Mumbai, Dec 23 (PTI) His lens empathetic, rooted to the Indian reality and always political, Shyam Benegal was the arthouse pioneer who rewrote the rules of cinema with films such as “Ankur ...

socially committed cinema with deeply engaging narratives and great performances is an art form to admire, appreciate and explore. Aseem Chhabra remembers Shyam Benegal, who passed into the ages ...

Painting was Shridhar Benegal’s other passion. Shyam too was given an 8mm camera to play with, and taught the skills of developing a film and printing on photopaper. His friendship with the ...

My heartfelt condolences to his family, friends, and all who cherished his art.'' India has lost the most humane storyteller of our time, and I’ve lost a guru. Through his lens, Shyam Benegal ...

Shyam Benegal, a pivotal figure in Indian cinema ... left an indelible mark on the film industry, blending art with activism and bridging the gap between mainstream and parallel cinema.

His pioneering approach laid the foundation for generations of filmmakers who sought to marry art with social responsibility. Rest in peace, Shyam Benegal, the maestro who showed us the soul of ...

Shyam Benegal dies: Veteran filmmaker Shyam Benegal ... and leaving indelible marks on the art of storytelling ...

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar also condoled the death of veteran filmmaker Shyam Benegal. He said Benegal's death has created a void in the field of art and filmmaking. "Veteran filmmaker ...

Dec. 26, 2024 Shyam Benegal, an Indian filmmaker who in a career ... In that, they were similar to India’s art-house productions, which had come to be known as the parallel cinema.

Fondly called Shyam Babu by friends and colleagues, Benegal was a pillar of meaningful cinema of the 1970s and 1980s alongside Sai Paranjpye, Govind Nihalani, Mani Kaul, Saeed Akhtar Mirza, and ...