Shyam Benegal

... was advised rest following health issues. Jha started his acting career from TV with hit shows like Shanti, Ithihass, Captain House. He gradually moved to films, but continued his hold on the small screen, appearing in Shyam Benegal's Samvidhaan, comedy show Begusarai and Chhoona Hai Aasmaan.

Veteran filmmaker Shyam Benegal said he was appalled by the news. “She understood the medium and helped out young filmmakers. The sort of accusations made against her is ridiculous,” Benegal told ThePrint, referring to NFDC-supported films such as Lunchbox, which earned much critical acclaim.

The intervention applications in the case included those of Subramanian Swamy, Aparna Sen, Shyam Benegal, and Teesta Setalvad. The top court also rejected the plea of BJP leader Subramanian Swamy seeking to intervene in the ongoing matter. However, the court ordered revival of Swamy's disposed ...

Debuting with Shyam Benegal's Ankur in 1974, the late 70s saw Azmi dabbling in commercial films, but she admits that the 'image of her as a serious ... movement spearheaded by directors like Satyajit Ray, Mrinal Sen, Ritwik Ghatak, Basu Chatterjee and Shyam Benegal and was having its moment.

Mumbai, Mar 6 Veteran filmmaker Shyam Benegal today said the kind of censorship and mood the country has with regards to cinema is reminiscent of the Emergency era. The veteran director was speaking at a panel discussion here at FICCI Frames, which was moderated by senior journalist Bhupendra ...

Noted filmmaker and screenwriter Shyam Benegal was recently awarded the V Shantaram Lifetime achievement award at the 15th Mumbai International Film Festival for his outstanding contribution in the field of feature and documentary films. However, he says that there are no takers for documentary ...

Mumbai, Veteran filmmaker Shyam Benegal has been selected for the prestigious 'V Shantaram Lifetime Achievement Award' of the Mumbai International Film Festival (MIFF-2018), it was announced here on Friday. The award, carrying a trophy, a citation, shawl and cash prize of Rs 10 lakh, will be ...

In 1978,she made her debut with Shyam Benegal's film Junoon. And within a few years, she came to be known as a powerful actor. However, things have changed drastically since the time she started out, and the “competition is far too much,” says Naval. “Things were also simpler then [in that there was] ...

alongside veteran filmmaker Shyam Benegal at the Ficci Frames 2018. Responding to a question on how the constant restrictions from the Central Board of Film Certification is affecting the creativity and freedom of expression, Shonali said, "Instead of taking action to protect the rights of women and project ...

She expressed her wish in a panel discussion 'Controlling Creativity- Is censorship relevant' alongside veteran filmmaker Shyam Benegal at the Ficci Frames 2018 on Tuesday. She was asked how the continued restriction from the Central Board of Film Certification is blocking freedom of expression and ...

In the opening scene of Sardari Begum (1996), a film in which director Shyam Benegal adopted thumri as the literal and figurative idea to tell his story, Kirron Kher is seen cooking in her kitchen, moving the ladle, while singing Chali pee ke nagar. The famed lament in Bhairavi describes the pain of a bride's ...

Following the complaints, the government constituted the Shyam Benegal-headed committee in January 2016 to suggest ways of revamping the board. The committee, also including actor Kamal Haasan, filmmaker Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra, ad man Piyush Pandey and film critic Bhawana Somaaya, ...