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Office Bearers Since 1953
Since our founding in 1953 amid post-WWII industry shifts, visionary leaders have steered the Association of Film & Video Editors through freelancing booms, union battles, and streaming revolutions. From Shivaji Awdhut’s pioneering drive to today’s OTT innovators, explore the presidents, secretaries, and committees who’ve safeguarded editors’ rights, mentored talent, and shaped Indian cinema – from reels to Netflix series.
| 1955-56 President: Goverdhanbhai Patel Vice President: Vithal Bankar Gen. Secretary: Shivaji Awdhut Treasurer: R.V.Shrikhande | 1956-57 President: Goverdhanbhai Patel Vice President: Vithal Bankar Gen. Secretary: Ramesh D. Deshmukh Treasurer: R.V.Shrikhande | 1957-58 President: Goverdhanbhai Patel Vice President: P.S.Wagle Gen. Secretary: Shivaji Awdhut Treasurer: R.V.Shrikhande |
| 1958-59 President: P. Jairaj Vice President: Kamlakar Karkhanis Gen. Secretary: P. S. Wagle Treasurer: G.G.Mayekar | 1959-60 President: Goverdhanbhai Patel Vice President: Moosa Mansoor Gen. Secretary: I.M.Kunnu Treasurer: G.G.Mayekar | 1960-61 President: Goverdhanbhai Patel Vice President: Dharamveer Sabarwal Gen. Secretary: Baburao Barodkar Treasurer: G.G.Mayekar |
| 1961-62 President: Goverdhanbhai Patel Vice President: G.G.Mayekar Gen. Secretary: I. M. Kunnu Treasurer: V. Prabhakar | 1962-63 President: Dharamveer Sabarwal Vice President: Kamlakar Karkhanis Gen. Secretary: Shivaji Awdhut Treasurer: R.V.Shrikhande | 1963-64 President: Goverdhanbhai Patel Vice President: Kamlakar Karkhanis Gen. Secretary: K. Nanda Treasurer: G.G.Mayekar |
| 1964-65 President: Goverdhanbhai Patel Vice President: Vithal Bankar Gen. Secretary: Shivaji Awdhut Treasurer: G.G.Mayekar | 1965-66 President: Goverdhanbhai Patel Vice President: Sadanand Desai Gen. Secretary: S. Ranvir Treasurer: Moosa Mansoor | 1966-67 President: Goverdhanbhai Patel Vice President: Sadanand Desai Gen. Secretary: S. Ranvir Treasurer: Moosa Mansoor |
| 1967-68 President: R.V.Shrikhande Vice President: Vithal Bankar Gen. Secretary: S. Ranvir Treasurer: Moosa Mansoor | 1968-69 President: R.V.Shrikhande Vice President: Vithal Bankar Gen. Secretary: Moosa Mansoor Treasurer: T.R Mangeshkar | 1969-70 President: R.V.Shrikhande Vice President: Vithal Bankar Gen. Secretary: Moosa Mansoor Treasurer: T.R Mangeshkar |
| 1971-72 President: Hrishikesh Mukherji Vice President: R.V.Shrikhande Gen. Secretary: B.S. Glaad Treasurer: K. Nanda | 1972-73 President: Hrishikesh Mukherji Vice President: R.V.Shrikhande Gen. Secretary: P.S.Wagle Treasurer: K. Nanda | 1973-74 President: Hrishikesh Mukherji Vice President: R.V.Shrikhande Gen. Secretary: P.S.Wagle Treasurer: Moosa Mansoor |
| 1974-75 President: R.V.Shrikhande Vice President: Sadanand Desai Gen. Secretary: P.S.Wagle Treasurer: Moosa Mansoor | 1975-76 President: Sadanand Desai Vice President: K. Nanda Gen. Secretary: Moosa Mansoor Treasurer: Bal Korde | 1976-77 President: Sadanand Desai Vice President: K. Nanda Gen. Secretary: Moosa Mansoor Treasurer: P.S.Wagle |
| 1977-78 President: Sadanand Desai Vice President: K. Nanda Gen. Secretary: Moosa Mansoor Treasurer: P.S.Wagle | 1978-79 President: Hrishikesh Mukherji Vice President: Sadanand Desai Gen. Secretary: Bimal Roy Treasurer: T.R.Mangeshkar | 1979-80 President: Hrishikesh Mukherji Vice President: Sadanand Desai Gen. Secretary: Bimal Roy Treasurer: T.R.Mangeshkar |
