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.

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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

Benegal, celebrated for classics like Ankur and Manthan, shaped Indian cinema with socially impactful storytelling

Pioneering Indian filmmaker Shyam Benegal has died aged 90. Benegal died today in Mumbai following a chronic kidney disease, his daughter Pia Benegal confirmed to India Today. He had recently celebrated his 90th birthday with friends,

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