As Director
Mujib: The Making of a Nation
2023
6.5
Shyam Benegal
Directing
Birth Date
December 14, 1934
Place of Birth
Alwal, Hyderabad, British India (now Andhra Pradesh, India)
Date of Death
December 23, 2024
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.
Complete Filmography
As Director
Well Done Abba
2010
6.0
As Director
Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose: The Forgotten Hero
2005
7.4
As Director
Zubeidaa
2001
5.2
As Director
Hari-Bhari
2000
5.0
As Director
Sardari Begum
1996
8.8
As Director
The Making of the Mahatma
1996
5.5
As Director
Mammo
1994
5.2
As Director
The Seventh Horse of the Sun
1992
7.4
As Director
Susman (The Essence)
1987
9.0
As Director
Satyajit Ray
1985
6.3
As Director, As Writer
Past, Present, and Future
1985
8.8
As Director
Nehru
1984
4.0
As Director, As Writer
Market Place
1983
7.1
As Director, As Writer
Kalyug
1981
7.2
As Director, As Writer
Junoon
1978
5.3
As Director, As Writer
The Sage from the Sea
1978
9.8
As Director, As Writer
The Role
1977
6.4
As Director
The Churning
1976
6.9
As Director
Nishant
1975
7.0