Shyam Benegal is a big personality in Hindi cinema, who made a special place in the film industry on the basis of his excellent direction. Director Shyam Benegal made many such films in the 70s and 80s, which are still praised today.
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Updated: February 26, 2022 09:25:43 am
People still love the movies of 70s and 80s. You can sit and watch these movies with the whole family and a good family time is also spent. Today we will talk about one of the best films of the 70-80s, whose name is ‘Manthan’. This film came in the year 1976 and in the same year he also got the National Film Award. The film was highly appreciated from country to abroad.
This one film has 5 lakh producers, Shyam Benegal had directed
For this film, five lakh farmers of Gujarat had given 2-2 rupees and became the producers of the film. Made in a budget of one million, this film was the first film in India in which no production house’s money was invested. Every farmer of Gujarat Co-operative Milk Federation gave a donation of Rs.2 each.
The talk was about the period when Emergency was imposed in the country during the Congress rule in the country. Amidst the controversial atmosphere, Shyam Benegal completed the script of his film, which was based on the White Revolution. The pre-production work of the film was completed. The only lack was the producer. No one was getting ready to invest money in this film.
In such a situation, Benegal met Verghese Kurien, who is called the father of milk revolution and shared his problems. Kurien suggested him to take the help of 5 lakh farmers associated with Amul. And then what was this Shyam Benegal’s film proved to be the first such film in the country, in which the farmers of the country got their money.
There is only one actor in this 113-minute film, the name is recorded in ‘Guinness Book of World Records’
The film ‘Manthan’ narrates the story of the struggle of farmers and cattle rearers. Artists like Smita Patil, Om Puri, Girish Karnad, Naseeruddin Shah worked in the film. ‘Manthan’ received the National Film Award for the year 1976. The film received a lot of appreciation not only in the country but also abroad. Even today it is considered one of the best films of the country. When this film was released in 1976, farmers from villages came from village to city to watch the film by filling their trucks and tractors.
Farmers are the life of our country. It is the farmers who disturb their sleep at 3-4 in the morning so that you and I can have good food. It is a different matter that in the midst of all the promises and announcements, these farmers are either giving up farming or committing suicide. The contribution of farmers is not limited to the fields alone. There is such a debt of farmers on the world of cinema, which no one can fulfill even if they want to.
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