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Shyam Benegal
Born
14 December 1934
Died
23 December 2024
Place
Alwal, Hyderabad, British India (now Andhra Pradesh, India)
Directing

Shyam Benegal

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.

As director

Mujib: The Making of a Nation

Mujib: The Making of a Nation

2023 · Director
Well Done Abba

Well Done Abba

2010 · Director
Welcome to Sajjanpur

Welcome to Sajjanpur

2008 · Director
Bose: The Forgotten Hero

Bose: The Forgotten Hero

2005 · Director
Zubeidaa

Zubeidaa

2001 · Director
Hari-Bhari

Hari-Bhari

2000 · Director

Samar

1999 · Director
Sardari Begum

Sardari Begum

1996 · Director
The Making of the Mahatma

The Making of the Mahatma

1996 · Director
Mammo

Mammo

1994 · Director
Suraj Ka Satvan Ghoda

Suraj Ka Satvan Ghoda

1992 · Director

Antarnaad

1991 · Director
Susman

Susman

1987 · Director
Trikal

Trikal

1985 · Director
Satyajit Ray

Satyajit Ray

1985 · Director
Nehru

Nehru

1984 · Director
Mandi

Mandi

1983 · Director
Arohan

Arohan

1983 · Director
Kalyug

Kalyug

1981 · Director
Junoon

Junoon

1978 · Director
The Sage from the Sea

The Sage from the Sea

1978 · Director
Bhumika

Bhumika

1977 · Director
Manthan

Manthan

1976 · Director
Nishant

Nishant

1975 · Director
Charandas The Thief

Charandas The Thief

1975 · Director
Ankur: The Seedling

Ankur: The Seedling

1974 · Director
Indian Youth: An Exploration

Indian Youth: An Exploration

1968 · Director

As actor

The Master: Shyam Benegal

2022 · Himself
The Last Adieu

The Last Adieu

2014 · Himself
Celluloid Man

Celluloid Man

2012 · Self
Light, Shadow, and Me

Light, Shadow, and Me

2012 · Self
Pride of India: Shama Zaidi

Pride of India: Shama Zaidi

2011
Smita

Smita

2001
In Search of Guru Dutt

In Search of Guru Dutt

1989 · Self - Director, Cousin of Guru Dutt
Satyajit Ray

Satyajit Ray

1985 · Self
Benegal's New Cinema

Benegal's New Cinema