The legendary filmmaker Shyam Benegal took his last breadth yesterday night, merely 10 days after celebrating his 90th birthday. He breathed his last at 6:38 pm at Wockhardt Hospital in Mumbai Central. The last rites of the late Shyam Benegal will be held today. Photos from legendary filmmaker Shyam Benegal’s 90th birthday celebration have resurfaced online following the news of his death.
The heartwarming images serve as a poignant reminder of the iconic director’s enduring legacy and the lives he touched. The late filmmaker celebrated his milestone birthday on December 14, surrounded by Bollywood celebrities such as Shabana Azmi, Divya Dutta, Naseeruddin Shah, Rajit Kapur, Atul Tiwari, and others.
Veteran actress Neena Gupta, who collaborated with filmmaker Shyam Benegal on projects like Mandi, Trikal, and more, expressed her condolences on the death of the legendary director in an exclusive interview with Zoom. She shared fond memories and anecdotes from their projects together and mentioned that the late director played a significant role in both her life and her career.
Shyam Benegal’s last rites will be performed today at 2 pm in Mumbai’s Shivaji Park Electric Crematorium. Today some policemen were seen deployed outside the building of his house Triveni Sangam, there is a strange silence in the whole area.
Known for his groundbreaking work in Indian parallel cinema, he had directed films like Zubeida and Ankur. Late Shyam Benegal’s daughter Pia Benegal said, “He was suffering from kidney disease for a long time.” Two years ago, both his kidneys failed. Since then, he was undergoing treatment with dialysis.
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