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Shyam Benegal
Alwal, Hyderabad, British India (now Andhra Pradesh, India)
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)…
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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.
Filmography
Movies and shows, newest first
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2023
Mujib: The Making of a Nation
Movie Director
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2022
The Master: Shyam Benegal
Movie Himself
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2014
Benegal's New Cinema
Movie
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2014
Samvidhaan: The Making of the Constitution of India
TV show Director
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2014
The Last Adieu
Movie Himself
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2012
Celluloid Man
Movie Self
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2012
Light, Shadow, and Me
Movie Self
- 2011
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2010
Well Done Abba
Movie Director
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2008
Welcome To Sajjanpur
Movie Director
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2005
Bose: The Forgotten Hero
Movie Director
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2002
Jeena Isi Ka Naam Hai
TV show Himself
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2001
Smita
Movie
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2001
Zubeidaa
Movie Director
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2000
Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar
Movie Script Consultant
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2000
Hari-Bhari
Movie Director
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1999
Samar
Movie Director
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1996
Sardari Begum
Movie Director
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1996
The Making of the Mahatma
Movie Director
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1994
Mammo
Movie Director
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1992
Suraj Ka Satvan Ghoda
Movie Director
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1991
Inner voice
Movie Director
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1989
In Search of Guru Dutt
Movie Self - Director, Cousin of Guru Dutt
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1988
The Discovery of India
TV show Director
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1987
Susman
Movie Producer
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1985
Satyajit Ray
Movie Self
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1985
Trikal
Movie Director
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1984
Nehru
Movie Director
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1983
Mandi
Movie Director
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1983
Arohan
Movie Director
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1981
Kalyug
Movie Director
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1978
Junoon
Movie Director
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1978
The Sage from the Sea
Movie Screenplay
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1977
Bhumika
Movie Screenplay
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1976
Manthan
Movie Director
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1975
Nishant
Movie Director
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1975
Charandas The Thief
Movie Director
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1974
Ankur
Movie Director
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1968
Indian Youth: An Exploration
Movie Writer
