1. A Review

2.  Shyam Benegal is a prolific Indian director and screenwriter.
 With his first four feature films:
Ankur (1973),Nishant (1975), Manthan (1976) and Bhumika (1977) he
created a new genre called alternative cinema
 He was awarded the Padma Shri in 1976 and the Padma Bhushan in 1991
 He was also awarded the Dadasaheb Phalke award for lifetime
achievement in cinema, the highest award in the field of cinema
 He has authored three books---The Churning, Satyajit Ray, & The
Marketplace
 He’s the President of the Federation of film societies of India and owns
the Company Sahayadri Films.

3.  The film traces the origins of the movement through its fictionalized
narrative, based around rural empowerment
 A young veterinary surgeon, played by Girish Karnad ( a character based
on then, National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) chief, the 33 year old
Dr. Varghese Kurien ) who joined hands with local social
worker, Tribhovandas Patel, which led to the setting up a local milk
cooperative, in Anand, Gujarat.
 In the film, Dr. Rao, comes to a village, to set up a dairy
cooperative, which upsets middlemen, who were hitherto exploiting the
villagers
 This also challenges also the age-old feudal structure of the village
 Soon an uprising is sparked among the local untouchables, which leads
to an economic revolution as well.

4.  Girish Karnad - Dr. Rao
 Kulbhushan Kharbanda - Sarpanch
 Smita Patil - Bindu
 Yashpal - Bindu's Husband
 Naseeruddin Shah - Bhola
 Mohan Agashe – Deshmukh
 Anant Nag - Chandavarkar
 Amrish Puri – Mishra ji

5.  Wedge that exists between people on the basis of castes
 Differentiation between people on basis of wealth, and influence
 Prejudice that rural people tend to have towards urban people
(and vice-versa)
 A segregated but not a united society .
 Exploitation of uneducated and lower caste women
 Exploitation of poor by the affluent---In this case exploitation of
lone cattle owners by large and singular dairy farm owners.

6.  It’s all about WE not ME (Dr. Karunakar)
 The mantra of success (Commander Venkateshwara)
 It works (Mr. Sudarshan)
 Need of all times for success (Dr. Swamy)
 Where V comes before I (Prof. Kavita)
 Outstanding results (Prof. Vittal)
 Together we achieve more (Prof. Sasmita)
 Cooperation (Mr. Raghava)

7.  Delegating tasks--- Through Bhola, and others
 Leading by being between people and being a part of them
 Patience and ability to take losses in the short run may
influence the outcome differently
 Team building, and development
 Emphasis on self and interdependence leading to better
outcome.
 Staying calm in times of adversity

8.  Not letting go of your values
 Courage
 Co-operation and unity
 Self-Reliance

9.  This is the first time a film has been funded by farmers. It
was funded by 500,000 farmers
 Manthan while it refers to the process of churning it also
alludes to the social restructuring of society
 Projects the ability of farmers to overcome adversity and stay
close in hard times thus putting across a strong social
message
 Highlights in a precise and highly observant way the
idiosyncrasy and attitudes of the then society at large,
effectively.

10.  Operation Flood was a rural development
programme started by India's National Dairy
Development Board (NDDB) in 1970.
 One of the largest of its kind, the programme objective was to
create a nationwide milk grid.
 It resulted in making India the largest producer of milk and milk
products, and hence is also called the White Revolution of India.
 It also helped reduce malpractices by milk traders and
merchants.
 This revolution followed the Indian Green Revolution and
supposedly helped in alleviating poverty and famine levels from
their dangerous proportions in India during the era.

12.  1976: Indian submission for the Academy
Award for Best Foreign Language Film
 1977 National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Hindi
 1977 National Film Award for Best Screenplay: Vijay
Tendulkar
 1977: Filmfare Award for Best Female Playback Singer: Preeti
Sagar