Flashback Friday: Not Just Cannes, Here Is Why We Should Also Watch Manthan

A restored version of Shyam Benegal's directorial 'Manthan' starring Naseeruddin Shah, Smita Patil & Girish Karnad is all set to release in the Cannes Classics selection on May 17, 2024.

A restored version of Shyam Benegal's directorial 'Manthan' starring Naseeruddin Shah, Smita Patil & Girish Karnad is all set to release in the Cannes Classics selection on May 17, 2024.

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Flashback Friday: 'Manthan'( 1976) is India's first crowdfunded film. It was made with the money of 500,000 farmers, members of the Gujarat Co-operative Milk Marketing Federation Ltd,  who donated Rs. 2 each. This Shyam Benegal film stars Smita Patil, Girish Karnad, Naseeruddin Shah, Mohan Agashe, Amrish Puri, Kulbhushan Kharbanda and others.  Set against the backdrop of the White Revolution in India and inspired by the pioneering milk cooperative movement of Verghese Kurien,