- Director, writer and producer
- 4 on MovieCove
What are Shyam Benegal's films like?
Across a limited sample of 4 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Society and Self.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 4
Light 0 · Serious 1 · Dark 3
A split, not a type: Grounded 2 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 1
A split, not a type: Gentle 1 · Charged 1 · Intense 2
Steady 3 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 0
Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 0
Casual 2 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 0
A split, not a type: Easy watch 1 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 2
A split, not a type: Resolved 2 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 1
Moods and endings
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Shyam Benegal's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 1 of their 4 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for Shyam Benegal's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
4 credits, 4 with a MovieCove page.
Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films
Powaqqatsi(1988)
Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films
Manthan(1976)
Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films
Career shape
Across a limited sample of 4 MovieCove titles from 1976 to 2005.
How do Shyam Benegal's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 89th percentile, the median of all 4; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 85th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up4
Shape of the crowd
None of their 4 titles divides audiences: 2 are Universally Loved.
- Universally Loved2
- Crowd Pleaser2
Reviewers score the atmosphere 77/100 and the pacing 54/100 in their films, across 4 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a director.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Who does Shyam Benegal work with?
People who share at least 2 of Shyam Benegal's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Shama Zaidi shares the most, 2.
Writers
- Shama ZaidiShared titles: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose: The Forgotten Hero (2005), Trikal (Past, Present, Future) (1985)See all 2 shared titles with Shama Zaidi
Actors
- Ila ArunShared titles: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose: The Forgotten Hero (2005), Trikal (Past, Present, Future) (1985)See all 2 shared titles with Ila Arun
- Kulbhushan KharbandaShared titles: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose: The Forgotten Hero (2005), Manthan (1976)See all 2 shared titles with Kulbhushan Kharbanda
Composers
- Vanraj BhatiaShared titles: Trikal (Past, Present, Future) (1985), Manthan (1976)See all 2 shared titles with Vanraj Bhatia
