Who is Namit Malhotra, who won the Oscars for Best Visual Effects for ‘Dune’?

This is the seventh time an Indian company has won an Oscar.

Oscar Award

The Oscars are one of the most important awards in the film industry. The festival is held every year in the United States to select the best films from around the world and award them to artists. In that sense this year's Oscars are taking place today in Los Angeles, USA. Awards are presented in a total of 23 categories at the Oscars.

Dune

Dune, a 1965 novel by the American novelist Frank Herbert, was filmed. The film stars Timothée Chalamet, Zendaya, Jason Momoa and Rebecca Ferguson in lead roles. The film has been rumored to dominate the Oscars since its inception, and has amassed a total of 6 Oscars to prove it.

The film won Oscars in 6 categories: Best Sound, Best Original Score, Best Product Design, Best Editing, Best Cinematography and Best Visual Effects.

Namit Malhotra

DNEG is the company that did the visual effects work for the Dune movie. Headquartered in the United Kingdom, the company's CEO is Namit Malhotra from India. He is the son of Bollywood producer Naresh Malhotra and the grandson of cinematographer MN Malhotra.

Formerly known as Double Negative, DNEG was acquired by Namit in 2014. So far, the company has won the Best Visual Effects Award for six films: Inception, Interstellar, X Mishina, Blade Runner 2049, First Men and Tenet. DNEG is currently winning an Oscar for Dune.