V Shantaram Lifetime Achievement Award
Jai Bhim Comrade
- Grand Prize, Film South Asia, Kathmandu, Nepal, 2011
- Best Film, Mumbai International Film Festival, 2012
- Best Documentary, Hong Kong International Film Festival, 2012
- Special Jury Prize, National Film Awards, India, 2012
- Bartok Prize, Jean Rouch International Film Festival, 2012
- Golden Camel, Jaipur International Film Festival, 2013
War and Peace
- 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
- Filmfare Award, Best Documentary, India, 1996
- Grand Prize, Earth-Vision Film Festival, Tokyo, 1996
Father, Son and Holy War
- 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
- Audience Award, Sheffield International Film Festival, 2010
In the Name of God
- 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
- Silver Conch, Bombay Documentary Festival, 1990
- Special Jury Prize, Mannheim, Germany, 1990
- National Award, Best Investigative Doc. India, 1990
Bombay our City
. National Award, Best Non-fiction, India, 1986
. Filmfare Award, Best Documentary, India, 1986
. Special Jury Prize, Cinema du Reel, France, 1986
- Silver Dove, Leipzig, Germany, 1981
- The Tyne Award, Tyneside, U.K. 1982
Prisoners of Conscience
- The Tyne Award, Tyneside Festival, U.K., 1982