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Dev Benegal is an Indian filmmaker and screenwriter, most known for his debut film English, August (1994), which won the Best Feature Film in English at the 42nd National Film Awards. Early life and education [ edit ]
Dev Benegal. Director: English, August. Dev Benegal grew up in the cinema theatres of Delhi on a diet of American and British imports. His first feature English, August (1994) ignited the next generation of Indian cinema and is acknowledged as a landmark in contemporary Indian cinema.
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Dev Benegal is a film director, screenwriter and artist whose work lies at the intersection of cinema and visual arts. He lives and works in New York. As filmmaker Benegal is considered the pioneer of the next generation of Indian cinema.
Apr 12, 2018 · Dev Benegal’s 1994 directorial, which bagged the National Award for Best Feature Film in English and was feted internationally, is a fresh, irreverent take on bureaucracy and explored the effects of the English language barrier in our own country with tongue-in-cheek humour.
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film director, writer & photographer. Menu. Biography; Films. Filmography; Awards; Journal; Photography
Filmmaker Dev Benegal travels across India in search of the many Ramayanas and explores the rise of the right wing and its appropriation of the Indian epic tale for this film made for Channel Four’s program SOUTH.
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Dev Benegal resurfaces a decade after his last, Split Wide Open. His Road, Movie, featuring Abhay Deol, Tanisshtha Chatterjee and Satish Kaushik, is ready to hit the theatres in two weeks.
