Manthan (1976)
2h 14m | PG-13
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.
Director: Shyam Benegal
Studio: Gujarat Milk Co-Op Marketing Federation Ltd.
Genre: Drama
Video: 720p
Cast
Smita Patil
as Bindu
Girish Karnad
as Dr. Manohar Rao
Kulbhushan Kharbanda
as Sarpanch
Naseeruddin Shah
as Bhola
Mohan Agashe
as Deshmukh
Anant Nag
as Chandavarkar