Shyam Benegal Age, Death, Wife, Children, Family, Biography

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)
Birth Place	Trimulgherry, Secunderabad
Date of Death	23 December 2024
Place of Death	Wockhardt Hospital, Mumbai
Age (at the time of death)	90 Years
Death Cause	Chronic kidney disease
Zodiac 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 (at the time of death)	Married
Affairs/Girlfriends	Not Known
Wife/Spouse	Nira Benegal
Children	Son- None Daughter- Pia Benegal (costume designer)

Some Lesser Known Facts About Shyam Benegal

• Did Shyam Benegal consume alcohol?: Yes

• Shyam Benegal began his career as a copywriter at Lintas advertising agency in 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 was awarded the Padma Shri in 1976 and the Padma Bhushan in 1991. Furthermore, he received the Dadasaheb Phalke Award in 2005.

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

• In 26 years of his filmmaking career, he directed 21 feature films, 1,500 advertising films and 45 documentaries.

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