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

Shyam Benegal, a renowned Indian filmmaker known for pioneering a cinema movement that tackled social issues in the 1970s, has died after chronic kidney disease

That Shyam Benegal was one of the biggest names in Indian parallel cinema is hardly new information! The legend is no longer with us and it is time to look back at his work.

Shyam Benegal, a renowned filmmaker, passed away in Mumbai on Monday at the age of 90 from chronic kidney illness. Here are 7 of his best-known films that proves his deep understanding of human nature

Nationalist would be the most erroneous description to use for Shyam Benegal, even though his cinema remained perennially committed to the vital idea of India. Far from the jingoistic, exclusionist, chest-thumping associations of the word,

Pioneering Indian filmmaker Shyam Benegal died Monday in Mumbai following a chronic kidney disease. He was 90. His daughter Pia Benegal confirmed the news to India Today. He had recently celebrated his 90th birthday with friends, family and the likes of Shashi Kapoor’s son Kunal Kapoor, according to the local outlet.

Renowned Indian filmmaker Shyam Benegal, a titan of Indian cinema, passed away yesterday, leaving behind an indelible legacy that transformed the landscape of filmmaking in the country. Known as the pioneer of Indian parallel cinema,

Veteran filmmaker Shyam Benegal, the pioneer of the parallel cinema movement in Indian cinema in the 1970s and 1980s, was cremated on Tuesday with full state honours and a three-gun salute here