His zeal for life is unmatchable. He was in his teens when he decided that he wants to be a director. Biographies and films great filmmakers such as Martin Scorsese, James Cameron, Steven Spielberg, Yash Chopra, Hrishikesh Mukherjee inspired him to take a step further towards his goals. He then enrolled himself in Whistling Woods International. As they say, ” God helps those who help themselves”; films that Manav made as a student there in college ‘Dor..’ And ‘Phir Ek Baar..’ were appreciated and won many awards in film festivals including an award received at the prestigious Dada Saheb Phalke Film Festival.