Where to watch Shyam Benegal in the UK
Find every Shyam Benegal film and TV show streaming, free, or available to rent in the UK. Updated daily — verified 4 May 2026.
Shyam Benegal (December 14, 1934–December 23, 2024) was a prolific Indian director and screenwriter. With his first four feature films Ankur (1973), Nishant (1975), Manthan (1976), and Bhumika (1977) he created a new genre, which has now come to be called the "middle cinema" in India although he himself has expressed dislike in the term preferring his work to be called New or Alternate cinema. He was awarded the Padma Shri in 1976 and the Padma Bhushan in 1991. On 8 August 2007, he was awarded the highest award in Indian cinema for lifetime achievement, the Dadasaheb Phalke Award for the year…
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- Jeena Isi Ka Naam Hai (2002) as Himself
- The Discovery of India (1988) Director
- Manthan (1976) Director
- Samvidhaan: The Making of the Constitution of India (2014) Director
- Zubeidaa (2001) Director
- Nishant (1975) Director
- Kalyug (1981) Director
- Bhumika (1977) Director
- Suraj Ka Satvan Ghoda (1992) Director
- Mandi (1983) Director
- Susman (The Essence) (1987) Producer
- Mammo (1994) Director
- Sardari Begum (1996) Director
- Junoon (1978) Director
- Celluloid Man (2012) as Self
- The Sage from the Sea (1978) Screenplay
- Arohan (1983) Director
- Ankur: The Seedling (1974) Director
- Trikal (1985) Director
- Hari-Bhari (2000) Director
- Mujib: The Making of a Nation (2023) Director
- Bose: The Forgotten Hero (2005) Director
- Samar (1999) Director
- Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar (2000) Script Consultant
- Welcome to Sajjanpur (2008) Director
- Charandas The Thief (1975) Director
- Nehru (1984) Director
- The Master: Shyam Benegal (2022) as Himself
- Well Done Abba (2010) Director
- Satyajit Ray (1985) Director
- Smita (2001) Cast
- Indian Youth: An Exploration (1968) Director
- In Search of Guru Dutt (1989) as Self - Director, Cousin of Guru Dutt
- The Making of the Mahatma (1996) Director
- Pride of India: Shama Zaidi (2011) Cast
- The Last Adieu (2014) as Himself
- Light, Shadow, and Me (2012) as Self
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What are Shyam Benegal's most popular films?
Most-watched Shyam Benegal films currently: Manthan (1976), Zubeidaa (2001), Nishant (1975), Kalyug (1981), Bhumika (1977).
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Selected TV credits: Jeena Isi Ka Naam Hai (2002), The Discovery of India (1988), Samvidhaan: The Making of the Constitution of India (2014).
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