Shyam Benegal Archives

Rajit Kapoor on 29 years of Shyam Benegal’s Sardari Begum, “I was playing three different ages and there were just two scenes in each age groups” 29 : Bollywood News

Shyam Benegal’s iconic Sardari Begum completes 29 years today. Starring Kirron Kher in the titular role, the movie also starred Rajit Kapoor, Smriti Mishra (as young Sardari Begum), Amrish Puri, Rajeshwari Sachdev, Surekha Sikri, Shrivallabh Vyas, among others. Rajit Kapoor looked back at the movie in an interview with us. Rajit Kapoor on 29 years […]

Dead in the streets: Watching ‘Salim Langde Pe Mat Ro’ with Saeed Akhtar Mirza

For a film that unfolds as a chronicle of a death foretold, Salim Langde Pe Mat Ro opens in resplendent liveliness. A young, brash man struts down (or up?) a Mumbai street, seems to “own the street”, according to the film’s director, Saeed Akhtar Mirza. “My name is Salim Pasha, the public calls me Salim […]

Shyam Benegal to be honoured at silver jubilee edition of New York Indian Film Festival

The legacy of legendary Indian filmmaker Shyam Benegal will be honoured at the New York Indian Film Festival, which will celebrate its silver jubilee this year with a repertoire of diverse cinematic works featuring celebrated artists such as Manoj Bajpayee, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, James Ivory and Rasika Dugal. The festival, the longest-running and prestigious US festival […]