Shyam Benegal, Pioneer of India’s Parallel Cinema, Passes Away at 90

India’s iconic filmmaker, Shyam Benegal, known as the pioneer of parallel cinema, passed away on Monday in Mumbai at the age of 90. His daughter, Pia Benegal, confirmed he succumbed to a chronic kidney ailment he had battled for several years. A Visionary Filmmaker’s Legacy Benegal, who celebrated his 90th birthday just days earlier on …

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