| 1980-81 President: Hrishikesh Mukherji Vice President: K. Nanda Gen. Secretary: Bimal Roy Treasurer: R.M.Tipnis | 1981-82 President: Hrishikesh Mukherji Vice President: K. Nanda Gen. Secretary: Bimal Roy Treasurer: Mohan Rathod | 1982-83 President: Sadanand Desai Vice President: K. Nanda Gen. Secretary: Bimal Roy Treasurer: Mohan Rathod |
| 1983-84 President: R.V.Shrikhande Vice President: K. Nanda Gen. Secretary: Bimal Roy Treasurer: Mohan Rathod | 1984-85 President: R.V.Shrikhande Vice President: K. Nanda Gen. Secretary: Bimal Roy Treasurer: Mohan Rathod | 1985-86 President: R.V.Shrikhande Vice President: Ramrao Ghatge Gen. Secretary: Bimal Roy Treasurer: Mohan Rathod |
| 1986-87 President: Goverdhanbhai Patel Vice President: Ramrao Ghatge Gen. Secretary: Bimal Roy Treasurer: Mohan Rathod | 1987-88 President: T.R.Mangeshkar Vice President: Ramesh Ahluwalia Gen. Secretary: Bimal Roy Treasurer: Mohan Rathod | 1988-89 President: T.R.Mangeshkar Vice President: Ramrao Ghatge Gen. Secretary: Bimal Roy Treasurer: Mohan Rathod |
| 1989-91 President: Ramesh Ahluwalia Vice President: Ramrao Ghatge Gen. Secretary: Bimal Roy Treasurer: Mohan Rathod | 1991-93 President: Ramesh Ahluwalia Vice President: T.R.Mangeshkar Gen. Secretary: Bimal Roy Treasurer: Mohan Rathod | 1993-95 President: Subhash Gupta Vice President: Ramrao Ghatge Gen. Secretary: Bimal Roy Treasurer: Sudhakar Naik |
| 1995-97 President: Subhash Gupta Vice President: Ramrao Ghatge Gen. Secretary: Sanjeeva Sood Treasurer: Sudhakar Naik | 1997-99 President: T.R.Mangeshkar Vice President: Ramesh Ahluwalia Gen. Secretary: Ramrao Ghatge Treasurer: Ashok Patwardhan | 1999-2001 President: T.R.Mangeshkar Vice President: Ramesh Ahluwalia Gen. Secretary: Subhash Gupta Treasurer: Satprakash Suri |
| 2001-2003 President: Ranjan Mhasurnekar Vice President: Sanjay Verma Gen. Secretary: Ajay Bhave Treasurer: Mukund Mengle | 2003-2005 President: Ramesh Ahluwalia Vice President: Sudhakar Naik Gen. Secretary: Ranjan Mhasurnekar Treasurer: Ashok Patwardhan | 2005-2007 President: Ramesh Ahluwalia Vice President: Sudhakar Naik Gen. Secretary: Ranjan Mhasurnekar / Laxman Bawdane Treasurer: Ashok Patwardhan |
| 2007-2009 President: Ranjan Mhasurnekar Vice President: Bibhuti Bhushan / Sanjay Verma Gen. Secretary: Rakesh Kakariya / D.W.Dandekar Treasurer: Rohita Shetty / Rajeev Singh | 2009-2011 President: Ranjan Mhasurnekar Vice President: Sanjay Verma Gen. Secretary: Ajay Bhave Treasurer: Mukund Mengle | 2011-2013 President: Ranjan Mhasurnekar Vice President: Sanjay Verma Gen. Secretary: Rajan Navghare / Shakespear Chalisrry Treasurer: Ashok Deshmukh |
| 2014 President: Anil B. Gandhi Vice President: Faizal Mahadik Gen. Secretary: Vaibhav M.Desai Treasurer: Meghashyam Worlikar | 2014-2016 President: Raj Surve Vice President: Bibhuti Bhushan Gen. Secretary: Vaibhav M.Desai Treasurer: Feroz Khan | 2017-2025 President: Yash Surve Vice President: Bibhuti Bhushan Gen. Secretary: Ram K. Prasad Treasurer: Feroz Khan / Mukund Mengle |
| 2026-2029 President: Bibhuti Bhushan Vice President: Prashant Panda Gen. Secretary: Vinod Pathak Treasurer: Yash Surve |