Pioneering Indian filmmakerShyam Benegaldied Monday in Mumbai following a chronic kidney disease.
His daughter Pia Benegal confirmed the news toIndia Today.
He made his first,Gher Betha Ganga(Ganges at the Doorstep), in 1962.
Shyam BenegalAnshuman Poyrekar/Hindustan Times via Getty Images
Benegal rose to fame with a move into feature films in the early 1970s.
His other credits of many down the years includedTrikal, JunoonandThe Seventh Horse of the Sun.
Benegal is survived by his wife, Nira, and daughter Pia.
