Apoorva Asrani is a renowned Indian film editor, screenwriter and director who came into limelight for his phenomenal work in writing the famous drama web series, ‘Criminal Justice: Behind Closed Doors’ (2020), editing the superhit gangster film ‘Satya’ (1998) as well as ‘Made in Heaven’ (2019), a web series that took the entire nation by storm.
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Wiki/Biography
Apoorva was born on 21 March 1978 (age 45 years; as in 2023) in Bangalore, Karnataka, India. He went to Baldwin High School and later Jai Hind College for higher education where he pursued Bachelor of Arts in Psychology. Apoorva was very active in theatrical productions. He was also a part of Rotaract and many other clubs in his college. He always had a dream of becoming a filmmaker and storyteller. Apoorva’s family background was not in filmmaking or editing, but his parents loved watching films. Hence Apoorva inherited the passion for films from his parents. He is now settled in Goa. Apoorva has earned an amazing reputation for his skill and craft and continues to rule the filmmaking and editing industry.
Childhood picture of Apoorva Asrani
Physical Appearance
Height (Approx): 5′ 8″
Hair Color: Natural Black
Eye Colour: Brown
Apoorva Asrani in gym
Family
parents and siblings
Apoorva Asrani was born in Bangalore to mixed-race parents, father Late Manohar Asrani and mother Maneka Asrani. His father was a Bombay boy and a complete “film lover”, while his mother was a South Indian girl who was a Bharatanatyam dancer in Bangalore.
Apoorva Asrani with his mother
Apoorva Asrani with his father
Apoorva’s parents met in 1975 during the primary screening of the film ‘Sholay’ at a theater in Bangalore. Hence, the parents’ intense love and interest towards films and the performing arts was carried forward in Apoorva. Apoorva Asrani’s father passed away on 9 January 2023.
relationships/affairs
Apoorva Asrani was in a relationship with her boyfriend Siddhant for a long time, but Apoorva Asrani took to Instagram to announce their separation in 2021. The Covid-19 period had taken a toll on Apoorva as the virus took away some of her friends and their 14-year-long relationship. In a post on Instagram, Asrani said,
“I am informing you with a heavy heart that Siddhant and I have parted ways. I know many in the LGBTQ community look up to us as role models, and this will certainly cause some disappointment, but I must tell you that every day of these 14 years has been important and valuable, and we parted ways amicably.
Apoorva Asrani with her ex-boyfriend Siddhant
Apoorva Asrani is said to be reportedly dating Kadambur Neeraj, a visual artist, researcher and author. Apoorva Asrani often posts pictures of the two on his social media handle.
Apoorva Asrani with alleged boyfriend Kadambur Neeraj
livelihood
film
Apoorva Asrani started his career in 1995 when he was invited to participate in the famous music countdown show, BPL Oye! Got an internship as an assistant at Later at the age of 19, he became the film editor for Ram Gopal Varma’s film ‘Satya’ (1998). The film was declared a box-office hit and was loved worldwide.
Apoorva Asrani’s debut film ‘Satya’
Apoorva Asrani also edited Anupam Kher’s directorial debut Om Jai Jagdish (2002).
Anupam Kher and Amitabh Bachchan promoting ‘Om Jai Jagdish’
Apoorva Asrani made his debut as a screenwriter as he penned the screenplay for the human rights biopic ‘Aligarh’ (2015). The project was about appealing to the LGBTQ community and was said to be thought-provoking. It received a lot of recognition and praise for its dialogues and screenplay.
Apoorva Asrani’s first film as a screenwriter was ‘Aligarh’
Apoorva Asrani was also the brain behind the script and dialogues of ‘Simran’ (2017), which starred Kangana Ranaut in the lead. Even though the film didn’t do too well and was criticized for its writing, Apoorva didn’t let it hinder his future projects.
Apoorva Asrani’s ‘Simran’ stars Kangana Ranaut in the lead role
web series
The project that got the most recognition for Apoorva Asrani was the famous web series ‘Made in Heaven’ (2019) directed by Zoya Akhtar and Reema Kagti. Apoorva Asrani was behind the editing of the first four episodes of the nine-season series. A large number of critics and internet reviews have praised the series, and the show has earned excellent reviews.
Apoorva Asrani’s hit web series ‘Made in Heaven’
Another amazing work of Apoorva Asrani was his web series, ‘Criminal Justice: Behind Closed Doors’ (2020) where he single-handedly wrote the entire project and made it one of the superhit releases of the web series industry. It was directed by Rohan Sippy and Arjun Mukherjee. The series was praised for its intricate details and amazing plot and was a huge success.
Apoorva Asrani’s web series Criminal Justice gets success rating
Awards, Honors, Achievements
- Apoorva Asrani won the prestigious Filmfare Award for Best Editing along with Bhanodaya in the year 1999 for the film ‘Satya’.
- Apoorva Asrani received the ‘Best Editing Award’ at the ’48th National Film Awards’ for the bilingual comedy film ‘Snipe’ (2000).
- In the year 2013, Apoorva Asrani and director Hansal Mehta won the Life OK Screen Award for Best Screenplay for the film ‘Shahid’.
- Apoorva Asrani was nominated for ‘Best Editing’ and ‘Best Original Screenplay’ for the biographical drama film ‘Aligarh’ at the RapidLion Awards of the South African International Film Festival in the year 2017.
- Apoorva Asrani was also nominated in the category of ‘Best Editing’ for ‘Made in Heaven’ at the Critics’ Choice Awards in 2019.
- Apoorva Asrani was nominated for a Filmfare Award (2021) and a Critics’ Choice Award (2022) in the category ‘Best Editing’.
facts/common sense
- Apoorva Asrani used to cut promos for feature films like Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Khamoshi (1996).
- Apoorva Asrani calls himself ‘Bathroom Singer’.
- Apoorva Asrani loves animals and often posts his pet cat and dog on his Instagram.
- Apoorva Asrani revealed his homosexuality to his parents at the age of 20, which made his father very disappointed and he did not speak to Apoorva for 2 years. It was also very difficult for him to handle his mother’s reactions.
- Apoorva Asrani is often vocal about his disagreement with the ‘favouritism’ in the Bollywood industry.
- Apoorva Asrani is also a fitness freak who likes to go to the gym, meditate and swim.
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