The professor from St. Xavier’s College, Kolkata, speaks about his new book on one of India’s greatest filmmakers ...

Dec. 26, 2024 Shyam Benegal, an Indian filmmaker who in a career that began in the 1970s made many of his country’s best-loved films — mostly heavy-hitting features that addressed social ...

In a tribute to Shyam Benegal, Doordarshan will air a 4K restored version of Manthan on January 1. The film, restored by the Film Heritage Foundation, highlights the story of a milk cooperative in ...

Shyam Benegal, a renowned Indian filmmaker known for pioneering a cinema movement that tackled social issues in the 1970s, has died after chronic kidney disease. He was 90. His contribution to ...

Shyam Benegal, the acclaimed Indian filmmaker who spearheaded a new wave cinema movement of the 1970s with films addressing social issues, has passed away at the age of 90 due to chronic kidney ...

Shyam Benegal, known as a pivotal figure in the Indian parallel cinema movement of the 1970s and 1980s, has died at the age of 90. “He passed away at 6.38pm at Wockhardt Hospital Mumbai Central.

Even today, in cinema cultures and industries across many parts of the world notwithstanding all the opportunities that ...

India’s most prolific director Shyam Benegal released two very dissimilar, almost antithetical films. To no one’s surprise, ...

The Jaipur International Film Festival 2025 will honor filmmakers Yash Chopra with the Outstanding Lifetime Achievement Award and pay tribute to Shyam Benegal. Both have made significant contributions ...

Shyam Benegal, the renowned director who is considered to be the pioneer of parallel cinema, played a significant role in Shabana Azmi's career. The actor describes him as a guru who influenced ...

Shyam Benegal, the conscience keeper of Indian cinema who reflected the complexities and contradictions of Indian society like few other directors, died on Monday evening in Mumbai. Benegal had been ...

Pioneering director who played a vital role in India’s ‘parallel cinema’ movement, and used his films to explore difficult issues Shyam Benegal being interviewed during the Australian film festival in ...