The Lens of Revolution – A Retrospective on Shyam Benegal
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Date: 21 November 2025 – 31 January 2026
Time: 11am - 7pm
Venue: KCC Fourth Floor
OPEN TO ALL
Few filmmakers in Indian cinema have captured the country’s social and political changes as vividly as Shyam Benegal. With a career spanning over five decades, his films have given voice to the marginalized, questioned power structures, and celebrated resilience.
Part of the AMI Arts Festival 2025 at the Kolkata Centre for Creativity, “The Lens of Revolution” is a two-month retrospective curated by Benegal’s long-time collaborator, Atul Tiwari. The event features screenings of his landmark films, exhibitions, panel discussions, and conversations with collaborators and contemporary filmmakers influenced by his work.
Rooted in realism and humanism, this retrospective shows how Benegal’s cinema transforms storytelling into a quiet yet powerful act of social change.
About the Curator
Atul Tiwari is an accomplished Indian screenwriter, actor, and theatre director, known for his rich and varied contributions to the arts. A graduate of the National School of Drama, he first drew acclaim for his work on Vidhu Vinod Chopra’s Mission Kashmir (2000). His writing credits include the award-winning Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose: The Forgotten Hero (2005) and Kamal Haasan’s Vishwaroopam I & II.
As an actor, he has appeared in notable films such as 3 Idiots, Aakrosh, Mulk, and The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel. Beyond cinema, Tiwari’s creative practice spans theatre direction, playwriting, and museum-making, reflecting his deeply multifaceted artistic vision.
