Famous film director, screenwriter, and producer Shyam Benegal died in Mumbai on Monday, 23 December. He breathed his last at 6:38 pm at Wockhardt Hospital in Mumbai Central. His last rites will be performed today on Tuesday. Shyam Benegal was ill for a long time Let us tell you that Shyam Benegal died due to chronic kidney disease at Wockhardt Hospital in Mumbai. He died at 6.38 pm at Wockhardt Hospital Mumbai Central. Pia Benegal said, 'He was suffering from chronic kidney disease for many years, but it had become very bad.' Shyam Benegal's career Benegal was honoured by the Government of India with the Padma Shri in 1976 and the Padma Bhushan in 1991. He also received the Dadasaheb Phalke Award, the highest honour in Indian cinema, in 2005. His successful films include Manthan, Zubeidaa, and Sardari Begum. Shyam Benegal was born on December 14, 1934 in Hyderabad. He belonged to a Konkani-speaking Chitrapur Saraswat Brahmin family. His father Shridhar B. Benegal was originally from Karnataka and was a photographer who inspired Shyam's early interest in filmmaking. At the age of just 12, Shyam made his first film using a camera gifted by his father. He earned a master's degree in economics from Osmania University in Hyderabad, where he founded the Hyderabad Film Society, which was the beginning of his illustrious journey in cinema. Some of his notable works include Ankur, Manthan, Mandi, Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose: The Forgotten Hero, Zubeidaa, Well Done Abba, and more. Read also: NTR Jr. Calls Bheem's Re-Intro in RRR 'The Greatest Heroic Jump' Sana Raees Khan speaks on Atul Subhash suicide case! Nivedita Basu Hosts a Grand Christmas Party at Luft in the Air Fans Demand Arjun Bijlani & Karan Kundra's Jodi Back on Laughter Chefs