Naseeruddin Shah and Shivendra Singh Dungarpur speak to Anupama Chopra about their film Manthan (1976), which was shown at the 77th Cannes film Festival as part of Cannes Classics. Directed by Shyam Benegal, the film was crowd-funded by 500,000 farmers from the Gujarat Co-operative Milk Federation, each contributing two rupees. Shah reflected on Manthan’s unexpected success and the experience of presenting it to a non-Indian audience. Dungarpur speaks passionately about the work of the Film Heritage Foundation and their efforts to preserve and restore Indian films. Shah hopes that the Cannes screening of Manthan and its re-release in India spawns a generation of people who care about the preservation of important cinema.

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00:00 - At Cannes'24 with Naseeruddin Shah and Shivendra Singh Dungarpur
01:14 - The most enduring memory of the premier
04:22 - Manthan being crowdsourced by 5,00,000 farmers
04:50 - Naseeruddin Shah’s then conversation with Shyam Benegal
06:10 - The talks happening on set, and how Manthan was made
08:30 - Resurrecting the film
11:50 - The day Shivendra took this decision
13:25 - Idealism existing when this film was made
17:39 - Leaving its viewer with hope
21:38 - Manthan coming back to theatres

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