Winner of the Best One Shot Movie of 2012 for his short film 'Faux Depart', awarded by the One Shot Movie Competition held in London, England in 2012.
Shekhar Bassi was one of five winners of the Bombay Sapphire Imagination Series Film Competition. The winners were chosen from amongst 700 film-makers worldwide. The Competition was partnered with Tribeca Film Festival and Oscar winning writer Geoffrey Fletcher.
Nominated for the Satyajit Ray Foundation Short Film Award 2013 for his short film 'Faux Depart'.