Junoon (Eng: Obsession) is a 1978 Hindi film directed by Shyam Benegal. Based on Ruskin Bond’s novella ‘A Flight of Pigeons’, the film is set around the Revolt of 1857, and a Pathan noble’s obsession for an English girl and the tragedy that war brings with itself.
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by Puru | Jul 12, 2021 | Hindi, New Cinema Movement, Shyam Benegal
Bhumika is a 1977 Hindi film directed by Shyam Benegal and has Smita Patil, Amol Palekar, Anant Nag, Naseeruddin Shah, and Amrish Puri in prominent roles. Said to be based on a memoir of Marathi actress Hansa Wadkar, Bhumika tells the story of an actress and her search for identity and self-fulfillment.
READ MOREManthan (1976)
by Puru | May 24, 2017 | Shyam Benegal, Hindi
Manthan is a 1976 Hindi Film directed by Shyam Benegal. Set in the backdrop of rural Gujarat, the film tells the story of the White revolution..
READ MORETrikal (1985)
by Puru | Jan 28, 2017 | Hindi, Shyam Benegal
Trikal is a 1985 Hindi film directed by Shyam Benegal. The film is predominantly set in the pre-liberation Goa of the early 1960s and gives a great insight into the society of those days.
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by Madhuri | Jan 11, 2015 | Hindi, Shyam Benegal
Mammo (1994) a film by Shyam Benegal is the first film of Muslim trilogy including Sardari Begum (1996) and Zubeidaa (2001).
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by Puru | Mar 6, 2014 | Hindi, Shyam Benegal
Ankur is a 1974 Hindi film directed by Shyam Benegal. This film analyzes the human character, changing loyalties, vices of nature and voices of silent rebellion in its 125 minutes.
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