- Known For
- Directing
- Born
- December 14, 1934
- Place of Birth
- Alwal, Hyderabad, British India (now Andhra Pradesh, India)
- Died
- December 23, 2024
Shyam Benegal
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.
Filmography
movieMujib: The Making of a Nation
2023 · Director
The Master: Shyam Benegal
movieThe Master: Shyam Benegal
2022 · Himself
tvSamvidhaan: The Making of the Constitution of India
2014 · Director
movieThe Last Adieu
2014 · Himself
movieCelluloid Man
2012 · Self
movieLight, Shadow, and Me
2012 · Self
moviePride of India: Shama Zaidi
2011
movieWell Done Abba
2010 · Director
movieWelcome to Sajjanpur
2008 · Director, Story
movieBose: The Forgotten Hero
2005 · Director
Jeena Isi Ka Naam Hai
tvJeena Isi Ka Naam Hai
2002 · Himself
movieSmita
2001
movieZubeidaa
2001 · Director
movieDr. Babasaheb Ambedkar
2000 · Script Consultant
movieHari-Bhari
2000 · Director
Samar
movieSamar
1999 · Director
movieSardari Begum
1996 · Director
movieThe Making of the Mahatma
1996 · Director
movieMammo
1994 · Director
movieSuraj Ka Satvan Ghoda
1992 · Director
Antarnaad
movieAntarnaad
1991 · Director
movieIn Search of Guru Dutt
1989 · Self - Director, Cousin of Guru Dutt
tvThe Discovery of India
1988 · Director, Creator
movieSusman
1987 · Producer, Director
movieSatyajit Ray
1985 · Self, Director
movieTrikal
1985 · Director, Story, Screenplay
movieNehru
1984 · Director, Writer
movieMandi
1983 · Director, Writer
movieArohan
1983 · Director
movieKalyug
1981 · Director, Screenplay, Story
movieJunoon
1978 · Director, Writer
movieThe Sage from the Sea
1978 · Screenplay, Director
movieBhumika
1977 · Screenplay, Director
movieManthan
1976 · Director, Story
movieNishant
1975 · Director
movieCharandas The Thief
1975 · Director, Writer
movieAnkur: The Seedling
1974 · Director, Screenplay
movieIndian Youth: An Exploration
1968 · Director, Writer, Producer
movieBenegal's New Cinema
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