Veteran screenwriter Javed Akhtar paid his respects at the funeral of cinema legend Shyam Benegal in Mumbai, acknowledging ...

Legendary filmmaker Shyam Benegal, celebrated for his profound contributions to Indian cinema, was cremated on December 24 at ...

All We Imagine as Light explores the lives of working-class women in Mumbai and won the Grand Prix at Cannes. But it was ...

Shyam Benegal, a renowned Indian filmmaker known for pioneering a cinema movement that tackled social issues in the 1970s, ...

Shyam Benegal, the father of India's parallel cinema, found his first inspiration in his own father's family films.

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

In ‘The State and New Cinema in Contemporary India’, Sudha Tiwari examines the setting up and roles of the Film Finance ...

German, Singapore producers board Indian filmmaker Aniket Dutta's refugee drama about a displaced family finding solace in ...

Sunny Deol, riding high on the massive success of 'Gadar 2', reflects on the evolving dynamics of Hindi cinema, critiquing the corporatisation of the industry. While acknowledging its financial ...

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