Shyam Benegal News
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Trailer for Shyam Benegal’s Mujib: The Making Of A Nation released at Cannes; see video
The film is a joint venture between India’s National Film Development Corporation (NFDC)...
Article Bengali
Arifin Shuvoo's look in Shyam Benegal's Mujib: The Making of a Nation revealed
The epic film depicts how the leader emerged as the founding father of Bangladesh....
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Satyajit Ray’s works are unique and original: Shyam Benegal
The veteran filmmaker inaugurated a gallery dedicated to the legendary director at the National of...
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National Museum of Indian Cinema to host Satyajit Ray film festival from 2 to 4 May
Award-winning filmmaker Shyam Benegal will inaugurate a gallery on the legendary director....
Article Bengali
Poster of Shyam Benegal's next project, Mujib: The Making Of A Nation, revealed
The film is based on the life of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the founding father of Bangladesh....
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IFFI 2021: Cinematograph Act won't be amended in winter session of Parliament, says I&B minister
At an informal meeting with journalists over breakfast, the minister said the government is the and...
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How being a newsreader helped Smita Patil bag her first short film – Anniversary special
On the actress's 66th birth anniversary, veteran sound designer Hitendra Ghosh recalls how he on...
Article Hindi
Revisiting Kalyug (1981): An intense inter-generational film reconfigured for modern times
Even 40 years after its release, Shyam Benegal’s ambitious film remains a compelling watch its...
Article Hindi
Drop recertification idea, reinstate FCAT: Filmmakers, technicians, academicians to I&B ministry
The government has sought opinions regarding the recently proposed amendments to the Cinematograph...
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Filmmakers slam proposed amendment to Cinematograph Act that allows for re-certification of films
The clause enables the government to restrict the screening of movies that have been cleared by the...
Article Hindi
Vanraj Bhatia (1927–2021): The quiet legacy of a stalwart
With his deep knowledge of Hindustani and Western classical, Bhatia shaped the structure, form and...
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Renowned composer Vanraj Bhatia dies of age-related complications
The 93-year-old had crafted intricate compositions for classics such as Ankur (1974), 36 Chowringhee...
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Dissolving FCAT goes against principles, spirit of constitutional democracy, says Shyam Benegal
Prominent figures from the Hindi film industry such as Hansal Mehta, Vishal Bhardwaj and Richa have...
Article Bengali
Shyam Benegal’s first Bengali film, on Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, goes on the floor
The biopic of the founder president of Bangladesh stars Arifin Shuvoo, Nusrat Imrose Tisha, Nusraat...
Article Hindi
20 years of Zubeidaa: Why Shyam Benegal cast Karisma Kapoor without having seen any of her films
Benegal looks back at the making of Zubeidaa and the unconventional casting for an unconventional no...
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Exclusive: Wouldn’t prefer censorship on OTT, it’s a democracy, says Shyam Benegal
The veteran filmmaker, who had headed a committee to look into the rules of censorship for cinema in...
Article English Hindi
Documentaries by Gulzar, Shyam Benegal to be streamed at Film Division's online festival beginning today
The films on stalwart instrumentalists belonging to the Indian classical music tradition will be on...
Article Bengali Hindi
MIFF 2020 to showcase Satyajit Ray’s documentaries
The biennial Mumbai International Film Festival will celebrate the great filmmaker's birth this...
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Bihar police files closure of sedition case against artistes, to prosecute complainant
Lawyer Sudhir Kumar Ojha had filed a case of sedition against the artistes who had signed an open to...
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Aparna Sen slams FIR against anti-lynch-mob signatories as 'pure harassment'
The filmmaker was one of 49 prominent citizens who signed an open letter to prime minister Narendra...