among the first mainstream films that Renu edited, and she also assisted direction.

Unlike the smaller films which were made in one schedule, with the entire film completed before she started editing, Parinda was a more complex production shot over a period of three years.

Some of the well-known films edited by Renu include Jaane Bhi Do Yaaron (1983), Kabhi Haan Kabhi Naa (1993), Bandit Queen (1995), Jaya Ganga (1996),

They later worked together on Jaane Bhi Do Yaaron (1983), where Vinod was the production manager and she was the editor.

Even though they later separated, she continued to edit all his films and was his assistant director.

1989

Renu was a four-time winner of National Film Award for Best Editing for Parinda (1989), Dharavi (1993), Sardar (1993) and Godmother (1999) and won Filmfare Award for best editing for Parinda (1989) and 1942: A Love Story (1994).

Renu was born into a Punjabi family.

1990

In the 1990s Renu was involved in both mainstream cinema and the new crop of independent films that appeared following the success of Hyderabad Blues.

1996

Later in life, she became close with director Sudhir Mishra, many of whose films she worked on, including Dharavi and Is Raat Ki Subah Nahin (1996).

1997

Pardes (1997), Rockford (1999) and Hey Ram (2000).

2000

She died in Mumbai, on 16 August 2000, after a long bout of stomach cancer.

2003

Nagesh Kukunoor's Bollywood Calling and finally Calcutta Mail released in 2003 was her last edited film.

Her elder sister Radha Saluja was a film actress, who worked in numerous Hindi, Punjabi and other regional films, and younger sister Dr. Kumkum Khadalia is a plastic surgeon.

2005

In a 2005 interview, noted director, Sudhir Mishra, said that the principal character, Geeta in his acclaimed film, Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi (2005), "..is the amalgamation of all the spirited women I've known, my tribute to Renu Saluja.".

2006

In 2006, GraFTII, the Alumnus association of FTII released a book on her titled, 'Invisible - The Art of Renu Saluja'.

Later in 2006, she became the first editor to have Editing Award named after her.

2009

In June 2009, GRAFTII, an Alumni Association of the FTII and E-City ventures, held a tribute festival of her films, including a documentary in which all the directors Saluja worked with shared their memories of her.