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• Chose film making over a lucrative career in chemical engineering.
• His films Hyderabad Blues (1998), 3 Deewarein (2003) and Dor (2006) were screened at IAAC (now known as NYIFF) Film Festival.
• Won the National Film Award for Best Film on Other Social Issues for Iqbal (2005).
• Won the Mercedes Benz Audience Award for Best Narrative at the Palm Springs International Film Festival for the film Lakshmi (2014). 
• Was awarded the Grand Prix by the Generation Kplus International Jury for the best feature-length film at 65th Berlin International Film Festival for Dhanak (2015).
• Partnered with his long-time collaborator Elahe Hiptoolato to start the distribution company Nue Cinema Inc.