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Churning, The

Manthan · dir. Shyam Benegal
India 1976, 134’

Screenings

10/24, 20:30 · Baj Pomorski – hall B

Smita Patil plays Bindu, an Untouchable peasant girl, opposite Girish Karnad as a young veterinary surgeon who comes to a village to set up a dairy cooperative. His arrival upsets not just the middlemen, who had been exploiting the villagers, but also challenges the traditional feudal structure of the village soon sparking an uprising among the local Untouchables. Based on a true story of a milk cooperative that led to an economic revolution in rural Gujarat, the film was produced by 500,000 farmers who were members of the cooperative.

Director:Shyam Benegal
Screenplay:Vijay Tendulkar, Shyam Benegal, Kaifi Azmi (dialogi / dialogues)
Music:Vanraj Bhatia
Cinematography:Govind Nihalani
Editing:Bhanudas Divakar
Cast:Smita Patil, Mohan Agashe, Naseeruddin Shah, Girish Karnad, Amrish Puri, Kulbhushan Kharbanda
Awards:National Film Awards, indie / India – Najlepszy Film Indyjski, Najlepsza Aktorka / Best Hindi film, Best actress (1978); Nagrody Filmfare, Indie / Filmfare Awards, India – Najlepszy film / Best film (1978)

Shyam Benegal was born in Hyderabad in December 1934. He worked in advertising before he started making films. Ankur (1974), his debut film, was an important film for the Indian New Wave cinema. Benegal has been the recipient of the prestigious Padma Bhushan Award, India, the Soviet Land Nehru Award and the State Prize of the USSR. His other films include Nishant, Junoon, Kalyug, Trikal, Zubeida, Samar and recently Welcome to Sajjanpur and Well Done Abba. He is currently a Member of Parliament (Rajya Sabha), Government of India.

2012 Programme

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