10 must watch films by Shyam Benegal

Mandi is Shyam Babu's most captivating work, a captivating commentary on society, featuring a unique brothel with a distinct structure, humor, music, drama, depth, and secrets.

Shyam Benegal's Bhumika – The Role, based on Hansa Wadkar's memoirs, offers a personal and inward approach to themes such as relationship conflicts, feminism, and coming-of-age drama.

Junoon , a film based on Ruskin Bond's A Flight of Pigeons, explores the 1857 revolution with five central characters, blending claustrophobia and domesticity.

Shyam Benegal, a renowned adapter, collaborated with Khalid Mohammed to create Mammo, a film based on his real-life experiences, despite Mohammed's criticism of his work.

Trikal, a significant Indian film, explores the pre-liberation period in the Portuguese colony of Goa, capturing the nostalgia and melancholy of the past.

Simone Weil's quote "Oppression that is clearly inexorable and invincible does not give rise to revolt, but to submission" is encapsulated in Nishant, a film that explores the rural elite's command and sexual victimization.

Suraj Ka Satvan Ghoda, a film based on Bharati's work, follows a bachelor who tells three unique stories about three women from different social strata.

Manthan, directed by Shyam Benegal, explores India's journey from milk-deficient to world-leading milk production. Despite initial skepticism, Benegal successfully showcasing the struggle of the Amul Society farmers to the world.

Shyam Benegal's talent is evident in numerous films, making it difficult to choose the top 10 best Shyam Benegal movies, and Arohan (The Ascent) is a lesser-known film, snubbing Shyam Benegal's 1974 film Ankur, which revolutionized Indian cinema and is considered one of his most celebrated and acclaimed works.