This timefor his film, The Last Lear, which won the National Award for 2007 for bestfeature film in English. Shefali Shah also won the best actress award for herperformance in the film.
Speaking about the award, Arindam says,���It is the recognition of our commitment to good cinema, and it sure feelsgreat ��� since Shefali also got an award for The Last Lear! I would haveperhaps felt better if Mr Bachchan had also got one for his amazingperformance.���
However, after the critically acclaimed Mithyaand The Last Lear, this year, Planman has a series of comedies lined up forrelease. First up is Habib Faizal���s Do Duni Chaar, which stars RishiKapoor and will see Neetu Kapoor making her comeback. Next up is SaurabhShukla���s I���m 24 with Ranvir Shorey and Rajat Kapoor and finally,Rituparno Ghosh���s Sunglass with Konkona Sen Sharma. ���Yes, after theawards, this will be the year of the laugh riots,��� says Arindam, who willsoon be starting work on his next directorial venture, which will be based on ahistorical event.