After Cannes 2024 premiere, Shyam Benegal's 'Manthan' restored by Mumbai's Film Heritage Foundation, set for theatrical re-release in India in 50 cities After the resounding success of the world premiere of Film Heritage Foundation’s restoration of Shyam Benegal’s 1976 film ‘Manthan’ at the Cannes Film Festival 2024, Film Heritage Foundation and the Gujarat Co-Operative Milk Marketing Federation Ltd. have collaborated with PVR-INOX Ltd. and Cinépolis India to release the restored classic in 50 cities and 100 cinemas across India on June 1 and 2.
‘Manthan’, a fictionalised version of the beginnings of the extraordinary dairy cooperative movement that transformed India from a milk-deficient nation to the world’s largest milk producer inspired by Dr Verghese Kurien, the Father of the White Revolution, is also India’s first crowdfunded film produced by 5,00,000 dairy farmers who contributed Rs 2 each towards the production of the film. The film featured a stellar cast including Girish Karnad, Naseeruddin Shah, Smita Patil, Dr Mohan Agashe, Kulbhushan Kharbanda, Anant Nag and Abha Dhulia. ‘Manthan’ was shot by renowned cinematographer and director Govind Nihalani and the music was composed by eminent music composer Vanraj Bhatia.
Shivendra Singh Dungarpur, director, Film Heritage Foundation states, “When Film Heritage Foundation takes up the restoration of a film it is with the ultimate aim of bringing it back to the public for which it was made. Funded by .
