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After Cannes premiere, Shyam Benegal's 'Manthan' is re-releasing in India

After Cannes premiere, Shyam Benegal's 'Manthan' is re-releasing in India

‘Manthan’, a fictionalised version of the beginnings of the extraordinary dairy cooperative movement that transformed India from a milk-deficient nation to the world’s largest milk producer inspired by Dr Verghese Kurien. It is also India’s first crowdfunded film produced by 5,00,000 dairy farmers who contributed Rs 2 each towards the production

24 May,2024 04:22 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Cannes 2024: Naseeruddin Shah feels courageous films on religion should be made

Cannes 2024: Naseeruddin Shah feels courageous films on religion should be made

Naseeruddin Shah visited Cannes for the screening of Shyam Benegal's 1976 film 'Manthan' that starred him and Smita Patil

19 May,2024 11:54 AM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Move over couture, classic goes to Cannes

Move over couture, classic goes to Cannes

Film archivist Dungarpur breaks down how he restored Manthan over a year-and-a-half as Naseeruddin Shah and he take Shyam Benegal’s gem to Cannes Film Festival

04 May,2024 07:02 AM IST | Mumbai | Mohar Basu
Throwback Thursday: Karisma Kapoor remembers 'dadaji' Raj Kapoor

Throwback Thursday: Karisma Kapoor remembers 'dadaji' Raj Kapoor

Raj Kapoor Birth Anniversary 2023: Many consider the 'Kapoor Khandan' to be the first family of Bollywood, and the Kapoor's often say credit goes to Raj Kapoor. Karisma Kapoor has taken to her Instagram to celebrate her 'dadaji' and credit him for all that he had accomplished in his lifetime

14 December,2023 05:35 PM IST | Mumbai
Saira Banu on the bond between Dilip Kumar and Raj Kapoor

Saira Banu on the bond between Dilip Kumar and Raj Kapoor

Saira Banu's heartfelt birth anniversary wish to Raj Kapoor takes us back to the 90s, looking back into the timeless bond he shared with the legendary Dilip Kumar

14 December,2023 03:10 PM IST | Mumbai
Mujib: The making of a Nation Movie Review - Joy Bangla; also, such joy, Benegal

Mujib: The making of a Nation Movie Review - Joy Bangla; also, such joy, Benegal

That’s Sheikh Hasina, by the way, currently the Prime Minister of Bangladesh (also, the longest-serving). She is, in effect, the might behind the making of this movie

29 October,2023 08:10 AM IST | Mumbai | Mayank Shekhar
Shyam Benegal calls The Kashmir Files 'earnest film'

Shyam Benegal calls The Kashmir Files 'earnest film'

Ahead of the release of his film 'Mujib: The Making of a Nation', Shyam Benegal spoke about the key to attaining neutrality while developing political films

25 October,2023 07:51 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Have you heard? Vidyut remembers Kamat

Have you heard? Vidyut remembers Kamat

Have you heard?

02 October,2023 07:37 AM IST | Mumbai | The Hitlist Team
Shyam Benegal: She gave details that no biography would provide

Shyam Benegal: She gave details that no biography would provide

Benegal, who is readying Sheikh Mujibur Rahman biopic, says Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina gave him rich account of leader-father

15 December,2022 07:27 AM IST | Mumbai | Upala KBR
Boman Irani: People have found a weapon in writing

Boman Irani: People have found a weapon in writing

Boman, who started screenwriting course for 30 students in 2020, on how it has expanded to include 750 writers

03 September,2022 07:22 AM IST | Mumbai | Upala KBR

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