Shyam Benegal
Shyam Benegal
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Shyam Benegal

Director 1934-12-14 Alwal, Hyderabad, British India (now Andhra Pradesh, India)

Shyam Benegal (December 14, 1934–December 23, 2024) was a prolific Indian director and screenwriter. With his first four feature films Ankur (1973), Nishant (1975), Manthan (1976), and Bhumika (1977) he created a new genre, which has now come to be called the "middle cinema" in India although he himself has expressed dislike in the term preferring his work to be called New or Alternate cinema. He was awarded the Padma Shri in 1976 and the Padma Bhushan in 1991. On 8 August 2007, he was awarded the highest award in...

Known for

FILMOGRAPHY
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Celluloid Man

Celluloid Man

2012 · Self

Satyajit Ray

Satyajit Ray

1985 · Self

In Search of Guru Dutt

In Search of Guru Dutt

1989 · Self - Director, Cousin of Guru Dutt

Benegal's New Cinema

Benegal's New Cinema

2014 · Movie

Pride of India: Shama Zaidi

Pride of India: Shama Zaidi

2011 · Movie

Light, Shadow, and Me

Light, Shadow, and Me

2012 · Self

Smita

Smita

2001 · Movie

The Last Adieu

The Last Adieu

2014 · Himself

The Master: Shyam Benegal

2022 · Himself

Jeena Isi Ka Naam Hai

2002 · Himself