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Shyam Benegal Dies: Pioneering Indian Filmmaker Was 90
Shyam Benegal is dead, the Indian filmmaker was 90 having been behind 'Ankur', Nishant Manthan and Bhumika.
Benegal was a pioneering film director, screenwriter and documentary filmmaker, widely regarded as one of the best since the 1970s. He started his career working as a copywriter for a Mumbai advertising agency while simultaneously making documentaries. His first, Ankur(The Seedling), starred Anant Nag and Shabana Azmi and was a critical and commercial success.
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