Ajay Sharma was an Indian film editor and director, known for editing Bollywood films such as Jagga Jasoos (2017), Karwan (2018), Ludo (2020) and Rashmi Rocket (2021). He passed away on May 5, 2021 due to complications from COVID-19.
Wiki/Biography
Ajay Sharma was born on November 1 (he was nearly 30 when he died) in Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh. He grew up in Nilgiri Park Colony in Rajnandgaon. After graduating from college, he went to Mumbai, where he became a successful film editor.
Ajay Sharma is editing the film
family
He was born in a middle-class family in Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh.
Wife and children
He is married to video producer Prachi Sharma.
Ajay Sharma and his wife Prachi
They got married on January 22, 2019.
Ajay Sharma’s wedding photos
He left behind a four-year-old son.
Profession
Movie
Assistant Editor
Ajay Sharma started his career as an assistant editor and worked on films like Wo Lamhe (2006), Metro Life (2007) and Once Upon a Time in Mumbai (2010).
Deputy Editor
As an associate editor, Ajay Sharma has worked on many hit Bollywood films such as I Hate Luv Storys (2010), The Dirty Picture (2011), Agneepath (2012), Barfi! (2012), Kapoor! (2013), Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani (2013), Gori Tere Pyaar Mein (2013) and Hawaa Hawaai (2014).
edit
His first film as an editor was Jashnn: The Music Within (2009). He later edited several hit films including Tum Mile (2009), Crook (2010), Pyaar Ka Punchnama 2 (2015), Jagga Jasoos (2017), High Jack (2018), Karwaan (2018), 22 Yards (2018), Ludo (2020), Indoo Ki Jawani (2020) and Rashmi Rocket (2021).
TV and web series
Ajay Sharma edited all seven episodes of the Amazon Prime web series Rasbhari starring Swara Bhaskar; the show premiered on Amazon Prime on June 25, 2020. In the same year, he edited the Amazon Prime series Bandish Bandits. In an interview, while talking about Bandish Bandits, actor and director Anand Tiwari, who directed Bandish Bandits, said,
We shot the 10-episode series over several months in a small dark room, shot by shot, scene by scene. I thought that was the beginning of our journey, not the end.”
director
Ajay Sharma made his directorial debut with the short film Jolly 1995, which premiered on Disney+ Hotstar on October 19, 2020.
Awards
On August 10, 2018, he won the “Best Editing Award” at the New York International Film Festival.
News report about Ajay Sharma winning the Best Editor Award at the New York International Film Festival
die
Ajay Sharma died on May 5, 2021, at the Rajiv Gandhi Super Speciality Hospital in New Delhi. He had been undergoing treatment for several days after being diagnosed with COVID-19. Many celebrities from the film industry took to social media to share condolences over the death of Ajay Sharma. Actor Shriya Pilgaonkar said she was “shocked” by Sharma’s death, writing,
Devastated is not enough to describe what has happened. We lost Ajay Sharma today. He was not only a very good editor, but an absolute talent. None of this has made any sense.”
Actor-director Anand Tiwari, who worked with Ajay Sharma on Bandish Bandits, penned a heart-warming post on Instagram. He wrote:
Today I lost one of the most artistically gifted partners I’ve ever had in my life. We did so much together, and I still have so much to learn from him.”
RSVP Movies also expressed condolences on the untimely demise of Ajay Sharma on its official Twitter handle.
Thank you for bringing us the best visual and emotional storytelling experiences through your work. #AjaySharmawe will miss your presence deeply. Rest in peace. #kavan #RashmiRocket pic.twitter.com/8XdExesdi5
— RSVP Movies (@RSVPMovies) May 5, 2021
Facts/Trivia
- Apart from films and TV series, he also edited the hit documentary Sachin: A Billion Dreams (2017), which was based on legendary Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar.
- His last release as an editor was Rashmi Rocket (2021), a sports drama starring Taapsee Pannu.
- At the time of his death, he was working as an editor for two upcoming Punjabi films, Tu Hovein Main Hovan starring Jimmy Sheirgill and PR starring Harbhajan Mann.
- Ironically, on August 31, 2020, he posted a meme on Instagram about COVID-19.
Ajay Sharma posts on Instagram about the coronavirus pandemic
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