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Manthan (1976)
cast:
Smita Patil, Girish Karnad, Kulbhushan Kharbanda, Naseeruddin Shah, Mohan Agashe, Anant Nag, Amrish Puri, Sadhu Meher
director:
Shyam Benegal
running time:
134 min.
writer:
Vijay Tendulkar
synopsis
A veterinarian, Dr. Rao, makes a visit to a village, where he intends to commence a co-operative society dairy for the betterment of the rural people. The film is set against the backdrop of the White Revolution of India (Operation Flood) which started in 1970. It was entirely crowdfunded by 500,000 farmers who donated Rs. 2 each.
A veterinarian, Dr. Rao, makes a visit to a village, where he intends to commence a co-operative society dairy for the betterment of the rural people. The film is set against the backdrop of the White Revolution of India (Operation Flood) which started in 1970. It was entirely crowdfunded by 500,000 farmers who donated Rs. 2 each.
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