Manthan

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Manthan
Directed by Shyam Benegal
Written by Vijay Tendulkar
Starring Smita Patil
Girish Karnad
Naseeruddin Shah
Amrish Puri
Release date(s) 1976
Language Hindi
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Manthan (Hindi: मन्थन, Urdu: منتھن) was a Hindi film made by Shyam Benegal, based in part on the White Revolution that occurred in India during the late 1960s and early 1970s.

The film went on to win, the 1977 National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Hindi and National Film Award for Best Screenplay for Vijay Tendulkar. The title song (whose lyrics go Mero gaam kathaparey) was sung by Preeti Sagar. She won the filmfare award for best female singer for that year.

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The White Revolution ushered an era of plenty from a measly amount of milk production and distribution. Aside from the great measurable success that this project was, it also demonstrated the power of "collective might".

A small set of poor farmers of Kheda district in Gujarat had the vision and foresight to act in a way that was good for the society and not for the self alone.

[edit] Cast

Smita Patil ... as Bindu
Girish Karnad ... as Dr.Rao
Naseeruddin Shah ... as Bhola
Amrish Puri ... as Mishraji

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Films directed by Shyam Benegal

Ankur  (1974) • Charandas Chor  (1975) • Nishant  (1975) • Manthan  (1976) • Bhumika  (1977) • Kondura  (1978) • Junoon  (1978) • Anugraham  (1978) • Kalyug  (1980) • Arohan  (1982) • Mandi  (1983) • Trikaal  (1985) • Susman  (1987) • Antarnaad  (1991) • Suraj Ka Satvan Ghoda  (1993) • Mammo  (1994) • Sardari Begum  (1996) • The Making of the Mahatma  (1996) • Samar  (1999) • Hari-Bhari  (2000) • Zubeidaa  (2001) • Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose: The Forgotten Hero  (2005) • Mahadev Ka Sajjanpur  (2008)
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