Shyam Benegal dies: Veteran filmmaker Shyam Benegal, a pioneer of the Indian parallel cinema motion with iconic movies like Ankur, Nishant, and Manthan, handed away on Monday. He was 90. In line with his daughter, Pia Benegal, the filmmaker handed away at Mumbai’s Wockhardt Hospital because of continual kidney illness. “He handed away at 6.38 pm at Wockhardt Hospital Mumbai Central. He had been affected by continual kidney illness for a number of years but it surely had gotten very dangerous. That is the explanation for his dying,” she stated.
In his prolific profession, Shyam Benegal explored various themes by his movies, documentaries, and TV collection similar to Bharat Ek Khoj and Samvidhaan. He had not too long ago celebrated his ninetieth birthday on December 14. His cinematic gems embrace Bhumika, Junoon, Mandi, Suraj Ka Satvaan Ghoda, Mammo, and Sardari Begum, lots of that are considered Hindi cinema classics. His newest work was the 2023 biographical movie Mujib: The Making of a Nation.
Full record of awards and achievements conferred to Shyam Benegal
The filmmaker has been acknowledged with quite a few prestigious awards. He acquired the Padma Shri in 1976, the Padma Bhushan in 199, and the Dadasaheb Phalke Award in 2005. Let’s check out the spectacular record of awards bestowed upon him.
- In 1975, Benegal was honoured by the Authorities of India with the Padma Shri in 1976 and the Padma Bhushan in 1991.
- For his phenomenal contribution to the Indian movie trade, Benegal was awarded Indian Cinema’s highest honour – the Dadasaheb Phalke Award in 2005.
- Benegal has gained a number of Nationwide Movie Awards for films together with, Ankur (1974), Nishant (1975), Manthan (1976), Bhumika: The Position (1977), Junoon (1978), Arohan (1982), Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose: The Forgotten Hero (2005) and Nicely Achieved Abba (2010).
Non-Characteristic Movies
- Greatest Historic Reconstruction for Nehru in 1984.
- Greatest Biographical Movie for Satyajit Ray in 1985.
Characteristic Movies
- 1986 Greatest Director for Trikal
- 1993 Greatest Characteristic Movie in Hindi for Suraj Ka Satvan Ghoda
- 1995 Greatest Characteristic Movie in Hindi for Mammo
- 1996 Greatest Characteristic Movie in English for The Making of the Mahatma
- 1997 Greatest Characteristic Movie in Urdu for Sardari Begum
- 1999 Greatest Characteristic Movie for Samar
- 1999 Greatest Characteristic Movie on Household Welfare for Hari-Bhari
- 2001 Greatest Characteristic Movie in Hindi for Zubeidaa
- 2005 Nargis Dutt Award for Greatest Characteristic Movie on Nationwide Integration for Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose: The Forgotten Hero
- Greatest Movie on Different Social Points for Nicely Achieved Abba
Filmfare Awards
- 1980 Greatest Director for Junoon
Worldwide recognitions
- Nominated for the Golden Palm on the Cannes Movie Pageant for Nishant in 1976.
- Ankur was nominated for the Golden Berlin Bear on the Berlin Worldwide Movie Pageant in 1974.
- Received the Golden Prize on the Moscow Worldwide Movie Pageant for Kalyug in 1981.
- Nominated for the Golden St. George for Sardari Begum in 1997 on the Moscow Worldwide Movie Pageant.
Different honours
- Obtained the Lifetime Achievement Award on the All Lights India Worldwide Movie Pageant in 2015.
- Awarded the B. N. Reddy Nationwide Award for contribution to Indian Cinema.
- Homi Bhabha Fellowship (1970–72).
- Sovietland Nehru Award in 1989.
- D. Litt. Honoris Causa from the College of Calcutta in 2012.
- ANR Nationwide Award in 2013.
- D. Litt. Honoris Causa from ITM College, Gwalior (M.P.) in 2016.
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