Shyam Benegal
Directing
Birthday: December 14, 1934 (age 90)
Died: December 23, 2024
Departments: Directing, Production, Writing
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…
Acting
The Master: Shyam Benegal2022• Himself
Light, Shadow, and Me2012• Self
Pride of India: Shama Zaidi2011
Smita2001
Crew
Mujib: The Making of a Nation2023• Director
Well Done Abba2010• Director
Welcome to Sajjanpur2008• Director
Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose: The Forgotten Hero2005• Director
Zubeidaa2001• Director
Hari-Bhari2000• Director
Samar1999• Director
Sardari Begum1996• Director
Mammo1994• Director
The Seventh Horse of the Sun1992• Director
Susman (The Essence)1987• Producer
Past, Present, and Future1985• Director, Screenplay and Story
Market Place1983• Director
Arohan1983• Director
Kalyug1981• Director
Junoon1978• Director
The Sage from the Sea1978• Screenplay
The Role1977• Screenplay and Director
The Churning1976• Director
Nishant1975• Director
Charandas the Thief1975• Director
Ankur: The Seedling1974• Director