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• Worked in a video cassette library in his youth, allowing him to study film-making.
• Worked as an assistant to Ram Gopal Varma on Rangeela (1995), in which he also played a cameo role.
• After more than three years of preparation he finally enjoyed his directorial debut in Trishaki (1999).
• Received the National Film Award for Best Film on Other Social Issues for Chandi Bar (2001) and for the Best Feature Film  for Page 3 (2005).
• Won the National Film Award for Traffic Signal (2007).