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Mujib: Making Of A Nation To The Making Of The Mahatma, Catch The Shyam Benegal Retrospective At NIFFA 2025
Here's a look at the films that have made it to the Shyam Benegal Retrospective Films List at NIFFA 2025
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Shyam Benegal: The Legacy Of A Visionary Who Shaped Indian Parallel Cinema
His final project, the biopic Mujib: The Making of a Nation, was released in 2023, and his influence on Indian cinema remains profound.
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Blog | "There Are No Permanent Villains": What Shyam Benegal Told Me About Bollywood's Bad Men
"The hero was shifting. He had grey characters. Hitherto, the heroes were all unblemished ones. But now the hero was not the totally morally, unblemished hero anymore," Shyam Babu told me.
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Blog | How Shyam Benegal Rediscovered India
India had to be rediscoveredfour decades after its tryst with destiny. No one could have done the job better than Shyam Benegal.
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Filmmaker Shyam Benegal Cremated With Full State Honours. Naseeruddin Shah, Gulzar And Others Attend Last Rites
"He hasn't departed, we have departed from him and seen him off," said Gulzar
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Shyam Benegal, The Man Who Showed Cannes India's Got Talent
Back when Cannes had not yet become a fashion festival, Shyam Benegal took an Indian film to the French Riviera
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Shyam Benegal Funeral: Film Auteur Cremated At Shivaji Park In Mumbai
Film auteur Shyam Benegal was honoured with the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Hindi seven times
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Film Auteur Shyam Benegal's Last Rites This Afternoon In Mumbai
Shabana Azmi, who looked up to the director as her "guru", shared a post on her Instagram stories announcing the time of the cremation
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Naseeruddin Shah Remembers Shyam Benegal: "What I Would Have Become If He Hadn't Had Faith In Me"
"He and Nira (Benegal, Shyam Benegal's wife) were a huge support in my difficult days," said Naseeruddin Shah
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Shyam Benegal, Chronicler Of India's Times And Politics
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", "Nishant" and "Bhumika" that blazed an alternate path to mainstream movies.
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Shabana Azmi On Her "Guru" Shyam Benegal: "When We Went To Berlin Festival For Ankur, He Would Say..."
Over the years, the duo collaborated on several projects, including Nishant (1975), Junoon (1978), Susman (1978) and Antarnaad (1992)
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"Gave Voice To The Unheard": Priti Adani Mourns Shyam Benegal
Chairperson of Adani Foundation, Priti Adani, on Monday, said the passing away of one of the pioneers of 'parallel cinema' -- film-maker and National Award winner Shyam Benegal -- marks the end of an era in Indian cinema.
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Filmmaker Shyam Benegal Dies at 90: A Look back At His Illustrious Work
Veteran director and screenwriter Shyam Benegal, often regarded as one of the most influential filmmakers in Indian cinema, has died at the age of 90, leaving behind an irreplaceable legacy.
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Photo From Veteran Filmmaker Shyam Benegal's 90th Birthday Resurfaces After His Death
Photos from legendary filmmaker Shyam Benegal's 90th birthday celebration have resurfaced online following the news of his tragic demise.
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"Created The New Wave Cinema": Tributes Pour In For Filmmaker Shyam Benegal
Veteran filmmaker Shyam Benegal, who heralded the Indian parallel cinema movement in the 1970s and 1980s with films such as 'Ankur', 'Nishant' and 'Manthan', died at a Mumbai hospital on Monday, barely a week after celebrating his 90th birthday.
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Mujib: Making Of A Nation To The Making Of The Mahatma, Catch The Shyam Benegal Retrospective At NIFFA 2025
Here's a look at the films that have made it to the Shyam Benegal Retrospective Films List at NIFFA 2025
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Shyam Benegal: The Legacy Of A Visionary Who Shaped Indian Parallel Cinema
His final project, the biopic Mujib: The Making of a Nation, was released in 2023, and his influence on Indian cinema remains profound.
-
Blog | "There Are No Permanent Villains": What Shyam Benegal Told Me About Bollywood's Bad Men
"The hero was shifting. He had grey characters. Hitherto, the heroes were all unblemished ones. But now the hero was not the totally morally, unblemished hero anymore," Shyam Babu told me.
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Blog | How Shyam Benegal Rediscovered India
India had to be rediscoveredfour decades after its tryst with destiny. No one could have done the job better than Shyam Benegal.
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Filmmaker Shyam Benegal Cremated With Full State Honours. Naseeruddin Shah, Gulzar And Others Attend Last Rites
"He hasn't departed, we have departed from him and seen him off," said Gulzar
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Shyam Benegal, The Man Who Showed Cannes India's Got Talent
Back when Cannes had not yet become a fashion festival, Shyam Benegal took an Indian film to the French Riviera
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Shyam Benegal Funeral: Film Auteur Cremated At Shivaji Park In Mumbai
Film auteur Shyam Benegal was honoured with the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Hindi seven times
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Film Auteur Shyam Benegal's Last Rites This Afternoon In Mumbai
Shabana Azmi, who looked up to the director as her "guru", shared a post on her Instagram stories announcing the time of the cremation
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Naseeruddin Shah Remembers Shyam Benegal: "What I Would Have Become If He Hadn't Had Faith In Me"
"He and Nira (Benegal, Shyam Benegal's wife) were a huge support in my difficult days," said Naseeruddin Shah
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Shyam Benegal, Chronicler Of India's Times And Politics
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", "Nishant" and "Bhumika" that blazed an alternate path to mainstream movies.
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Shabana Azmi On Her "Guru" Shyam Benegal: "When We Went To Berlin Festival For Ankur, He Would Say..."
Over the years, the duo collaborated on several projects, including Nishant (1975), Junoon (1978), Susman (1978) and Antarnaad (1992)
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"Gave Voice To The Unheard": Priti Adani Mourns Shyam Benegal
Chairperson of Adani Foundation, Priti Adani, on Monday, said the passing away of one of the pioneers of 'parallel cinema' -- film-maker and National Award winner Shyam Benegal -- marks the end of an era in Indian cinema.
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Filmmaker Shyam Benegal Dies at 90: A Look back At His Illustrious Work
Veteran director and screenwriter Shyam Benegal, often regarded as one of the most influential filmmakers in Indian cinema, has died at the age of 90, leaving behind an irreplaceable legacy.
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Photo From Veteran Filmmaker Shyam Benegal's 90th Birthday Resurfaces After His Death
Photos from legendary filmmaker Shyam Benegal's 90th birthday celebration have resurfaced online following the news of his tragic demise.
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"Created The New Wave Cinema": Tributes Pour In For Filmmaker Shyam Benegal
Veteran filmmaker Shyam Benegal, who heralded the Indian parallel cinema movement in the 1970s and 1980s with films such as 'Ankur', 'Nishant' and 'Manthan', died at a Mumbai hospital on Monday, barely a week after celebrating his 90th birthday.
