M.S.Sathyu, to many Hindi moviegoers is the man who made Garam Hava.Period. Perhaps no other director is so identified with one single acclaimedfilm as he is. Based on a short story by Ismat Chugtai, Garam Hawadepicts the plight of a Muslim family in Agra during partition, and for manyremains the definitive film on the aftermath of the partition. Released in 1974,the film won the National Award for Best Film on National Integration, an awardinitiated the same year. Sathyu went on to win the Padamshree in 1975 and notmany know that he has since made seven more feature films in Hindi, Urdu andKannada; over fifteen documentaries, and around 25 advertising films.