Benegal, known for films such as “Ankur”, “Mandi”, “Nishant”, and “Junoon”, died on Monday at a hospital here due to chronic kidney disease

Veteran filmmaker Shyam Benegal, who heralded the Indian parallel cinema movement in the 1970s and 1980s with films such as 'Ankur', 'Nishant' and 'Manthan', died at a Mumbai hospital on Monday, barely a week after celebrating his 90th birthday.