Shyam Benegal


  • Date of Birth: 14 December, 1934
  • Place of Birth: Trimulgherry, Secunderabad
  • Biography: Shyam Benegal (Konkani: श्याम बैनेगल) (born 14 December, 1934, in Andhra Pradesh) 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... Read more

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Mumbai: Apart from showing world-class films or becoming a spawning ground for critics, a film festival should attempt to do much more. This is what veteran film-maker Shyam Benegal, the chairman of the MAMI (Mumbai Academy of Moving Image) film... ... Full Article

London, Oct 23 (IANS) Shyam Benegal, the noted filmmaker who burst into the film world 26 years ago with a clutch of realistic films about village India, says he finds it easier to shoot in a custom-built village these days... ... Full Article

About 130 students are learning the vanishing arts of the viola, violin and acoustic piano. Rahman said he's also teaching them Indian classical music and electronic composition - the same motley but fortuitous set of skills that holds together his... ... Full Article

Winning National award for his offbeat flick 'Kanchivaram' has turned the entire spotlights on Priyadarshan and the filmmaker doesn't leave any calls from the media channels unanswered. ... Full Article

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