Shyam Benegal
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- December 14, 1934
- Died
- December 23, 2024 (aged 90)
- Birthplace
- Alwal, Hyderabad, British India (now Andhra Pradesh, India)
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
Movie · Director
Samvidhaan: The Making of the Constitution of India
TV · Director · 10 eps
Well Done Abba
Movie · Director
Welcome To Sajjanpur
Movie · Director
Bose: The Forgotten Hero
Movie · Director
Zubeidaa
Movie · Director
Hari-Bhari
Movie · Director
Samar
Movie · Director
Sardari Begum
Movie · Director
The Making of the Mahatma
Movie · Director
Mammo
Movie · Director
Suraj Ka Satvan Ghoda
Movie · Director
Inner voice
Movie · Director
The Discovery of India
TV · Director · 53 eps
Susman
Movie · Director
Trikal
Movie · Director
Satyajit Ray
Movie · Director
Nehru
Movie · Director
Mandi
Movie · Director
Arohan
Movie · Director
Kalyug
Movie · Director
Junoon
Movie · Director
The Sage from the Sea
Movie · Director
Bhumika
Movie · Director
Manthan
Movie · Director
Nishant
Movie · Director
Charandas The Thief
Movie · Director
Ankur
Movie · Director
Indian Youth: An Exploration
Movie · Director