Film & Television Editor
RakeshLal Das
“Shaping stories through rhythm, emotion and precise visual cuts.”
The editor behindthe emotion.
The editor behindthe emotion.
I am an editor working across film and television. My credits include Faltu (2022), Flight Attendant (2024) and Nazar (2018) — projects that move between grounded drama and heightened storytelling.
My work is guided by a single question in every scene: what does the audience need to feel next? The answer decides where a shot begins, how long it breathes and the exact frame it lets go.
Creative Approach
“A cut is a decision about attention — where the eye goes, what the heart keeps, and the exact frame to let it go.”
Availability
Open to select projects
- 6.9·TV Series·51 episodes·2025
- 6.0·TV Series·230 episodes·2025
- 3.6·TV Series·1126 episodes·2024
- 5.5·TV Series·6 episodes·2024
- 6.7·TV Series·1 episode·2024
- 5.9·TV Series·58 episodes·2023
- 4.3·TV Series·269 episodes·2023
- Short Film·2023
- 5.4·TV Series·28 episodes·2023
- 8.0·TV Series·113 episodes·2021
- 7.8·TV Series·53 episodes·2021
- 4.8·TV Series·409 episodes·2020
Featured Scene
The Flight Attendant (Season 2)
Holding tensionat altitude.
A high-stakes thriller requires tension that breathes. This sequence showcase highlights the rhythmic pacing, rapid-cut transitions, and emotional beats designed to keep the audience suspended in mid-air.
- Project
- Flight Attendant (2024)
- Format
- HBO Max Series
- Role
- Film & TV Editor
- Focus
- Suspense & Rhythm
Gallery Showcase
Production Stills
Frame 01, 02 & 03 · Editorial Bay
The cut betweenemotion and story.
Editing is the last rewrite — the place where footage becomes feeling. It decides pace, tension, clarity and continuity, one frame at a time.
- Pace
- Every cut sets a tempo the audience feels before they notice.
- Tension
- Holding a frame a beat longer turns silence into suspense.
- Emotion
- The right cut lets a look land before a word ever has to.
- Clarity
- Structure keeps the story legible even when the scene is chaos.
- Continuity
- Invisible work: the world never breaks between two frames.
- 2025
Jagadhatri
6.9TV Series·Editor·51 episodesUnraveling mystery frame by frame.
- 2025
Saru
6.0TV Series·Editor·230 episodesDramatic storytelling with emotional resonance.
- 2024
Imlie
3.6TV Series·Editor·1126 episodesA multi-year saga of family, sacrifice, and resilience.
- 2024
Flight Attendant
5.5TV Series·Editor·6 episodesTension held at altitude.
- 2024
Baalveer 4
6.7TV Series·Editor·1 episodeHigh-octane action & magical visual timing.
- 2023
Dear Ishq
5.9TV Series·Editor·58 episodesModern romance and sharp emotional beats.
- 2023
Faltu
4.3TV Series·Editor·269 episodesEveryday lives, precisely paced.
- 2023
I Am Not Down
Short Film·EditorOvercoming odds in raw narrative detail.
- 2023
Baalveer 3
5.4TV Series·Editor·28 episodesHeroic fantasy and dynamic action cuts.
- 2021
Ishk Par Zor Nahin
8.0TV Series·Editor·113 episodesHigh chemistry, intense emotional rhythm.
- 2021
Namak Issk Ka
7.8TV Series·Editor·53 episodesDance, passion, and societal collision.
- 2020
Nazar
4.8TV Series·Editor·409 episodesSuspense cut close.
Capabilities
The craft an editor brings to every project — from first assembly to final continuity.
- 01
Narrative Editing
Assembling footage into a coherent story that holds attention from first frame to last.
- 02
Scene Structuring
Ordering beats within a scene so intention, conflict and release land with clarity.
- 03
Visual Rhythm
Controlling the tempo of cuts so pace becomes an emotion the audience can feel.
- 04
Story Continuity
Keeping action, eyelines and time consistent so the world never breaks.
- 05
Emotional Pacing
Deciding when to linger and when to move — letting moments breathe or cutting them tight.
- 06
Collaborative Post-Production
Working alongside directors, sound and colour to bring the final vision together.