An ace cinematographer and filmmaker Santosh Sivan’s directorial debut in English language Before The Rains has won at the 41st Annual World Fest 2008 Grand REMI Awards. The film has been made under the banner of Excalibur Pictures, which stars Rahul Bose, Leopold Benedict, Linus Roach, Nandita Das and Jennifer Ehle.

Before The Rains which won in the category of Best Theatrical Feature revolves around a man crushed between his honesty and future ambitions. Set in the colonial period of 1937, it is also about the plantation of tea and spices during the British rule by Indians.

The film was showcased as the opening night world premiere at the World Fest.
Source : IANS