Benegal tribute | Long live Shyam Babu. You are a story well told
New Indian ExpressThe famous British film critic Derek Malcolm said, "Shyam Benegal’s films provided a huge marker for other young directors of what was once hopefully called the Indian parallel cinema." With two gifted ladies Shabana Azmi and Smita Patil in the film, which boasted of a hugely talented cast, Nishant actually brought a new dawn in Indian cinema. Women-centric films and the introduction of AR Rahman In Bhumika, based on actress Hansa Wadkar’s biography, Benegal chooses to reconstruct the past, harsh present and the make-believe film world in three different tonalities and hues. A few people did criticise Benegal for having drifted from the 'parallel’ line towards the mainstream, as he used two mainstream actors – Rekha and Karishma Kapoor, and a popular music director in Zubeidaa.
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