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- After returning to Mumbai, he received independent financing and Ankur (The Seedling) was finally made in 1973. It was a realistic drama of economic and sexual exploitation in his home state, Telangana, and Benegal instantly shot to fame.
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16 February 2006 – 15 February 2012. Shyam Benegal (born 14 December 1934) is an Indian film director, screenwriter and documentary filmmaker. Often regarded as the pioneer of parallel cinema, he is widely considered as one of the greatest filmmakers post 1970s. [1]
Shyam Benegal, leading Indian director of nonmainstream Hindi cinema and one of its most prolific filmmakers. He is considered a founder of the movement of realistic and issue-based filmmaking known variously as New Indian cinema, New Wave Indian cinema, or parallel cinema.
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Early career. In 1959, he started working as a copywriter at a Mumbai-based advertising agency, Lintas Advertising, where he steadily rose to become the creative head. Meanwhile, Benegal made his first documentary in Gujarati, Gher Betha Ganga (Ganges at the Doorstep) in 1962.
Shyam Benegal’s Mujib: The Making of a Nation, based on the life of Bangladesh’s first president, Mujibur Rehman released in theatres in late October but failed to make a mark at the box ...
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Jan 2, 2024 · Shyam Benegal's influence on Indian cinema extends beyond his directorial ventures. As a teacher and two-time chairman of the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) in Pune, he played a pivotal role in shaping the education and training of aspiring filmmakers from the late 1960s to early 1970s.
May 31, 2024 · Shyam Benegal’s understated, humorous approach, without politicizing the issue, is the real force of Mammo, apart from towering performances by Farida Jalal and Surekha Sikri. The exposure to the Islamic middle-class milieu might remind you of unperturbed Majid Majidi films.
Sep 1, 2021 · Since 1977, Shyam Benegal has been punching an imaginary clock at his office in Mumbai’s Tardeo neighbourhood. He arrives here at around 10 am and usually leaves before 6 pm.
