Question: Who was a French film director and screenwriter, Shyam Benegal or Maurice Tourneur ?
Context: Ankur (Hindi: अंकुर, Urdu: اَنکُر, translation: "The Seedling") is an Indian colour film of 1974.  It was the first feature film directed by Shyam Benegal and the debut of Indian actors Ananth Nag and Shabana Azmi.  Ananth Nag was introduced in Ankur by Shyam Benegal after his higher education in Mumbai.  The film was shot in Hyderabad.  Though Shabana Azmi had acted in other films as well, "Ankur" was her first release. Shabana Azmi interview </ref> Welcome to Sajjanpur is a 2008 Indian Hindi comedy film directed by Shyam Benegal and starring Shreyas Talpade and Amrita Rao in the lead roles.  The film is by noted Parallel cinema director, Shyam Benegal, marking his return to comedy after filming "Charandas Chor" (1975).  Even though Benegal is responsible for other films in the parallel cinema genre, this film was one of his mainstream Bollywood films.  It was a remake of the 1977 film "Palkon Ki Chhaon Mein". 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 "" (1977) he created 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. Fun in the Barracks (French: Les Gaîtés de l'escadron or Les Gaietés de l'escadron) is a 1932 French comedy film directed by Maurice Tourneur and starring Raimu, Jean Gabin and Fernandel.  It was based on a play by Georges Courteline and Edouard Nores.  Tourneur was remaking the story, having previously filmed a silent version in 1913.  The film was one of the most expensive made by Tourneur and was a popular commercial hit. Maurice Tourneur (2 February 1876 – 4 August 1961) was a French film director and screenwriter. The 25th Filmfare Awards were held in 1978.  Shyam Benegal's "Bhumika" was named the Best Film of the year, starting a run where 3 films by Shyam Benegal won the Best Film award in 5 years.  Amitabh Bachchan won his first Best Actor award for his role in Manmohan Desai's Amar Akbar Anthony. Khalid Mohamed is an Indian journalist, editor, film critic, screenwriter and film director.  He formerly worked for the "Hindustan Times" and was the lead editor for "Filmfare" magazine.  He is the son of Hindi film actress Zubeida Begum, on whose life he wrote the screenplay of Shyam Benegal's 2001 film, "Zubeidaa". The Two Orphans (French:Les deux orphelines) is a 1933 French historical drama film directed by Maurice Tourneur and starring Rosine Deréan, Renée Saint-Cyr and Gabriel Gabrio.  The film's sets were designed by the art director Lucien Aguettand.  The film was based on the play "The Two Orphans" which had been turned into several films.  Tourneur altered the story slightly by moving it forward from the French Revolution to the Napoleonic Era. John van den Broek (? 1895 - June 29, 1918) was a Dutch born cinematographer.  He is remembered primarily for his work on the films of Maurice Tourneur.  Van den Broek died at 23 while filming the Tourneur directed film "Woman" in 1918.  According to Tourneur's biographer Harry Waldman, Van den Broek was on a cliff in Maine filming some large waves when he got caught in a series of waves that carried him out to sea.  His body was never recovered. Kondura / Anugraham is a 1978 Indian bilingual film simultaneously directed by Shyam Benegal in Hindi and Telugu.  The film is based on the novel by Marathi writer, Chintamani T. Khanolkar [चिं.  त्र्यं.  खानोलकर] by the same name, the screen adaptation was made by Shyam Benegal and Girish Karnad.  The majority of the cast was common to both films and included Ananth Nag, Vanisri, Amrish Puri, Shekhar Chatterjee (Hindi version only), Rao Gopal Rao (Telugu version only) and Satyadev Dubey.  The film was one of the Indian entries at the 4th Hong Kong International Film Festival.
Answer: Maurice Tourneur