Shyam Benegal is known as a pioneer of Indian parallel cinema ... TV history-the 53-episode serial Bharat Ek Khoj (1988), ...

Shyam Benegal, the conscience keeper of Indian cinema who reflected the complexities and contradictions of Indian society ...

He won acclaim from critics and audiences even as the gritty stories he put on the big screen grappled with some of India’s ...

Shyam Benegal, a renowned Indian filmmaker known for pioneering a cinema movement that tackled social issues in the 1970s, ...

Benegal even showcased the much-deviled characters with a humane touch, rendering them humans and not the evil characters ...

Benegal, celebrated for classics like Ankur and Manthan, shaped Indian cinema with socially impactful storytelling ...

He leaves behind a body of work so sprawling—shorts, documentaries, features, TV movies, series—that his CV alone might be ...

Shyam Benegal, an Indian filmmaker known for his incisive and socially conscious storytelling, died on Monday. He was 90.

"Shyam Benegal was not just a legend ... Khoj,” a landmark 53-episode television series based on the book “Discovery of India,” written by India’s first prime minister, Jawaharlal Nehru.

“Shyam Benegal was not just a legend ... Khoj,” a landmark 53-episode television series based on the book Discovery of India, written by India’s first prime minister, Jawahar Lal Nehru ...