Shyam Benegal, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Shyam Benegal

Indian director and screenwriter

Date of Birth: 14-Dec-1934

Place of Birth: Trimulgherry, Telangana, India

Profession: screenwriter, politician, film director, film producer

Nationality: India

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Shyam Benegal (born 14 December 1934) is an Indian director and screenwriter.
With his first four feature films Ankur (1973), Nishant (1975), Manthan (1976) and Bhumika (1977) he was part of a new genre, which has now come to be called the "middle cinema" in India.
He has expressed dislike of the term, preferring his work to be called New or Alternate cinema.
Benegal was awarded the Padma Shri in 1976 and the Padma Bhushan in 1991.
On 8 August 2007, Benegal was awarded the highest award in Indian cinema for lifetime achievement, the Dadasaheb Phalke Award for the year 2005.
He has won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Hindi seven times.
He was awarded the V.
Shantaram Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2018 Mumbai International Film Festival.