His earlier film with Aishwarya Rai, Chokher Bali, was critically acclaimed and also won a National Award. He received his first National Award in 1996 for his Bengali film, Unishe April.

The director is currently filming his next venture Antar Mahal, starring Abhishek Bachchan, Soha Ali Khan, Jackie Shroff and Rupa Ganguli.

Raincoat is scheduled for a December release.