(FILES) Indian Bollywood film director and screenwriter Shyam Benegal attends the 'Jio MAMI 20th Mumbai Film Festival 2018' opening ceremony in Mumbai on October 25, 2018. Renowned Bollywood filmmaker Shyam Benegal passed away on December 23, 2024 at a hospital in Mumbai, as cited by media reports. (Photo by Sujit Jaiswal / AFP) (Photo by SUJIT JAISWAL/AFP via Getty Images)