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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Filmography 34
Mujib: The Making of a Nation
Manthan
Ankur: The Seedling
Welcome to Sajjanpur
Bhumika
Zubeidaa
Nishant
Suraj Ka Satvan Ghoda
Bose: The Forgotten Hero
Mandi
Junoon
Mammo
Well Done Abba
Celluloid Man
Kalyug
The Making of the Mahatma
Satyajit Ray
Sardari Begum
The Sage from the Sea
Trikal
Nehru
Susman
Hari-Bhari
Charandas The Thief
Arohan
Indian Youth: An Exploration
In Search of Guru Dutt
Benegal's New Cinema
Smita
Pride of India: Shama Zaidi
Light, Shadow, and Me
The Last Adieu56 credits on file
Television 3
The Discovery of India
Samvidhaan: The Making of the Constitution of IndiaAwards 6
In their orbit 1
Connected to Shyam 6
About this person
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.
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