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Manthan (1976)

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.

Release: 1976-10-01
Runtime: 134 min
Rating: 7.083 / 10
Cast
Smita Patil
Smita Patil
Bindu
Girish Karnad
Girish Karnad
Dr. Manohar Rao
Kulbhushan Kharbanda
Kulbhushan Kharbanda
Sarpanch
Naseeruddin Shah
Naseeruddin Shah
Bhola
Mohan Agashe
Mohan Agashe
Deshmukh
Anant Nag
Anant Nag
Chandavarkar
Amrish Puri
Amrish Puri
Ganga Prasad Mishra
Sadhu Meher
Sadhu Meher
Savita Bajaj
Savita Bajaj
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Abha Dhulia
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Anjali Paigankar
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Hriday Lani
Bhagwan Tiwari
Bhagwan Tiwari
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Suresh Bedi
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Manubhai Patel
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Vijay Padukone
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Rajendra Jaspal
Salim Ghouse
Salim Ghouse