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Shyam Benegal

श्याम बेनेगल

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Shyam Benegal is a director, writer and producer in Hindi and English cinema, credited on Mujib: The Making of a Nation (2023).

Shyam Benegal (14 December 1934 – 23 December 2024) was an Indian film director, screenwriter and documentary filmmaker. Often regarded as a pioneer of parallel cinema, he is considered as one of the greatest filmmakers post 1970s. He has received several accolades, including eighteen National Film Awards, a Filmfare Award and a Nandi Award. In 2005, he was honoured with the Dadasaheb Phalke Award, India's highest award in the field of cinema.

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Filmography.

YearFilmRoleLanguage
2023Mujib: The Making of a NationDirectorHindi
2012Celluloid ManActorHindi
2009Well Done AbbaDirectorHindi
2008Welcome to SajjanpurDirectorHindi
2004Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose: The Forgotten HeroDirectorHindi
2001ZubeidaaDirectorHindi
2000Hari-BhariDirectorHindi
1999SamarDirectorHindi
1996Sardari BegumDirectorHindi
1996The Making of the MahatmaDirectorEnglish
1994MammoDirectorHindi
1992Suraj Ka Satvan GhodaDirectorHindi
1991AntarnaadDirectorHindi
1985TrikalWriter · DirectorHindi
1983MandiWriter · DirectorHindi
1982ArohanDirectorHindi
1981KalyugWriter · DirectorHindi
1978JunoonDirectorHindi
1978KonduraDirectorHindi
1978SusmanProducer · DirectorHindi
1977BhumikaDirector · WriterHindi
1976ManthanDirectorHindi
1975Charandas ChorWriter · DirectorHindi
1975HeroDirectorHindi
1975NishantDirectorHindi
1974AnkurWriter · DirectorHindi
1969PoovanamDirectorTelugu

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