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Filmmaker Shyam Benegal passes away at 90, was suffering from kidney ailment

Filmmaker Shyam Benegal passes away at 90, was suffering from kidney ailment

Veteran filmmaker Shyam Benegal has passed away at the age of 90. He died on Monday evening at Wockhardt hospital in Mumbai, his daughter confirmed to Mid-day

24 December,2024 12:06 AM IST | Mumbai | Priyanka Sharma
Shyam Benegal dies 9 days after turning 90, Shabana Azmi had shared last photo

Shyam Benegal dies 9 days after turning 90, Shabana Azmi had shared last photo

Actress Shabana Azmi had shared photos from Shyam Benegal's 90th birthday celebration, which was attended by Naseeruddin Shah, Rajit Kapur, Divya Dutta and others

23 December,2024 09:05 PM IST | Mumbai
Shyam Benegal was working on 2-3 projects at the time of his death

Shyam Benegal was working on 2-3 projects at the time of his death

Despite the physical challenges that come with age, including frequent hospital visits for dialysis three times a week, Benegal remained dedicated to his passion for filmmaking

23 December,2024 08:45 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
After Cannes premiere, Shyam Benegal's 'Manthan' is re-releasing in India

After Cannes premiere, Shyam Benegal's 'Manthan' is re-releasing in India

‘Manthan’, a fictionalised version of the beginnings of the extraordinary dairy cooperative movement that transformed India from a milk-deficient nation to the world’s largest milk producer inspired by Dr Verghese Kurien. It is also India’s first crowdfunded film produced by 5,00,000 dairy farmers who contributed Rs 2 each towards the production

24 May,2024 04:22 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Cannes 2024: Naseeruddin Shah feels courageous films on religion should be made

Cannes 2024: Naseeruddin Shah feels courageous films on religion should be made

Naseeruddin Shah visited Cannes for the screening of Shyam Benegal's 1976 film 'Manthan' that starred him and Smita Patil

19 May,2024 11:54 AM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Move over couture, classic goes to Cannes

Move over couture, classic goes to Cannes

Film archivist Dungarpur breaks down how he restored Manthan over a year-and-a-half as Naseeruddin Shah and he take Shyam Benegal’s gem to Cannes Film Festival

04 May,2024 07:02 AM IST | Mumbai | Mohar Basu
Throwback Thursday: Karisma Kapoor remembers 'dadaji' Raj Kapoor

Throwback Thursday: Karisma Kapoor remembers 'dadaji' Raj Kapoor

Raj Kapoor Birth Anniversary 2023: Many consider the 'Kapoor Khandan' to be the first family of Bollywood, and the Kapoor's often say credit goes to Raj Kapoor. Karisma Kapoor has taken to her Instagram to celebrate her 'dadaji' and credit him for all that he had accomplished in his lifetime

14 December,2023 05:35 PM IST | Mumbai
Saira Banu on the bond between Dilip Kumar and Raj Kapoor

Saira Banu on the bond between Dilip Kumar and Raj Kapoor

Saira Banu's heartfelt birth anniversary wish to Raj Kapoor takes us back to the 90s, looking back into the timeless bond he shared with the legendary Dilip Kumar

14 December,2023 03:10 PM IST | Mumbai
Mujib: The making of a Nation Movie Review - Joy Bangla; also, such joy, Benegal

Mujib: The making of a Nation Movie Review - Joy Bangla; also, such joy, Benegal

That’s Sheikh Hasina, by the way, currently the Prime Minister of Bangladesh (also, the longest-serving). She is, in effect, the might behind the making of this movie

29 October,2023 08:10 AM IST | Mumbai | Mayank Shekhar
Shyam Benegal calls The Kashmir Files 'earnest film'

Shyam Benegal calls The Kashmir Files 'earnest film'

Ahead of the release of his film 'Mujib: The Making of a Nation', Shyam Benegal spoke about the key to attaining neutrality while developing political films

25 October,2023 07:51 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent

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