Shyam Benegal
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 awarde
Born
Dec 14, 1934
Alwal, Hyderabad, British India (now Andhra Pradesh, India)
Died
Dec 23, 2024
Known For
Directing
Movies
9 acting
44 crew
Popularity
1.3
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