Consider the following statements about a prominent film personality of India : He was born in Hyderabad. He emerged in the 1970s with a series of films that challenged mainstream Bollywood. He became widely known for Bharat Ek Khoj, a landmark 53-episode television series. He directed a 2023 biopic about Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. Identify the personality from the following :

Shyam Benegal (1934-2024) was born in Hyderabad and emerged in the 1970s as a pioneer of Indian parallel/new wave cinema with films like Ankur, Nishant, Manthan and Bhumika that challenged mainstream Bollywood. He directed the landmark 53-episode television series 'Bharat Ek Khoj' (1988) based on Jawaharlal Nehru's 'The Discovery of India'. In 2023, he directed 'Mujib: The Making of a Nation', a biopic on Bangladesh's founding father Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, jointly produced by India and Bangladesh. He passed away in December 2024.