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Shyam Benegal

Director · 35 credits · 8 in highly-rated films

Best known for Sardari Begum (1996)

Directed movies (27 total, ranked by score)

  1. Sardari Begum

    1996 · ★ 8.8 (3 votes)

    Drama, Music

    1

  2. Manthan

    1976 · ★ 7.1 (12 votes)

    Drama

    2

  3. Suraj Ka Satvan Ghoda

    1992 · ★ 7.6 (15 votes)

    Drama, Romance

    3

  4. Ankur: The Seedling

    1974 · ★ 6.0 (25 votes)

    Drama

    4

  5. Mandi

    1983 · ★ 6.6 (8 votes)

    Comedy, Drama, Romance

    5

  6. Bose: The Forgotten Hero

    2005 · ★ 7.4 (8 votes)

    Drama, History

    6

  7. Nishant

    1975 · ★ 7.0 (13 votes)

    Drama, Crime

    7

  8. Bhumika

    1977 · ★ 6.6 (19 votes)

    Drama, Music

    8

  9. The Sage from the Sea

    1978 · ★ 9.8 (2 votes)

    Drama

    9

  10. Trikal

    1985 · ★ 8.8 (2 votes)

    Drama, History

    10

  11. Well Done Abba

    2010 · ★ 6.3 (7 votes)

    Comedy

    11

  12. Junoon

    1978 · ★ 5.3 (6 votes)

    War, Drama

    12

  13. Arohan

    1983 · ★ 9.0 (1 votes)

    Drama

    13

  14. Susman

    1987 · ★ 8.5 (2 votes)

    Drama

    14

  15. Charandas The Thief

    1975

    Drama

    15

  16. Kalyug

    1981 · ★ 5.9 (4 votes)

    Drama

    16

  17. Zubeidaa

    2001 · ★ 5.2 (14 votes)

    Romance, Drama, History

    17

  18. Satyajit Ray

    1985 · ★ 6.8 (4 votes)

    Documentary

    18

  19. Welcome to Sajjanpur

    2008 · ★ 5.6 (22 votes)

    Comedy

    19

  20. Mujib: The Making of a Nation

    2023 · ★ 6.5 (63 votes)

    Drama, History, War

    20

  21. Mammo

    1994 · ★ 5.2 (6 votes)

    Drama

    21

  22. Hari-Bhari

    2000 · ★ 6.0 (2 votes)

    Family, Drama

    22

  23. Antarnaad

    1991 · ★ 10.0 (1 votes)

    23

  24. The Making of the Mahatma

    1996 · ★ 5.5 (4 votes)

    Drama

    24

  25. Samar

    1999

    Drama

    25

  26. Nehru

    1984 · ★ 4.0 (2 votes)

    Documentary, History

    26

  27. Indian Youth: An Exploration

    1968

    Documentary

    27

Credits are ranked using the same weighted score as movie collections. Last updated Aug 29, 2026.