Shyam Benegal

Directing·Dec 14, 1934·Alwal, Hyderabad, British India (now Andhra Pradesh, India)

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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.

Film	Credit
Mujib: The Making of a Nation2023 · Director	Director
TThe Master: Shyam Benegal2022 · Himself	Himself
Benegal's New Cinema2014 · Actor	Actor
The Last Adieu2014 · Himself	Himself
Celluloid Man2012 · Self	Self
Light, Shadow, and Me2012 · Self	Self
Pride of India: Shama Zaidi2011 · Actor	Actor
Well Done Abba2010 · Director	Director
Welcome to Sajjanpur2008 · Director	Director
Bose: The Forgotten Hero2005 · Director	Director
Smita2001 · Actor	Actor
Zubeidaa2001 · Director	Director
Hari-Bhari2000 · Director	Director
SSamar1999 · Director	Director
Sardari Begum1996 · Director	Director
The Making of the Mahatma1996 · Director	Director
Mammo1994 · Director	Director
Suraj Ka Satvan Ghoda1992 · Director	Director
AAntarnaad1991 · Director	Director
In Search of Guru Dutt1989 · Self - Director, Cousin of Guru Dutt	Self - Director, Cousin of Guru Dutt
Susman1987 · Producer, Director	Producer, Director
Satyajit Ray1985 · Self, Director	Self, Director
Trikal1985 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
Nehru1984 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
Mandi1983 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
Arohan1983 · Director	Director
Kalyug1981 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
Junoon1978 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
The Sage from the Sea1978 · Screenplay, Director	Screenplay, Director
Bhumika1977 · Screenplay, Director	Screenplay, Director
Manthan1976 · Director	Director
Nishant1975 · Director	Director
Charandas The Thief1975 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
Ankur: The Seedling1974 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
Indian Youth: An Exploration1968 · Director, Writer, Producer	Director, Writer, Producer