The seminar room at the Guruswamy Centre was packed to capacity recently, as Hyderabadis gathered to celebrate the life and ...

But here’s the thing: the mark of a truly great artist is generosity — of spirit, of time, of teaching, of friendship. Shyam ...

While the gala will bestow the Outstanding Lifetime Achievement Award on Chopra, it will also pay tribute to Benegal, who ...

The Jaipur International Film Festival 2025 will honor filmmakers Yash Chopra with the Outstanding Lifetime Achievement Award ...

Amitabh Bachchan pays homage to Ratan Tata, Zakir Hussain, Shyam Benegal, and Dr Manmohan Singh; re-shares heartfelt art work ...

The opening day of the event featured prominent figures like William Dalrymple, Ila Arun, Milind Soman, Shobhaa De, and ...

While the gala will bestow the Outstanding Lifetime Achievement Award on Chopra, it will also pay tribute to Benegal, who ...

When the British Film Institute commissioned two films on Indian directors as part of their World Directors series, I was asked to write on Shyam Benegal while Rachel Dwyer wrote on Yash Chopra.

IMAGE: Shabana Azmi in Mandi. When Joy Bimal Roy, the late great filmmaker Bimal Roy's only son, wanted to learn film craft, he decided on Shyam Benegal as his mentor. Joy became Benegal's ...

Wrapped in a towel, Zeenat (Smita Patil) perfumes her moist hair over coal embers, covered with a wicker basket, as Rukmini Bai (Shabana Azmi) sings in the background. The camera moves to Rukmini ...

Pioneering director who played a vital role in India’s ‘parallel cinema’ movement, and used his films to explore difficult ...