In this episode, Mr. Shyam Benegal, film producer, director and writer discusses how his interest in films began. As a six-year old boy he got hooked to films and that developed into a life-long passion. The first film that left an indelible impact on him was Cat People, a horror film that he saw as a six-year old boy. He confesses that he got nightmares after watching the film. But, that did not preclude him from watching films, and he sometimes watched two films a week at his local cantonment theatre.
At home his still photographer father dabbled in making films of his family and also showed short films that he bough from Kodak. After completing his studies Mr. Benegal decided to move to Bombay, which had a thriving film and advertisement industry. Since there was no film industry in Hyderabad during that time, Mr. Benegal relocated to Bombay to work in the advertisement industry.
He spent about a decade in the advertisement industry before he made his first feature film Ankur. After the success of Ankur, Mr. Benegal went on to make films like Mandi, Nishant, Bhumika , Junoon, Manthan, Kalyug, Zubeida and Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose: The Forgotten Hero
Mr. Benegal introduced many talented actors like Shabana Azmi, Anant Nag, Smita Patil, and Naseerudin Shah among others to the Indian film industry.
A prolific film-maker, Mr. Benegal has no plans to retire and is busy with his next project called Chamki.
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