[4][5][6] He directed, Daasi "(Bonded Woman)" and Matti Manushulu "(Mud People)" which won the Diploma of Merit awards at the 16th and 17th Moscow International Film Festivals in 1989 and 1991 respectively.

[22] In 1984, he directed Rangula Kala, ("Colourful Dream") which had special mention at International Film Festival of India and panorama section.

Akruti received the National Film Award – Special Jury Award (non-feature film) "For experimentation with forms of boulders of various shapes and textures, brilliantly visualized by Apurba Kishore Bir with the evocative music of Pandit Hari Prasad Chaurasia."

[14][15] In 2015, he received the Life Time Achievement Award from Potti Sreeramulu Telugu University.

[25] In 2016, he received Standing Ovation Award for lifetime achievement at the All Lights India International Film Festival.