Dev Benegal

Quick Facts

Full Name	Dev Benegal
Occupation	Film Director
Date Of Birth	Dec 28, 1960(1960-12-28)
Age	64
Birthplace	New Delhi
Country	India
Birth City	Delhi
Horoscope	Capricorn

Dev Benegal Biography

Dev Benegal is one of the most popular and richest Film Director who was born on December 28, 1960 in New Delhi, Delhi, India.

He began his career with legendary animator Ram Mohan and got his first job with Shashi Kapoor’s Filmvalas. After assisting Shyam Benegal in films like Kalyug (1980), Mandi (1983) and his famous documentary on Satyajit Ray—Satyajit Ray, Filmmaker (1984)—Dev Benegal directed a series of short short films, Kalpavriksha: The Tree of Life (1988), Kanakambaram: Cloth: of Gold (1987), and Anantarupam: The Infinite Forms (1987). He directed several documentaries, including Shabana! (2003) with Indian film star Shabana Azmi and Abhivardhan: Building for a New Life (1992).

“English, August” won the Special Jury Award at the 12th Torino Film Festival

1994. It won both the Silver Montgolfiere (Silver Grand Prix) and the Gilberto Martinez Solares prize for the Best First Film at the 16th Festival des 3 Continents, Nantes France, 1994

Dev Benegal Net Worth

Dev Benegal is one of the richest Film Director from India. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Dev Benegal 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Dev Benegal grew up in New Delhi. In 1979, he left Delhi for Mumbai (then Bombay), to pursue a career in movies. He won an Asian Cultural Council grant in Film, Video & Photography to study Film History in the Cinema Studies Program at New York University from 1989–90.

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Benegal’s latest film, Road, Movie (2009), about a travelling cinema troupe in Rajasthan, and starring Abhay Deol and Tannishtha Chatterjee as the lead, premiered at the 2009 Toronto International Film Festival. In its review, The Hollywood Reporter wrote: “Dev Benegal’s ‘Road, Movie’ takes you on a magical mystery tour into the heart of India and its robust cinema. It is, in fact, a road movie without the comma, but it is also about being on the road in a vast Indian landscape and about the phenomenon of touring cinemas that still exist in rural India. The film is specifically Indian, yet designed for wider appreciation in festivals and, if all goes well at the European Film Market, in cross-over releases in international territories.”

Facts & Trivia

Abebech Ranked on the list of most popular Film Director. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in India. Dev Benegal celebrates birthday on December 28 of every year.

Benegal is a long time advisor to eQuinoxe Screenwriting Workshops for Professionals. He has been invited by Under The Volcano, the international program of writing master classes to create and conduct a screenwriting master class for their 2020 program.

Top Facts about Dev Benegal

1. Dev Benegal is an Indian filmmaker and screenwriter.
2. He was born on April 30, 1963 in Mumbai, India.
3. His debut film was “English August” (1994).
4. Benegal’s films have been screened at Cannes and Sundance.
5. He has won several awards for his work, including a National Film Award.
6. Benegal has also directed commercials and music videos.
7. His latest film is “Deadly Affair”, released in 2021.
8. He studied filmmaking at the University of Southern California.
9. Benegal is known for his unique storytelling style and visual aesthetics.
10. He often explores themes of identity, culture, and globalization in his films.