Direction: Shyam Benegal

Direction Shyam Benegal

Cast Shabana Azmi · Sadhu Meher · Anant Nag · Dalip Tahil

Direction Shyam Benegal

Cast Shashi Kapoor · Rekha · Raj Babbar · Kulbhushan Kharbanda

Synopsis A modern interpretation of the Indian epic the Mahabharata, the film depicts a dispute between two rival business families.

Direction Shyam Benegal

Cast Smita Patil · Anant Nag · Naseeruddin Shah · Amrish Puri

Synopsis Coming from a poor and destitute family, Urvashi is encouraged by her mother, Shanta (Sualbha Deshpande) to be on more than friendly terms with a much older male, Keshav Dalvi (Amol Palekar). Keshav takes a liking to young Urvashi, and...

Direction Shyam Benegal

Cast Rajit Kapoor · Raghuvir Yadav · Siraj Ahmed · Rakesh Dhar

Synopsis A man shares some lazy memories about his friend, Manek Mulla, who had a knack for telling stories. On this particular afternoon, Manek narrates a 'unique' love affair with the help of different stories, various characters' point of views and...

Direction Shyam Benegal

Cast Jalal Agha · Nafisa Ali · Tom Alter · Shabana Azmi

Synopsis The movie chronicles the period of 1857 to 1858 when the soldiers of the East India Company mutinied and many smaller kingdoms joined the soldiers in the hope of regaining their territories from the English. The movie is shown from...

Direction Shyam Benegal

Cast Shekhar Chatterjee · Sulabha Deshpande · Satyadev Dubey · Jhansi

Synopsis Jogamma is the widow of Brahmin Pandit Range Rao, and lives in a coastal village in Southern India along with her two married sons, Narsimha, who is married to Seethamma and has two sons; while Parasuram is married to Ansuya....

Direction Shyam Benegal

Cast Karisma Kapoor · Rekha · Manoj Bajpayee · Rajit Kapoor

Synopsis Zubeidaa, an aspiring Muslim actress, marries a Sikh prince to become his second wife. Her tumultuous relationship with her husband, and her inner demons lead her to a decision which has fatal consequences for them all.

Direction Shyam Benegal

Cast Abha Dhulia · Rajendra Jaspal · Girish Karnad · Kulbhushan Kharbanda

Synopsis Dr.Rao (Girih Karnad) is a Vetinary doc, who comes to this village with the aim of starting a Milk Co-operative society for the welfare of the villagers. But the wealthy businessman Mishraji (Amrish Puri) and Sarpanch (Kulbhushan Kharbanda) are unhappy...

Direction Shyam Benegal

Cast Victor Banerjee · Smita Patil · Om Puri · Satyajit Ray

Direction Shyam Benegal

Cast Boman Irani · Minissha Lamba · Sammir Dattani · Ila Arun

Synopsis A mild mannered chauffeur finds that the government in his parched village is giving loans to dig one's own well. After fudged photographs and bribes, he has no loan amount left to build his well. Aggrieved, he protests by abjuring...

Direction Shyam Benegal

Cast Farida Jalal · Surekha Sikri · Amit Phalke · Himani Shivpuri

Synopsis 13 year old Riyaz lives a poor lifestyle in Bombay, India, with his grandmother, Fayyuzi, and her sister, Mehmooda alias Mammo. Quite outspoken and embittered over his dad abandoning him, Riyaz does not have many friends, save for Rohan.

Direction Shyam Benegal

Cast Leela Naidu · Neena Gupta · Aneeta Kanwar · Soni Razdan

Synopsis A Goan native returns to his now-derelict, palatial childhood home, recalling his family's interpersonal drama during the end of Portuguese rule.

Direction Shyam Benegal · Krishan Sethi · Anil Ganguly · Kundan Shah

Cast Beena Banerjee · Ajit Vachani · Saeed Jaffrey · Vijayendra Ghatge

Synopsis The series featured a collection of stories by short story writers such as Guy De Maupassant, Tolstoy, O. Henry, Chekov etc. The series had different stories in each episode and most of the stories in the series were one-episode long.

Direction Shyam Benegal

Cast Shabana Azmi · Smita Patil · Naseeruddin Shah · Amrish Puri

Synopsis This classic film is based on a classic Urdu short story 'Aanandi' by Pakistani writer Ghulam Abbas. It deals with a brothel at the heart of a city, in an area that some politicians want for its prime locality. They...

Direction Shyam Benegal

Cast Girish Karnad · Shabana Azmi · Anant Nag · Amrish Puri

Synopsis Vishwam (Naseeruddin Shah) is the youngest son of the powerful, and influential village Zamindar (Amrish Puri). The Zamindar will not hesitate to do anything for the welfare and protection of his family, which also includes bending the law to his...