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Shyam Benegal is married to Nira Benegal and has a daughter named Pia Benegal, a costume designer, who worked for many films. Filmography
Nov 16, 2021 · Shyam Benegal, 86, is in Dhaka busy wrapping up his magnum opus on the life of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman — the central figure behind the Bangladesh Liberation Movement and the founder of independent Bangladesh.
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Shyam Benegal began his career as a copywriter at Lintas advertising agency, Mumbai. He directed over 900 sponsored documentaries and advertising films. Shyam taught at the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII), Pune, and he worked as its chairman, twice.
She plays a married Dalit woman who has an affair with the upper-caste son of a village zamindar. Subtle, evocative, rooted in the real, Ankur announced Benegal as one of the pioneers of the...
May 18, 2024 · Shyam Benegal, 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 cinema, New Wave Indian cinema, or parallel cinema. Learn more about his life and career.
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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.
Benegal has supported systemic changes in India through his work as well as standing up in his own life. For example, he and his wife, Nira Benegal offered their vocal support to the movement...