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77th Cannes Film Festival: On Friday, the iconic Manthan, starring the late Smita Patil, directed by Shyam Benegal, will be presented.

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77th Cannes Film Festival: On Friday, the iconic Manthan, starring the late Smita Patil, directed by Shyam Benegal, will be presented.

On Friday at Salle Bunuel, the 77th edition of the Cannes Film Festival will feature a distinguished gala screening of Shyam Benegal’s iconic film Manthan, marking a momentous occasion for Indian cinema on a worldwide scale.

This year’s Cannes Classic section of the festival has only one Indian film, Manthan, starring the late actress Smita Patil. In addition, Naseeruddin Shah, Girish Karnad, Mohan Agashe, Anant Nag, Kulbhushan Kharbanda, and Amrish Puri were among the cast members.

Five million dairy farmers of the Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation (GCMMF), which sells its goods under the Amul brand, created the film, which is based on the groundbreaking milk cooperative movement of Dr. Verghese Kurien, the founder of the White Revolution in India.

The film, which is set in Gujarat, was the first crowdfunded production in Indian history. It was fully funded by ₹2 donations from 500,000 farmers. Kurien had written the screenplay for the film with Vijay Tendulkar.

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Manthan was the 1977 winner of two National Film Awards: Best Hindi Feature Film and Best Screenplay for Tendulkar. Additionally, it served as India’s formal submission for the Best Foreign Language Film Oscar in 1976.

The late Smita Patil’s family, Naseeruddin Shah, the film’s producers, and Shivendra Singh Dungarpur of the Film Heritage Foundation will all be present for the Cannes premiere of the repaired version of the movie.

“I was absolutely delighted when Shivendra told me that Film Heritage Foundation was going to restore “Manthan” in collaboration with the Gujarat Milk Marketing Federation Ltd.,” Shyam Benegal remarked previously, in reference to the film’s Cannes premiere. Manthan is a movie that I hold very dear since it was made possible by 500,000 farmers and played a significant role in the development of an amazing cooperative movement that sought to liberate farmers from the oppressive constraints of caste and economic inequity.”

“It will remind the world of the great Verghese Kurien, the Father of the White Revolution, and the power of cinema as a vehicle of change,” he continued. I have been closely monitoring the repair with Govind Nihalani, and I am astounded by the methodical approach used to the restoration. Seeing the movie come to life virtually exactly as we created it is amazing. The Film Heritage Foundation has been restoring films with amazing success. In addition to expertly conserving films from every corner of India, they are also re-releasing them to the public at international film festivals and theatres, showcasing our distinct cinematic legacy to people throughout the globe today.”

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The 2024 Cannes Film Festival will begin on May 14 and run until May 25.

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Food blogger attacked by Swara Bhasker for boasting about being a vegetarian on Twitter: “Smug self-righteousness”

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Food blogger attacked by Swara Bhasker for boasting about being a vegetarian on Twitter: “Smug self-righteousness”

In response to food blogger Nalini Unagar’s “proud to be a vegetarian” tweet, actor Swara Bhasker attacked Unagar. On Sunday, Nalini posted a photo of her lunch at X. It included a paneer dish and fried rice.

What was said by the food blogger?
Nalini shared the picture and added, “I’m happy to be a vegetarian. There are no more tears, cruelty, or guilt on my platter.”

This is Swara’s response.
In response, Swara penned, “To be honest… I find vegetarians’ arrogant self-righteousness to be incomprehensible. Denying the calf its mother’s milk, forcing cows to become pregnant, ripping them from their calves, and taking their milk are the main components of your diet.”

Furthermore, she said, “You eat root vegetables? That eliminates the entire plant! Just because it’s Bakr Eid, don’t stress about virtue signalling (folded hands emojis). June 16–17 is when Bakr Eid, or Eid al-Adha, is observed.

Swara just had her Eid celebration.
A few months after celebrating Eid al-Fitr, Swara posted a tweet. She celebrated the occasion with her daughter Raabiyaa and spouse Fahad Ahmad. On her Instagram Stories, Swara posted snippets of her Eid festivities. Swara and Raabiyaa were shown in one of the stories pointing at the Eid ka Chaand. Another photo shows Swara, her daughter, and Fahad posing as a family. Fahad is Muslim, but Swara is Hindu.

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When Swara discussed the cultures of her and Fahad
Swara performed a chhathi puja for Raabiyaa the previous year. She revealed tidbits from the festivities and reported discovering shared cultural experiences with Fahad’s family. “The child is a mish mash of the mish mash we are,” Swara had wrote. She therefore has 62.5% UP, 12.5% Bihar, and 25% Andhra. Furthermore, I support representation and am always up for a celebration! Furthermore, since our wedding, we’ve learned that Muslims and Hindus in North India have common cultural customs, which strengthens my conviction that, despite our variety, love and joy will always find a language.”

“Chhathhi, or the sixth day of a child’s birth, is celebrated throughout UP Bihar. Mom and kid dress in the colour of turmeric or haldi, and aunts or bua put kaajal on the child and parents to protect them from ‘nazar,’ or the evil eye! I’m performing a well-known “sohar”—celebration songs for new babies. Although sohars are often used to celebrate newborn boys, I customised it for a newborn girl—oh! And although sisters and aunts sing the sohars, mothers don’t, so I thought, “Why not?” Dholak aa gaya hai! Thank you to @manisha2967 for the Chhathhi lesson and the beautiful singing I was able to do, and to Bhanu ji @partapsinghb11 for the dholak that helped make my singing pleasant.

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