Shyam Benegal
Directing
- Born
- December 14, 1934 · Alwal, Hyderabad, British India (now Andhra Pradesh, India)
- Died
- December 23, 2024 (age 90)
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
Mujib: The Making of a Nation
October 13, 2023
Ankur
July 20, 1974
Welcome To Sajjanpur
September 19, 2008
Bhumika
November 11, 1977
Zubeidaa
January 19, 2001
Manthan
October 1, 1976
Suraj Ka Satvan Ghoda
December 31, 1992
Nishant
June 6, 1975
Bose: The Forgotten Hero
May 13, 2005
Mandi
February 25, 1983
Well Done Abba
September 16, 2010
Junoon
December 14, 1978
Behind the camera28
- 2023Mujib: The Making of a Nation Director
- 2010Well Done Abba Director, Story
- 2008Welcome To Sajjanpur Director, Story
- 2005Bose: The Forgotten Hero Director
- 2001Zubeidaa Director
- 2000Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Script Consultant
- 2000Hari-Bhari Director
- 1999Samar Director
- 1996Sardari Begum Director
- 1996The Making of the Mahatma