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Shyam Benegal

Shyam Benegal

Known For Directing
Birthday Dec 14, 1934 (90)
Birthplace Alwal, Hyderabad, British India (now Andhra Pradesh, India)
Popularity 0.7 (history)
Updated Aug 05, 2024
Entry Date Apr 28, 2024
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Shyam Benegal (born 14 December 1934, in Trimulgherry, near Secunderabad 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 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Shyam Benegal, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia  

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Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar

Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar

2000

Script Consultant

Nehru

Nehru

1984

Script

Satyajit Ray

Satyajit Ray

1985

Director

Nehru

Nehru

1984

Director

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Organization Category Movie
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Jeena Isi Ka Naam Hai

as Himself

Episodes: 7

First Aired: Mar 22, 2002

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