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Shyam Benegal

 
Sangeeta Datta (Author)
Synopsis Shyam Benegal is one of the most profile contemporary filmmakers from India’s ‘New Cinema’. From his first film Ankur (1974) through to Zubeidaa (2000), he has explored the contradictions and tensions of a society in rapid transition, with a unique focus on the female protagonists. "Sangeeta Datta’s book traces his career with its beginnings in political cinema and a realist aesthetic. It shows how the struggles of women, the dispossessed and marginalized in Indian society find expression in films as diverse as Nishant, Bhumika, Mandi, Suraj Ka Satwan Ghoda and Kalyug. It traces Benegal’s work with some of the biggest names in Indian cinema—Shabana Azmi, Smita Patil, Naseeruddin Shah, Om Puri, Govind Nihalani and, more recently, Karishma Kapoor and A.R. Rahman—developing a style and ethos uniquely his. It also explains how the director’s work presents both a stark contrast to Bollywood and yet contains creative continuities with commercial cinema and his distinguished predecessor Satyajit Ray. "Perhaps no other director has come close to painting such a compelling and vivid portrait of modern India.
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About the author

Sangeeta Datta

Sangeeta Datta is a writer-director-cultural commentator based in London. She is artistic director of the arts organisatio BAITHAK UK and runs a film company called SD Films. Her feature Life Goes On has won several awards in UK and India. She has curated seasons for BFI/National Film Theatre, the Victoria and Albert Museum, and the British Museum. She has published on women's writing and Indian cinema in journals such as the Journal of Art and Culture and EPW. Her book on Shyam Benegal is part of the 'World Director Series' of the British Film Institute. Her publications include the co-edited volume Rituparno Ghosh: Cinema, Gender and Art (Routhledge, 2015).

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Bibliographic information

Title Shyam Benegal
Format Softcover
Date published: 23.06.2008
Edition 1st ed.
Publisher Roli Books
Language: English
length 276p.