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Awards
War and Peace (2001,
165 min., Color)
On the nuclear machinations of India, Pakistan and the USA where "patriotism" is
a recipe for disaster, and on the heroic efforts of peace activists to stem
the rot.
- Grand Prize,
Earth Vision Global Environment Festival, Tokyo, 2002
- International Critics' Award (FIPRESCI),
Sydney Film Festival, 2002
- Best Film/Video, Mumbai
International Film Festival, 2002
- International Jury Prize,
Mumbai International Film Festival, 2002
- Gold Award, Indian Documentary
Producers' Association, 2002
- Best Documentary, International
Video Festival, Kerala, 2003
- Best Documentary, Karachi
International Film Festival, 2003
- Silver Dhow, Zanzibar
International Film Festival, 2003
- Best Non-Fiction, National
Film Awards, India, 2004
A Narmada
Diary (1995, 50 min., Color)
Film co-directed with Simantini Dhuru on the Narmada Bachao Andolan's (Save
Narmada Movement), battle against the giant Sardar Sarovar Dam that will
displace 200,000 people in Gujarat, Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh.
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Filmfare Award,
Best Documentary, India, 1996
- Grand Prize,
Earth-Vision Film Festival, Tokyo, 1996
Father
Son and Holy War (1995, 120 min., Color)
On the patriarchal roots of violence in India and the relationship between
male insecurity and religious conflict.
- National Award, Best Investigative
Documentary, India,1995
- National Award, Best Social Documentary,
India, 1995
- Special Jury Prize, Yamagata International
Film Festival, Japan,1995
- First Prize,
Jerusalem International Film Festival, Israel,1995
- Special Jury Prize, Vancouver International
Film Festival, 1995
- International Jury Prize, Bombay
International Film Festival, 1996
In the
Name of God (1992, 92 min., Color)
On the rise of Hindu fundamentalism as reflected in the temple/mosque conflict
in Ayodhya which led to nation wide carnage.
- Filmfare Award, Best
Documentary, India, 1992
- National Award, Best
Investigative Doc. India, 1992
- Ecumenical Prize, Nyon,
Switzerland, 1993
- Documentary Prize,
Freibourg, Switzerland, 1993
- Citizen's Prize,
Yamagata, Japan, 1993
In
Memory of Friends (1990, 60 min., Color)
On the efforts of a group of Sikhs and Hindus to rebuild communal harmony in
strife-hit Punjab.
- Silver Conch,
Bombay Documentary Festival, 1990
- Special Jury Prize,
Mannheim, Germany, 1990
- National Award, Best
Investigative Doc. India, 1990
Bombay
our City (1985, 82 min., Color)
On the daily battle for survival of Bombay's slum dwellers.
- National Award,
Best Non-fiction, India, 1986
- Filmfare Award, Best
Documentary, India, 1986
- Special Jury Prize,
Cinema du Reel, France, 1986
A Time to Rise (1981,
40 min., Color)
On the efforts of Indian immigrant farm workers in Canada to form a union.
- Silver Dove, Leipzig, Germany, 1981
- Tyne Award,
Tyneside, U.K. 1982
Prisoners of Conscience (1978,
45 min., B&W)
On political prisoners in India before, during and after the State of Emergency
in 1975-77.
- Tyne Award,
Tyneside Festival, U.K. 1982
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