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Shyam Benegal (born 14 December 1934) is an Indian film director, screenwriter and documentary filmmaker. Often regarded as the pioneer of parallel cinema, he is widely considered as one of the greatest filmmakers post 1970s.
May 18, 2024 · Shyam Benegal (born December 14, 1934, Trimulgherry, Secunderabad, British India [now part of Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India]) is a leading Indian director of nonmainstream Hindi cinema and one of its most prolific filmmakers. He is considered a founder of the movement of realistic and issue-based filmmaking known variously as New Indian ...
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Shyam Benegal (born 14 December 1934) is an Indian film director, screenwriter and documentary filmmaker. Often regarded as the pioneer of parallel cinema, he is widely considered as one of the greatest filmmakers post 1970s. He has received several accolades, including eighteen National Film Awards, a Filmfare Award and a Nandi Award.
50 years of Shyam Benegal. As he completes five decades in cinema next year, a look at Shyam Benegal's incomparable oeuvre. Shyam Benegal’s Mujib: The Making of a Nation, based on...
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Producer. Writer. IMDbPro Starmeter See rank. Shyam Benegal was born on 14 December 1934 in Tirumalagiri, Hyderabad State, British India. He is a director and producer, known for Ankur: The Seedling (1974), Bhumika (1977) and Trikal (Past, Present, Future) (1985). He is married to Nira Benegal.
Oct 31, 2023 · Shyam Benegal On His Latest Biopic, ‘Mujib: The Making Of A Nation’. Benegal’s latest film is a BFDC-NFDC collaboration, about the life of Bangladesh’s former president, Mujibur Rahman. Prathyush Parasuraman. Updated on : 31 Oct 2023, 2:29 am.
