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Shabana Azmi opens up on “inherent rivalry” with Smita Patil

Shabana Azmi says she became 'surrogate' Smita Patil to latter's parents after her death: 'I regret saying uncharitable things about her'

April 19, 2025 2:01 pm

Shabana Azmi recalled how both Javed Akhtar and Raj Babbar actively tried to bridge the gap between her and Smita Patil.

Manthan to be screened on Doordarshan in honour of director Shyam Benegal

December 31, 2024 4:42 pm

Doordarshan has announced that it will be screening a restored version of the film Manthan, to remember the legacy of its director, the prolific Shyam Benegal.

Pratiek Babbar's Cannes outfit was a homage to his late mother and veteran actor, Smita Patil (Instagram/rahulvijay1988)

Prateik Babbar's suit for Manthan screen was made from his late mother Smita Patil's Kanjeevaram sarees: 'This was challenging because...'

June 03, 2024 4:48 pm

Smita Patil's son and actor Prateik Babbar, who recently attended the screening of Manthan at Cannes 2024, wore an outfit made from his late mother's Kanjeevaram sarees.

India at Cannes: What does Payal Kapadia's win mean for our film industry

June 02, 2024 8:09 am

It was India’s moment in the sun at the Cannes Film Festival this year as the audience and jury tipped their hats to the confidence and fearlessness of its new talent.

Shyam Benegal- Shivendra Singh Dungarpur- Manthan restored

Restoring Manthan: Shyam Benegal’s original negative had fungus, green mold; needed permission from 5,00,000 farmers

June 03, 2024 12:27 pm

Film Heritage Foundation's Shivendra Singh Dungarpur takes us through the process of restoring Shyam Benegal's Manthan, starring Naseeruddin Shah, Smita Patil, Girish Karnad, Amrish Puri, among others.

'Naseeruddin Shah smoked a lot of weed, I would worry if he'd fly off the handle': Shyam Benegal recalls Manthan shoot

June 03, 2024 4:59 pm

Shyam Benegal relives shooting Manthan in 1975, a year before it released in cinemas in 1976. The filmmaker candidly shares memories from the film's sets in Sanganava, in Gujarat, and the film's cast including Naseeruddin Shah and Smita Patil.

Manthan is the first Indian crowd-funded movie.

Shyam Benegal’s restored version of Manthan to re-release on June 1, bookings open

May 27, 2024 4:48 pm

After its re-release at the Cannes Film Festival, tickets for the restored version of Shyam Benegal's Manthan are now available in India. The film will be theatrically screened on June 1 and June 2 across 38 cities.

How Kurien’s idea led to the making of Manthan

December 24, 2024 9:25 am

The Benegal classic was India’s first crowd-funded film: each farmer of Gujarat’s Kheda district contributed Rs 2, and the opening credit read, ‘Produced by 500,000 farmers’.

Naseeruddin Shah writes: High point of Cannes was seeing 'Manthan' again in a theatre

May 25, 2024 12:19 pm

Death may have taken away many who made the film possible but that night I could reach out and touch them all again

Ratna Pathak and Naseeruddin Shah at the screening of Manthan at Cannes

Naseeruddin Shah expresses interest in starring in a 'courageous' film on religion: 'This factor seems to be on all our minds'

May 19, 2024 1:37 pm

Naseeruddin Shah, who is currently at Cannes Films Festival for the screening of his 1976 film Manthan, spoke about the current state of cinema in the country and expressed his desire to take part in a project that address religious themes openly.

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Shyam Benegal’s classic Manthan at Cannes: Everything you need to know about India's first crowd-funded film

May 16, 2024 4:14 pm

Shyam Benegal's 48-year-old film Manthan is all set to be screened at the 77th edition of the Cannes Film Festival 2024 in the Cannes Classic section. Directed by Shyam Benegal, Manthan (The Churning) is a 1976 Hindi film which is based on the pioneering milk cooperative movement of Verghese Kurien in Gujarat which eventually became Amul.