Shyam Benegal said goodbye to the world at the age of 90. His daughter Pia Benegal has confirmed the news of her father's demise. Shyam Benegal, who has shown amazing artistry in the world of parallel cinema, had made a series (TV serial) of 53 episodes named 'Bharat Ek Khoj', inspired by the book 'Discovery of India' written by Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru. In this series, the character of Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru was played by actor Roshan Seth. But gradually Roshan Seth disappeared from the Indian film industry.
Born in Patna, the capital of Bihar, Roshan Seth started his career in Britain. Roshan studied at the Academy of Music and Dramatic Art in London and after completing his studies, he started working in the British film industry. He was very active in the British theater and television industry. Meanwhile, he married British writer Pepita.
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Suddenly Roshan Seth left acting and came to India to become a journalist. After doing journalism for some time, he again moved towards acting. He played the role of Jawaharlal Nehru in the Oscar winning film 'Gandhi' released in 1983. For this character, he was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Supporting Role. This character of his Shyam Benegal He liked it so much that he made Roshan Seth as Jawaharlal Nehru in his TV serial 'Bharat Ek Khoj'. People also loved this character of his. Roshan Seth, who has done films like 'Ek Tha Tiger', 'Monsoon Wedding' and 'Guru', has done very few Hindi films in his career.
Along with English films like 'A Passage to India', 'Little Doris', 'Dune', 'Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom', My Beautiful Launderette and David Lean, Roshan Seth also worked in many British series. Is.
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Roshan Seth is now 82 years old. His last series 'Behind the Eyes' was streamed in the year 2021. Now he sometimes lives in India and sometimes in Britain. His family members live in both the countries and he is spending time with his family. However, if he gets some good offer in the meantime, he will definitely work in that project.
