The Churning
1976 • Drama
6.9 (11)
Shyam Benegal
Director
Verghese Kurien
Story
Kaifi Azmi
Writer
Shyam Benegal
Story
Status
Released
Release date
October 1, 1976
Duration
134 Min
Language
hi
Popularity
1.758
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Overview
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.
Cast
Smita Patil
Girish Karnad
Kulbhushan Kharbanda
Naseeruddin Shah
Mohan Agashe
Anant Nag
Amrish Puri
Sadhu Meher
Savita Bajaj
Bhagwan Tiwari
Salim Ghouse
