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Shyam Benegal‌

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Shyam Benegal

Alwal, Hyderabad, British India (now Andhra Pradesh, India)

Shyam Benegal

Alwal, Hyderabad, British India (now Andhra Pradesh, India)

Gender

Male

Birthday

calendar1934-12-14

Popularity

star2.9

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Shyam Benegal, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia  

Movie Credits

In Search of Guru Dutt

In Search of Guru Dutt‌
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calendar 1989

The Last Adieu

The Last Adieu‌
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calendar 2014

Smita

Smita‌
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calendar 2001

Pride of India: Shama Zaidi

Pride of India: Shama Zaidi‌
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calendar 2011

Celluloid Man

Celluloid Man‌
star7.0
calendar 2012

Tv Credits

Jeena Isi Ka Naam Hai

Jeena Isi Ka Naam Hai‌
star7.0
calendar 2002