Shyam Benegal Age, Wife, Family, Biography, Facts & More

Bio
Full Name	Shyam Benegal
Profession	Director
Physical Stats & More
Height (approx.)	in centimeters- 167 cm in meters- 1.67 m in feet inches- 5’ 6”
Weight (approx.)	in kilograms- 80 kg in pounds- 165 lbs
Eye Colour	Brown
Hair Colour	White
Personal Life
Date of Birth	14 December 1934 (Friday)
Age (as of 2023)	89 Years
Birth Place	Trimulgherry, Secunderabad
Zodiac sign/Sun sign	Sagittarius
Nationality	Indian
Hometown	Trimulgherry, Secunderabad
School	Not Known
College	Osmania University, Hyderabad
Educational Qualification	M.A. in Economics
Debut	Film Direction: Ankur (1974) TV Direction: Yatra (1986)
Family	Not Known
Religion	Hindu
Address	A-19/20, 2nd Floor, Everest Building, Tardeo Main Road, Tardeo, Mumbai - 400034.
Hobbies	Reading, Travelling
Favourite Things
Favourite Actor	Rajit Kapoor
Favourite Film	Bollywood- Sant Tukaram (1936)
Girls, Affairs and More
Marital Status	Married
Affairs/Girlfriends	Not Known
Wife/Spouse	Nira Benegal
Children	Son- None Daughter- Pia Benegal (costume designer)

Some Lesser Known Facts About Shyam Benegal

• Does Shyam Benegal smoke?: Not Known

• Does Shyam Benegal drink alcohol?: Yes

• Shyam Benegal began his career as a copywriter at Lintas advertising agency, Mumbai. He directed over 900 sponsored documentaries and advertising films.

• Shyam taught at the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII), Pune, and he worked as its chairman, twice.

• He bestowed with the Padma Shri in 1976 and the Padma Bhushan in 1991. Furthermore, he got honoured with the Dadasaheb Phalke Award in 2005.

• Benegal made several television serials including Yatra, Katha Sagar, Bharat Ek Khoj for Doordarshan, a television media outlet of the Indian government. He returned to the big screen with Antarnaad (1991).

• Within 26 years, he directed 21 feature films, 1,500 advertising films and 45 documentaries.

•  In 14th and 31st, he became a member of the jury in Moscow International Film Festival.