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The 97th Academy Awards was a historic night for this man, as his visual effects company bagged its eight Oscar under Best Visual Effects category. We are talking about Namit Malhotra, who has received this prestigious honour for his groundbreaking work on Denis Villeneuve’s directorial Dune: Part Two.
The Oscar marked his company DNEG’s eight victory, with previous wins for Dune: Part One, Tenet, First Man, Blade Runner 2049, Ex Machina, Interstellar, Inception. Namit expressed his gratitude for his victory, and thanked thousands of artists, technicians and support staff for contributing to the film’s tremendous success.
He said, “For our team to be honoured with this year’s Oscar® for Visual Effects for Dune: Part Two is an incredible achievement and another milestone in our journey. This recognition by the Academy – our eighth VFX Oscar® since 2011 – is another endorsement of the creative and technical leadership of our teams here at DNEG. My heartfelt thanks to Denis Villeneuve for his vision and leadership, and to Paul Lambert, Greig Fraser and other key members of the filmmaking team. Special thanks also to Mary Parent and the team at Legendary, and to everyone at Warner Bros. for once again giving us the opportunity to be a part of bringing this incredible story to the big screen. And huge congratulations and thanks to the thousands of DNEG artists, technicians and support staff around the world, who all share this honour.”
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Namit is an Indian film and television producer as well as business executive. He is the eldest son of Bollywood producer Naresh Malhotra and the grandson of cinematographer M. N. Malhotra, who worked on India’s first colour films, Jhansi Ki Raani (1953). Additionally, he serves as the CEO of DNEG, the British-Indian company, renowned for its expertise in visual effects, animation and stereo conversion.
Namit has produced Brahmastra: Part One – Shiva and worked as an Executive Producer on projects like Those About To Die, Rally Road Racers, Horizon Line, The Hurricane Heist, and The Sickhouse. Namit, is also currently producing Ranbir Kapoor and Sai Pallavi’s highly-anticipated mythological drama Ramayana. According to Bollywood Hungama, it’s one of the most expensive films in Indian cinema, mounted on a hefty budget of Rs 835 crore. The film is expected to be released in two parts, one during Diwali in 2026 and another in 2027.
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