That’s the reason for his death,” Piya said. Many paid tribute to the legendary filmmaker on social media platform X. Filmmaker Mahesh Bhatt wrote that Benegal told stories without pretense. “They were raw and real, about the struggles of ordinary ...

Shyam Benegal, one of India’s greatest directors, died on Monday, leaving behind a body of work that will be remembered for its breadth of vision, compassion for the marginalised, intellectual acuity,

Through his films, he grappled with the big questions that India grappled with, from feudalism, the cooperative sector, the war of 1857