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Shyam Benegal

Director, Writer, Producer, Additional Credits
Born December 14, 1934 (89 years)
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Shyam Benegal (born 14 December 1934, in Trimulgherry, near Secunderabad is 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.

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Known For
  • Powaqqatsi
  • Mujib: The Making of Nation
  • Welcome to Sajjanpur
  • Well Done Abba!
  • Ankur: The Seedling
  • Zubeidaa
  • Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose: The Forgotten Hero
  • The Seventh Horse of the Sun
  • Mandi
  • Discovery of India
  • Nishant
  • Manthan
  • Bhumika
  • Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar
  • Kalyug
  • Mammo
  • Trikal (Past, Present, Future)
  • Sardari Begum
  • The Making of the Mahatma
  • Antarnaad
  • Hari-Bhari
  • Sanshodhan
  • Kondura (The Sage from the Sea)

Filmography

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