/> Prakash has just won the Greek Kostas Kyriazis award for contribution to human values.

He's the first filmmaker from wny part of the world to win this award.

Says Prakash, "That may be because my cinema has always been a mirror of social values. I was asked to bring along one of my works to receive the award.

I was thinking of taking along one of my earlier films. But the director of the Los Angeles film festival who's Greek, suggested Apaharan. Why Apaharan? I wondered.

But to my surprise I found the Greek audience warming up to and connecting with the political scenario in Bihar even without Greek subtitles.

The Q & A session lasted for nearly two hours. The Greeks could identify with bullies infiltrating into politics."

Prakash aims for the same kind of universality in his next film Rajneeti. "I want to use Ranbir's character to show the close connection between Hindu mythology, Indian politics and power-play in every country anf culture."