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Shyam Benegal

Highest Rated: 100% Ankur (1974)

Lowest Rated: 100% Ankur (1974)

Birthday: Dec 14, 1934

Birthplace: Alwal, Hyderabad, British India

Key figure in the new generation of serious Indian filmmakers. Well established in his own country for his stinging, often controversial social critiques, Benegal has yet to find major international acclaim. He began his career in advertising, making over 250 commercials before directing his first feature, "Ankur/The Seedling," in 1974. In 1988 Benegal produced "Powaqqatsi," Godfrey Reggio's visual poem on Third World exploitation. Shyam Benegal died on December 22, 2024 in Mumbai, India at the age of 90.

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100% 92% Ankur
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100% Trikal
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80% Night's End
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66% Well Done Abba
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Anugraham
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The Role
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96% Mammo
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65% Zubeidaa
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89% Bhumika
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82% The Seventh Horse of the Sun
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Filmography

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Mujib: The Making of a Nation 78% 2023 Director Well Done Abba 66% 2009 Director, Screenwriter Mahadev Ka Sajjanpur 57% 2008 Director Bose - The Forgotten Hero 92% 2005 Director Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose: The Forgotten Hero 2005 Director Zubeidaa 65% 2001 Director Samar 2000 Director Sardari Begum 73% 1997 Director, Producer The Making of the Mahatma 80% 1996 Director, Writer Sanshodhan 1996 Producer Mammo 96% 1994 Director The Seventh Horse of the Sun 82% 1992 Director In Search of Guru Dutt 1989 Actor Trikal 100% 1985 Director, Writer, Screenwriter Trikal: Past Present Future 1985 Director, Writer Market Place 82% 1983 Director, Screenwriter Mandi 1983 Director, Screenwriter A Child's World 1982 Director Arohan 1982 Director The Machine Age 88% 1981 Director, Screenwriter Bhumika 89% 1978 Director, Writer Junoon 87% 1978 Director Anugraham 1978 Director, Screenwriter The Role 1978 Director Kondura 1977 Director
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