Shyam Benegal

Shyam Benegal (14 December 1934 – 23 December 2024) was an Indian movie director, screenwriter and documentary filmmaker. Benegal was born in Tirumalagiri, British India. He was a member of the Rajya Sabha from 2006 to 2012. His best known movies were Ankur (1973), Nishant (1975), Manthan (1976), Bhumika (1977), Mammo (1994), Sardari Begum (1996) and Zubeidaa (2001). 

Benegal died on 23 December 2024 at a hospital in Mumbai, India from kidney disease at the age of 90.

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