‘Comedy Is Not Easy To Do’: When Shyam Benegal Shared Insights On The Success Of Welcome To Sajjanpur

Shyam Benegal is generally considered the father of parallel cinema. The 90-year-old filmmaker recently celebrated his birthday. Then, suddenly, on Monday evening, the film industry was shocked by the sad demise of Shyam Benegal. An 8-time National Film Award winner, Benegal created many spectacular films throughout his career. One of these was Welcome to Sajjanpur, a successful comedy film released in 2008. In the latest episode of the Lehren podcast, let’s see what Shyam Benegal had to say about the success of this comedy film and his favorite directors of today’s cinema.