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Shyam Benegal
Shyam Benegal is an Indian director and screenwriter. With his first four films, Ankur, Nishant, Manthan and Bhumika, he is part of a new genre, now known as “average cinema” in India. He expressed his dislike for this term, liking his work called New Cinema or Alternative Cinema. Benegal received the Padma Shri award in 1976 and Padma Bhushan in 1991. On August 8, 2007, Benegal received the highest award in Indian cinema for a lifetime's work, the Dadasaheb Phalke award for 2005. It has seven times won the National Cinema Award for Best Feature Film in Hindi. He received the V. Shantaram Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2018 Mumbai International Film Festival.
BornDecember 14, 1934, Trimulgherry, Hyderabad State, British India, (now in Telangana, India)
OccupationFilm director, Screenwriter
Spouse(s)Nira Benegal
Children1
RelativesGuru Dutt (cousin)

About Shyam Benegal

Director Shyam Benegal was born on December 14, 1934 in India (He's 90 years old now).

Director of the award-winning films Ankur and Nashant, he pioneered"middle cinema" in India.

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Shyam Benegal before becoming famous

Shyam Benegal was born in the Zodiac sign Sagittarius (The Centaur/Archer), and 1934 is also the year of Dog (狗) in the Chinese Zodiac.

When he was 12 years old, he created his first film with a camera that his father had given him.

Achievement of Shyam Benegal

He has won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Hindi a half-dozen times during his career.

Shyam Benegal's Family, Spouse, Dating and Relationship

One of his daughters, Pia, was a costume designer.

Shyam Benegal on Social Media

Shyam Benegal Collabed with

He and director Director Adoor Gopalakrishnan both received the Dadasaheb Phalke Award for lifetime achievement in Indian cinema.

Shyam Benegal Income & Net worth

Shyam Benegal's income mainly comes from the work that created his reputation: a director. Information about his net worth in 2024 is being updated as soon as possible by allfamous.org, you can contact to tell us Net Worth of the Shyam Benegal.

Shyam Benegal Height and Weight

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Latest information about Shyam Benegal updated on March 15 2023.