Bimal Roy is widely regarded as the father of Indian film editing for his innovative and pioneering work in the field.

Guru Dutt's Pyaasa (1957) is credited with introducing parallel editing to Indian cinema, a technique that allows for the simultaneous cutting between two or more scenes.

Subodh Mitra is known for his editing work in Satyajit Ray's Apu Trilogy, which includes Pather Panchali (1955), Aparajito (1956), and Apur Sansar (1959).

Sreekar Prasad is known for his editing work in the films of Mani Ratnam, including Roja (1992), Bombay (1995), Dil Se.. (1998), and Raavan (2010).

B. Lenin is known for his editing work in the films of Sanjay Leela Bhansali, including Khamoshi: The Musical (1996), Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam (1999), Devdas (2002), and Black (2005).

Aarti Bajaj is known for her editing work in the films of Anurag Kashyap, including Black Friday (2004), No Smoking (2007), Dev.D (2009), and Gangs of Wasseypur (2012).

Pooja Ladha Surti is known for her editing work in the films of Zoya Akhtar, including Luck by Chance (2009), Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara (2011), Dil Dhadakne Do (2015), and Gully Boy (2019).

Charu Shree Roy is known for her editing work in the films of Rajkumar Hirani, including Munna Bhai M.B.B.S. (2003), Lage Raho Munna Bhai (2006), 3 Idiots (2009), and PK (2014).

Hemanti Sarkar is known for her editing work in the films of Imtiaz Ali, including Jab We Met (2007), Love Aaj Kal (2009), Rockstar (2011), and Tamasha (2015).

Aarif Sheikh is known for his editing work in the films of Vishal Bhardwaj, including Maqbool (2003), Omkara (2006), Kaminey (2009), and Haider (2014).

Shweta Venkat Mathew is known for her editing work in the films of Anurag Basu, including Barfi! (2012), Jagga Jasoos (2017), and Ludo (2020).

Pooja Ladha Surti is known for her editing work in the films of Sriram Raghavan, including Ek Hasina Thi (2004), Johnny Gaddaar (2007), Badlapur (2015), and Andhadhun (2018).

Shweta Venkat Mathew is known for her editing work in the films of Neeraj Pandey, including A Wednesday (2008), Special 26 (2013), Baby (2015), and Aiyaary (2018).

Aarif Sheikh is known for his editing work in the films of Vikramaditya Motwane, including Udaan (2010), Lootera (2013), and Bhavesh Joshi Superhero (2018).

Hemanti Sarkar is known for her editing work in the films of Abhishek Chaubey, including Ishqiya (2010), Dedh Ishqiya (2014), and Sonchiriya (2019).