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89Best Audiography (Sound Design) / loksZÙke /oU;kadu ¼lkmaM fMt+kbu½Rajat Kamal and cash prize of ` 50,000/-Amrit Pritam DuttaFilmographyEndhiran The Robot (2010)Dreaming Lhasa (2007)Kal Ho Na Ho (2005)Matrubhumi (2003)Maqbool (2004)Ek Hasina Thi (2004)Aab Tak Chappan (2004)PROFILEA physics graduate from Jorhat, Assam, Amrit Pritam Dutta came toMumbai in 2002 after completion of his Sound Engineering course.After struggling for a year he started as a sound editor where hehoned his editing skills and worked for over 40 films in a span of5 and a half years. He won much acclaim for his works in Ghajini,Blue, Kerala Varma Pazhassi Raja, Endhiran The Robot, Blackand Omkara. Currently, he is working as Chief Sound Editor andSound Designer in a private sound studio.Resul PookuttyFilmographyGhajini (2008)Slumdog Millionaire (2008)Dus Kahaniyaan (2007)Saawariya (2007)Gandhi, My Father (2007)Black (2005), Amu (2005)PROFILEResul Pookutty’s first film as a sound designer was PrivateDetective: Two Plus Two Plus One (1997). Since then, Pookuttyhas went on to design for critically and commercially acclaimedfilms like Black (2005), Gandhi, My Father (2007), Ghajini (2008)and Slumdog Millionaire (2008) for which he also won theAcademy Award for Best Sound Mixing. The Government of Indiahonoured him with the Padma Shri in 2010.