Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1934
- Works
- 7
Top works
- Interview with Shyam Benegal, interviewed by Rohit Deshpande, Mumbai, India
- Govind Nihalani
- Benegal on Ray
- Bollywood Babylon
- The Marketplace
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Film & TV
Directing · 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.…
Known for
- The Master: Shyam Benegal — Himself2022
- The Last Adieu — Himself2014
- Celluloid Man — Self2012
- Light, Shadow, and Me — Self2012
- Pride of India: Shama Zaidi2011
- Jeena Isi Ka Naam Hai — Himself2002
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1934 births2024 deaths20th-century Indian screenwritersBest Director National Film Award winnersBest Original Screenplay National Film Award winnersDadasaheb Phalke Award recipientsDirectors who won the Best Feature Film National Film AwardDirectors who won the Best Film on Family Welfare National Film AwardDirectors who won the Best Film on National Integration National Film AwardDirectors who won the Best Film on Other Social Issues National Film Award