National award-winning documentary filmmaker Biju Toppo has done it again.

This time, his 28-minute film, The Hunt, has received the special jury award at the 8th CMS Vataran - Environment & Wildlife Film Festival and Forum-2015 held between October 9 and 13 in New Delhi. He returned from Delhi with a trophy, certificate and a cheque of Rs 45,000 on Thursday.

The award certificate says: "The courage to question establishment and the quality of testimonies in the live filming needs to be applauded."

The Hunt explores the plight of human beings in Naxalite-hit areas of Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh and Odisha under Operation Green Hunt, pointing a finger at the state government that is busy signing MoUs with mining companies in the name of development work, thus affecting lives of tribal population.

Toppo, who has bagged Rajat Kamal Award during the 58th National Film Awards for his Iron Is Hot and Ek Ropa Dhan in 2011, told The Telegraph: "I received the special jury award for depicting problems of common people. This film festival is based on human rights violation of tribals, who are close to nature and are dependent on forests for their livelihood."?

So how he felt after receiving the special jury award given the fact that he has already won many accolades, he replied that this documentary was very close to his heart.

"I have depicted how the word 'development' has become most debated in tribal land due to mineral deposits that are being explored by big industries. But tribals in their areas are denied their basic rights. As a result, Maoists are projecting themselves as the protector of the rights of innocent tribal people."

Asked about any plans to take part in other film festivals, he said: "Yes, I want this film to reach out to a wider section of people. This film will be screened in Human Rights Film Festival, which will be held in Afghanistan."