A favourite of Yash Raj Films, Namrata Rao is considered one of the leading film editors in the industry today. She bagged the National Award for Best Editor for Kahaani (2012). Namrata started her career with Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye! (2008), Ishqiya (2010), Band Baaja Baaraat (2010) and Love Sex aur Dhokha (2010). She also worked on this year’s Detective Byomkesh Bakshy and Dum Laga Ke Haisha. We caught up with her at the Yash Raj Studios in Andheri, where she is busy working on the Shah Rukh Khan- starrer, Fan. Excerpts from a conversation: