Shyam Benegal
Indian director and screenwriter (1934-2024) · India · On the map · Directors · Died at 90
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.
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Mujib: The Making of a NationFilm, Director2014
Samvidhaan: The Making of the Constitution of IndiaSeries, Director
Benegal's New CinemaFilm, 20142011
Pride of India: Shama ZaidiFilm2008
Welcome To SajjanpurFilm, Director, Writer2005Dadasaheb Phalke AwardAward2002Jeena Isi Ka Naam HaiSeries, Himself2001
SmitaFilm1999SamarFilm, Director1994
MammoFilm, Director1991Padma BhushanAward
Inner voiceFilm, 1991Director1988
The Discovery of IndiaSeries, Director, Creator1987
SusmanFilm, Director, Producer1984
NehruFilm, Director, Writer1981
KalyugFilm, Director, Writer1980Filmfare Award for Best DirectorAward1977
BhumikaFilm, Director, Writer1976Padma Shri in artsAward1975
Charandas The ThiefFilm, Director, Writer1968
Indian Youth: An ExplorationFilm, Director, Writer1934Born14 December 1934People around Shyam
Amrish Puri Shyam directed Zubeidaa, Bhumika and Nishant
Om Puri Shyam directed Kalyug, Arohan and Antarnaad
Shabana Azmi Shyam directed Ankur, Nishant and Junoon
Naseeruddin Shah Shyam directed Bhumika, Nishant and Junoon
Smita Patil Shyam directed Bhumika, Nishant and Manthan
Girish Karnad Shyam directed Nishant, Manthan and Antarnaad
Ila Arun Shyam directed Suraj Ka Satvan Ghoda (1992)
Kulbhushan Kharbanda Shyam directed Bhumika, Nishant and Junoon
Rajeshwari Sachdev Shyam directed Suraj Ka Satvan Ghoda (1992)
Anant Nag Shyam directed Bhumika, Kalyug and Kondura
Rajit Kapur Shyam directed Suraj Ka Satvan Ghoda (1992)
Shama Zaidi Also in Charandas The Thief, Arohan and Mandi- Satyadev Dubey Also in Nishant and Bhumika
Surekha Sikri Also in Mammo, Hari-Bhari and Zubeidaa
Neena Gupta Shyam directed Suraj Ka Satvan Ghoda and Trikal
Rekhā Shyam directed Zubeidaa and Kalyug
Shashi Kapoor Produced Junoon and Kalyug
Farida Jalal Shyam directed Zubeidaa and Mammo
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Victor Banerjee Shyam directed Kalyug and Arohan
Dalip Tahil Shyam directed Ankur and Trikal
Ravi Kishan Shyam directed Welcome to Sajjanpur (2008)
K. K. Raina Shyam directed Suraj Ka Satvan Ghoda (1992)
Salim Ghouse Shyam directed Well Done Abba (2009)
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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.
