# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/shyam-benegal
# Generated: 2026-08-14T12:28:58.219Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/shyam-benegal"
name: "Shyam Benegal"
slug: "shyam-benegal"
description: "Shyam Benegal was an Indian film director, screenwriter and documentary filmmaker. Often regarded as a pioneer of parallel cinema, he is considered as one of the greatest filmmakers post 1970s. He has received several accolades, including eighteen National Film Awards, a Filmfare Award and a Nandi Award. In 2005, he was honoured with the Dadasaheb Phalke Award, India's highest award in the field of cinema. In 1976, he was honoured by the Government of India with the Padma Shri, the fourth-highest civilian honour of the country, and in 1991, he was awarded the Padma Bhushan, the third-highest civilian honour for his contributions in the field of arts. He died on 23 December 2024, aged 90, at Wockhardt Hospital in Mumbai, where he was receiving treatment for chronic kidney disease."
tagline: "Indian director and screenwriter (1934–2024)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Shyam_Benegal.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
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  isoCode: "IN"
category:
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  slug: "directors"
profileType:
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  slug: "director"
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birthDate: "1934-12-14"
deathDate: "2024-12-23"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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  sourceConfidence:     65
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ranks:
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  country:  null
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump