[3] He won the Best Director award for Nakkash at the India International Film Festival of Boston (IIFFB) 2019.

[4] Imam spent nearly ten years as a media professional and worked for Hindi newspapers such Amar Ujala and the news channels Aaj Tak.

He then started writing dialogues, stories and screenplays, and was a researcher on Indian TV dramas.

The release in March 2015 was well-received and won awards and nominations in various international film festivals.

[8] Imam'ss third film, Nakkash, was made in 2019, completing the trilogy of stories set around the holy city of Varanasi, India.