Pioneering Indian filmmaker Shyam Benegal has died aged 90.
Benegal died right this moment in Mumbai following a persistent kidney illness, his daughter Pia Benegal confirmed to India Today. He had not too long ago celebrated his ninetieth birthday with buddies, household and the likes of Shashi Kapoor’s son Kunal Kapoor, in response to the native outlet.
Benegal was a pioneering movie director, screenwriter and documentary filmmaker, extensively considered probably the greatest for the reason that Nineteen Seventies.
He began his profession working as a copywriter for a Mumbai promoting company whereas concurrently making documentaries. He made his first, Gher Betha Ganga (Ganges on the Doorstep), in 1962.
Benegal rose to fame with a transfer into characteristic movies within the early Nineteen Seventies. His first, Ankur (The Seedling), starred Anant Nag and Shabana Azmi and was a crucial and industrial success. Ankur was adopted by New Indian Cinema hits together with Nishant Manthan and Bhumika. His different credit of many down the years included Trikal, Junoon and The Seventh Horse of the Sun.
His newest film got here final yr, Mujib: The Making of a Nation. Ten years prior, he was behind TV collection Samvidhaan: The Making of the Constitution of India.
Benegal scooped quite a few gongs through the years together with 18 nationwide movie awards and, in 2005, India’s highest recognition within the area of cinema, the Dadasaheb Phalke Award. Benegal is survived by his spouse, Nira, and daughter Pia.