Shyam Benegal

Director

Born: December 14, 1934
Died: December 23, 2024 (age 90)
From: 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), 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.…

Filmography (35)

Mujib: The Making of a Nation (2023)
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The Master: Shyam Benegal
The Master: Shyam Benegal (2022)
Himself
The Last Adieu (2014)
Himself
Celluloid Man (2012)
Self
Light, Shadow, and Me (2012)
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Pride of India: Shama Zaidi (2011)
Well Done Abba (2010)
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Welcome to Sajjanpur (2008)
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Bose: The Forgotten Hero (2005)
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Smita (2001)
Zubeidaa (2001)
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Hari-Bhari (2000)
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Samar
Samar (1999)
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Sardari Begum (1996)
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The Making of the Mahatma (1996)
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Mammo (1994)
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Suraj Ka Satvan Ghoda (1992)
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Antarnaad
Antarnaad (1991)
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In Search of Guru Dutt (1989)
Self - Director, Cousin of Guru Dutt
Susman (1987)
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Satyajit Ray (1985)
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Trikal (1985)
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Nehru (1984)
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Mandi (1983)
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Arohan (1983)
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Kalyug (1981)
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Junoon (1978)
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The Sage from the Sea (1978)
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Bhumika (1977)
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Manthan (1976)
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