▁direct ing ▁at ▁the ▁Film ▁and ▁Television ▁Institute ▁of ▁India ▁in ▁P une . ▁He ▁completed ▁the ▁di pl oma ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 1 ▁and ▁worked ▁as ▁a ▁lect urer ▁at ▁the ▁Institute ▁from ▁ 1 9 7 2 . ▁ ▁Career ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 4 ▁he ▁founded ▁C ine x st asy , ▁a ▁film ▁society ▁at ▁Bh ub anes war , ▁Od ish a , ▁screen ing ▁class ics ▁of ▁world ▁cinema ▁accompanied ▁by ▁analysis . ▁He ▁ran ▁the ▁society ▁until ▁ 1 9 8 3 . ▁He ▁edited ▁the ▁film ▁section ▁of ▁arts ▁journal ▁M ana ▁Ph as al , ▁continued ▁to ▁lecture ▁at ▁F T II , ▁wrote ▁for ▁national ▁journ als , ▁made ▁document ary ▁films ▁and ▁taught ▁a ▁film ▁appreci ation ▁course ▁at ▁U tk al ▁University . ▁ ▁He ▁married ▁Sab ita ▁Moh ant y ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 8 , ▁who , ▁although ▁the ▁marriage ▁was ▁arranged , ▁had ▁attended ▁the ▁film ▁appreci ation ▁course ▁and ▁C ine x st asy . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 4 ▁N ir ad ▁made ▁May a ▁Mir iga , ▁his ▁first ▁feature ▁film , ▁produced ▁on ▁a ▁sho est ring ▁budget . ▁It ▁was ▁shot ▁in ▁P uri , ▁a ▁beach - side ▁town ▁in ▁Od ish a . ▁The ▁film ▁de alt ▁with ▁family ▁issues , ▁asp ir ations ▁and ▁break - up . ▁It ▁placed ▁second ▁in ▁that ▁year ' s ▁Indian ▁Pan or ama ▁awards ▁for ▁Best ▁National