Date 23 December. A news came out which broke the hearts of many cinema lovers. The news is that veteran filmmaker Shyam Benegal is no more in this world. He was such a filmmaker of Hindi cinema, who was obsessed with presenting good stories on screen. He started his career as a director in the year 1974 with the film 'Ankur'. After that he went on showing his magic on the silver screen.
After 'Ankur', he made many great films like 'Nishant', 'Manthan', 'Kalyug', 'Well Done Abba'. Apart from the silver screen, he also showed his artistry on the small screen. He had made many such TV programs, for which his name is immortal even in the world of TV.
He made his TV debut 12 years after entering films. In the year 1986, he made his first TV show named 'Yatra', which was a travel based series. There were 15 episodes of this show. It was filmed on the Himsagar Express, a train running on India's longest railway route.
The next name is of the TV show 'Katha Sagar'. It also started on Doordarshan in the year 1986. Artists like Pankaj Berry, Saeed Jaffrey, Supriya Pathak were seen in this show. It had 44 episodes
Shyam Benegal brought a TV series in the year 1988, whose name comes to mind whenever Benegal's name is mentioned. This 53-episode series was based on the book 'Discovery of India' by India's first Prime Minister Jawahar Lal Nehru.
In the year 1995, he had brought a TV series named 'Amarwati Ki Kathayein', in which Raghubir Yadav, who played the role of Pradhan in 'Panchayat', was seen. Along with him, Neena Gupta was also a part of this show. this series
After showing the vast history of India through 'Bharat Ek Khoj', in the year 2014, Shyam Benegal came up with a show called 'Samvidhaan'. In this show the story behind the making of 'Samvidhan' was shown. It has a total of 10 episodes, which are available on YouTube.
