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Shyam Benegal

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Directed movies: 21Directed series: 2All crew credits: 28

TMDB ID: 114636

IMDb ID: nm0070867

Known for: Directing

Born: December 14, 1934

Died: December 23, 2024

Age: 90

Place of birth: Alwal, Hyderabad, British India (now Andhra Pradesh, India)

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1968 - 2023

Years active: 56

Average TMDB rating: 6.02

Wikidata: Q55406

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Biography

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.

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