Shyam Benegal

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 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.  

  • Title: Shyam Benegal
  • Popularity: 6.907
  • Known For: Directing
  • Birthday: 1934-12-14
  • Place of Birth: Alwal, Hyderabad, British India (now Andhra Pradesh, India)
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Shyam Benegal Movies

  • 1989
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    In Search of Guru Dutt
    In Search of Guru Dutt

    6 1989 HD

    This documentary is a three-part tribute to director Guru Dutt, who died in 1964 at the age of 39. The work traces Guru Dutt's personal story through...

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  • 2014
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    The Last Adieu
    The Last Adieu

    1 2014 HD

    Having the need to resolve the unfinished relationship with her father who had died suddenly when she was only fourteen, Shabnam decides to confront...

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  • 2001
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    Smita
    Smita

    1 2001 HD

    This biographical film is a tribute to a pioneering actress Smita Patil through her works a tribute to the parallel cinema. Her realistic dignified...

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  • 2011
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    Pride of India: Shama Zaidi
    Pride of India: Shama Zaidi

    1 2011 HD

    The film starts with the earliest form of cinema and how Shama Zaidi became an integral part of the evolution of Indian Cinema.

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  • 2012
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    Celluloid Man
    Celluloid Man

    7 2012 HD

    Indian documentary about Indian film history and P. K. Nair, the founder of the National Film Archive of India and guardian of Indian cinema. He...

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  • 2008
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    Welcome to Sajjanpur
    Welcome to Sajjanpur

    5.556 2008 HD

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  • 1968
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    Indian Youth: An Exploration
    Indian Youth: An Exploration

    1 1968 HD

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  • 1968
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    Indian Youth: An Exploration
    Indian Youth: An Exploration

    1 1968 HD

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  • 1984
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    Nehru
    Nehru

    4 1984 HD

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  • 1968
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    Indian Youth: An Exploration
    Indian Youth: An Exploration

    1 1968 HD

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  • 1984
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    Nehru
    Nehru

    4 1984 HD

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  • 2014
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    Samvidhaan: The Making of the Constitution of India
    Samvidhaan: The Making of the Constitution of India

    1 2014 HD

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  • 1977
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    The Role
    The Role

    6.4 1977 HD

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  • 1977
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    The Role
    The Role

    6.4 1977 HD

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  • 2005
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    Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose: The Forgotten Hero
    Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose: The Forgotten Hero

    7.4 2005 HD

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  • 1992
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    The Seventh Horse of the Sun
    The Seventh Horse of the Sun

    7.4 1992 HD

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  • 1983
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    The Market Place
    The Market Place

    7.1 1983 HD

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  • 1974
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    Ankur: The Seedling
    Ankur: The Seedling

    6.2 1974 HD

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  • 1996
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    Sardari Begum
    Sardari Begum

    8.8 1996 HD

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  • 1975
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    Night's End
    Night's End

    7 1975 HD

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  • 1978
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    The Obsession
    The Obsession

    5.3 1978 HD

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  • 1981
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    Kalyug
    Kalyug

    7.2 1981 HD

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  • 1981
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    Kalyug
    Kalyug

    7.2 1981 HD

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  • 1978
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    The Obsession
    The Obsession

    5.3 1978 HD

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  • 1976
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    The Churning
    The Churning

    6.9 1976 HD

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  • 1976
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    The Churning
    The Churning

    6.9 1976 HD

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  • 1994
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    Mammo
    Mammo

    5.2 1994 HD

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  • 2001
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    Zubeidaa
    Zubeidaa

    5.2 2001 HD

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  • 1985
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    Past, Present, and Future
    Past, Present, and Future

    8.8 1985 HD

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  • 1983
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    Arohan
    Arohan

    1 1983 HD

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  • 1996
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    The Making of the Mahatma
    The Making of the Mahatma

    5.5 1996 HD

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  • 1985
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    Satyajit Ray
    Satyajit Ray

    6.3 1985 HD

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  • 1983
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    The Market Place
    The Market Place

    7.1 1983 HD

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  • 1987
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    The Essence
    The Essence

    9 1987 HD

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  • 2000
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    Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar
    Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar

    6.6 2000 HD

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  • 1978
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    The Sage from the Sea
    The Sage from the Sea

    9.8 1978 HD

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  • 1999
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    The Conflict
    The Conflict

    1 1999 HD

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  • 2000
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    Fertility
    Fertility

    1 2000 HD

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  • 1974
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    Ankur: The Seedling
    Ankur: The Seedling

    6.2 1974 HD

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  • 2008
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    Welcome to Sajjanpur
    Welcome to Sajjanpur

    5.556 2008 HD

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  • 1985
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    Past, Present, and Future
    Past, Present, and Future

    8.8 1985 HD

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  • 1985
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    Past, Present, and Future
    Past, Present, and Future

    8.8 1985 HD

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  • 1975
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    Charandas the Thief
    Charandas the Thief

    1 1975 HD

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  • 1978
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    The Sage from the Sea
    The Sage from the Sea

    9.8 1978 HD

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  • 1975
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    Charandas the Thief
    Charandas the Thief

    1 1975 HD

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  • 2010
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    Well Done Abba
    Well Done Abba

    6 2010 HD

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  • 2023
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    Mujib: The Making of a Nation
    Mujib: The Making of a Nation

    6.3 2023 HD

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  • 1987
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    The Essence
    The Essence

    9 1987 HD

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  • 2002
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    Jeena Isi Ka Naam Hai
    Jeena Isi Ka Naam Hai

    6 2002 HD

    Host Farooq Shaikh interviews many well-known Bollywood faces as well as television celebrities and gives a peek into their private and professional...

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  • 1970
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    Jeena Isi Ka Naam Hai
    Jeena Isi Ka Naam Hai

    9.8 1970 HD

    Bharat Ek Khoj is a 53-episode Indian historical drama based on the book The Discovery of India by Jawaharlal Nehru, that dramatically unfolds the...

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  • 1970
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    Jeena Isi Ka Naam Hai
    Jeena Isi Ka Naam Hai

    1 1970 HD

    How the constitution of the largest Democratic Republic in the world was created.

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  • 1970
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    Jeena Isi Ka Naam Hai
    Jeena Isi Ka Naam Hai

    9.8 1970 HD

    Bharat Ek Khoj is a 53-episode Indian historical drama based on the book The Discovery of India by Jawaharlal Nehru, that dramatically unfolds the...

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