At the DGA Awards in 2016 a honours category was introduced for 'First-Time Director', and this year at the annual ceremony held this past weekend was successfully bagged by Garth Davis his directorial expertise in Lion`.

Davis is the second person to win this award after Alex Garland for the sci-fi Ex Machina` at DGA. Though, Davis is not yet running for Best Director at this year`s Oscars, the film has already received six nominations including Best Picture at the biggest film award ceremony in the world.

The grand premiere in India was a success where Garth was present to introduce the film ahead of its India release in Mumbai and was attended by renowned Bollywood actors, supporting the film. Garth claims to be confident about his film 'Lion' and hopes people embrace it all around the world as it links to a true overwhelming incident.