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Shyam Benegal

Shyam Benegal

DirectorActorWriterProducer Dec 14 (died age 90) Alwal, Hyderabad, British India (now Andhra Pradesh, India) 1968–2023 (55 year career)
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Biography

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 …

Known For

Mujib: The Making of a Nation
Film

Mujib: The Making of a Nation

Director
Suraj Ka Satvan Ghoda
Film

Suraj Ka Satvan Ghoda

Director
Bhumika
Film

Bhumika

Director
The Discovery of India
Film

The Discovery of India

Director
Ankur: The Seedling
Film

Ankur: The Seedling

Director
Nishant
Film

Nishant

Director
Manthan
Film

Manthan

Director
Welcome to Sajjanpur
Film

Welcome to Sajjanpur

Director

Filmography