12. BAFTA winning filmmaker and is known for his visually striking films exploring characters living in timeless, extreme and unforgiving landscapes. His films have been awarded and distributed internationally and shown how versatile and expressive British cinema can be. He studied filmmaking at the Royal College of Art where he first gained recognition with his short The Sheep Thief (1997) shot in Rajasthan, India the film won many awards including Second Prize in the Cinefoundation section of the 1998 Cannes International Film Festival, Grand Prix at the 1997 European Short Film Festival in Brest & Best Director at the Poitiers Film Festival 1997.
13. He later went on to direct The Warrior which won the BAFTA for Outstanding British Film in 2001.
14. (7*) Always a friend of hero, never a hero himself, he acted in the critically acclaimed Ardh Satya and also directed a movie titled Hum Dono , which also did brisk business.