abstract:The Golden Leopard is the top prize at the Locarno International Film Festival, an international film festival held annually in Locarno, Switzerland since 1946. Directors in the process of getting an international reputation are allowed to be entered in the competitive selection.
His 2003 film Chokher Bali was awarded the GoldenLeopard at the Locarno Film Festival and his last film, Chitrangada, won a special jury award in the 2012 national film awards.