Shyam Benegal

Known for DirectingBorn 1934-12-14Died 2024-12-23Alwal, 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), 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.Read more

Movies & web series

Samar

The Discovery of India

The Sage from the Sea

Arohan

Charandas The Thief

Trikal

Susman

Sardari Begum

Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar

Indian Youth: An Exploration

Bose: The Forgotten Hero

Suraj Ka Satvan Ghoda

Celluloid Man

Nishant

Mujib: The Making of a Nation

Satyajit Ray

Kalyug

Manthan

Mandi

Well Done Abba

Bhumika

Jeena Isi Ka Naam Hai

Hari-Bhari

The Making of the Mahatma

Ankur: The Seedling

In Search of Guru Dutt

Welcome to Sajjanpur

Mammo

Junoon

Zubeidaa

Nehru

The Master: Shyam Benegal

The Last Adieu

Samvidhaan: The Making of the Constitution of India

Light, Shadow, and Me

Pride of India: Shama Zaidi

Smita

Benegal's New Cinema