In context
- When
- Monday, December 23 20242 years ago
- Category
- DeathA notable person who died on this day.
- Era
- 21st century · 2020s
- Recorded from
- Wikipedia “On this day” feed
- Person
- Shyam Benegal
At a glance
Born 1934-12-14; died 2024-12-23.
Who they were
Shyam Benegal was an Indian film director, screenwriter and documentary filmmaker. Often regarded as a pioneer of parallel cinema, he is considered as one of the greatest filmmakers post 1970s. He has received several accolades, including eighteen National Film Awards, a Filmfare Award and a Nandi Award. In 2005, he was honoured with the Dadasaheb Phalke Award, India's highest award in the field of cinema. In 1976, he was honoured by the Government of India with the Padma Shri,
Early life
Early life and education Shyam Benegal was born on 14 December 1934 in a Konkani -speaking [ 1 ] Hindu family [ 2 ] in Hyderabad , as Shyam Sunder Benegal. [ 3 ] His father hailed from Karnataka . [ 4 ] In an interview, he has described his father as agnostic , and was himself non-religious even though he would respect faith. [ 5 ] When he was twelve years old, he made his first film, on a camera given to him by his photographer father Sridhar B. Benegal. He received an M.A.
Why this date
Shyam Benegal appears on our December 23 calendar for 2024 as a death entry.
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