The film was well received by critics . The '' Encyclopaedia of Indian Cinema '' notes , " The film intercuts his actual experiences with his dreams and fantasies ... The two realities are separated and merged mainly via Contractor 's masterful camerawork . " The film won 1989 the best feature film in Gujarati award at the 37th National Film Awards " for its searing exploration of the neuroses and the claustrophobic embrace of an ingrown familial culture " . At the 1990 Mannheim International Film Festival , Pervez Merwanji received the '' Prize for the Promotion of Intercultural Dialogue ''
37th National Film Awards
37th National Film Awards
Percy (1989 film)