Watch Manthan (1976) Official Trailer
6.7 / 10 IMDb October 1, 1976 2h 14m
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.
Director
Runtime
2h 14m
Release Date
October 1, 1976
Genre
Drama
Status
Released
Languages
Hindi
Country
India
Cast
Girish Karnad
as Dr. Manohar Rao
Smita Patil
as Bindu
Naseeruddin Shah
as Bhola
Kulbhushan Kharbanda
as Sarpanch
Amrish Puri
as Ganga Prasad Mishra
Mohan Agashe
as Deshmukh
Anant Nag
as Chandavarkar
Sadhu Meher
Savita Bajaj
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Abha Dhulia
as Shanta
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Anjali Paigankar
No photo
Hriday Lani
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
as Bindu's Husband
Salim Ghouse
No photo
Amar Sandhu
Production Companies
Gujarat Milk Co-Op Marketing Federation Ltd.
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