Oscars 2022: Who is Namit Malhotra? The Indian CEO of DNEG that won an Academy Award for Dune 

Namit Malhotra, an Indian graphics and visual effects (VFX) engineer, is in the limelight after the epic science fiction film Dune won the 2022 Oscar in the "visual effects" category on Monday.

Also read/watch | FedEx appoints Indian American Raj Subramaniam as new CEO

DNEG, known for its stellar visual effects and work in movies and shows such as Dune, Tenet, Avengers Endgame and Infinity War, Stranger Things Season 4, Venom, Shadow and Bone, Wonder Woman 1984 and Brahmastra, has bagged its seventh Academy Award. The latest win goes for the company’s work in Timothee Chalamet and Zendaya-starrer Dune.

Behind the award-winning work of DNEG, is parent company Prime Focus Limited. Founded by Namit Malhotra, Prime Focus is one of the world’s largest independent integrated media services companies, with over 8,000 professionals across 16 cities.

Malhotra works as the CEO of DNEG (Double Negative), which even led the VFX of the most recent James Bond movie, No Time to Die.

He is the son of Bollywood film producer Naresh Malhotra and grandson of cinematographer MN Malhotra

The company is listed on BSE and NSE and was recognised on the ‘Fortune India 500’ list.