Shyam Benegal’s restored version of Manthan to re-release in India: Check details inside
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Post the screening at the 77th Cannes Film Festival, Shyam Benegal's cult-classic Manthan is set to re-release in the Indian theatres. The movie, which was first released in 1976 starred late actor Smita Patil, Naseeruddin Shah, Girish Karnad, Kulbhushan Kharbanda, Mohan Agashe, and Amrish Puri among others.
The movie will re-release in theatres in 50 cities and 100 cinemas across India on June 1 and June 2.
The cities in which the movie will be premiered areMumbai, New Delhi, Anand, Rajkot, Chennai, Kochi, Hyderabad, Jaipur and Chandigarh among others.
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After the Cannes screening, the Film Heritage Foundation and the Gujarat Co-Operative Milk Marketing Federation Ltd collaborated with PVR-INOX Ltd. and Cinépolis for the re-release.
Making the big announcement, the Film Heritage Foundation wrote on X,''BOOKINGS OPEN TODAY! Don't miss the opportunity to watch the India premiere of FHF's restoration of Shyam Benegal's landmark film Manthan (1976) produced by 500,000 farmers on the big screen! Stay tuned to know more about the booking process.''
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Manthan Cannes Premiere
At the 77th Cannes Film Festival, the restored version of Manthan was screened in the Cannes Classics section. To note, the movie was the Indian film to be screened at the section of the festival.
The special screening was attended by veteran star Naseeruddin Shah, his wife and actress Ratna Pathak Shah, the late actress Smita Patil's son, actor Prateik Babbar, and Verghese Kurien's daughter, Nirmala Kurien.
The film received a five-minute standing ovation at the premiere.
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More About Manthan
Directed by Shyam Benegal, this ground-breaking movie is based on the White Revolution of India that transformed India from a milk-deficient nation to the world's largest milk producer.
Set in India's western state of Gujarat, the movie shows the challenges and struggles of dairy farmers, who gave their full support in setting up a local milk cooperative, in Anand, Gujarat.
The National-award-winning movie was funded by around 500,000 rural farmers who each donated ₹2.
