Known For
Directing
Born
Dec 14, 1934
Died
Dec 23, 2024
Place of Birth
Alwal, Hyderabad, British India (now Andhra Pradesh, India)
Credits
39 titles
Shyam Benegal
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 the highest award in Indian cinema for lifetime achievement, the Dadasaheb Phalke Award for the year 2005. He has won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Hindi seven times. Benegal died of kidney disease on 23 December 2024 in Mumbai and is survived by his daughter.
Known For
Filmography
Mujib: The Making of a Nation
Director
The Master: Shyam Benegal
Himself
Benegal's New Cinema
Samvidhaan: The Making of the Constitution of India
Director
The Last Adieu
Himself
Celluloid Man
Self
Light, Shadow, and Me
Self
Pride of India: Shama Zaidi
Well Done Abba
Director
Welcome to Sajjanpur
Director
Bose: The Forgotten Hero
Director
Jeena Isi Ka Naam Hai
Himself
Smita
Zubeidaa
Director
Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar
Script Consultant
Hari-Bhari
Director
Samar
Director
Sardari Begum
Director
The Making of the Mahatma
Director
Mammo
Director
Suraj Ka Satvan Ghoda
Director
Antarnaad
Director
In Search of Guru Dutt
Self - Director, Cousin of Guru Dutt
The Discovery of India
Director
Susman
Producer
Satyajit Ray
Self
Trikal
Director
Nehru
Director
Mandi
Director
Arohan
Director
Kalyug
Director
Junoon
Director
The Sage from the Sea
Screenplay
Bhumika
Screenplay
Manthan
Director
Nishant
Director
Charandas The Thief
Director
Ankur: The Seedling
Director
Indian Youth: An Exploration
Writer