The Churning

Shyam Benegal
1976-10-01


6.9
134 min

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

Name Character Team
Smita Patil Bindu Unowned
Girish Karnad Dr. Rao Unowned
Kulbhushan Kharbanda Sarpanch Unowned
Naseeruddin Shah Bhola Unowned
Mohan Agashe Deshmukh Unowned
Anant Nag Chandavarkar Unowned
Amrish Puri Mishraji Unowned
Sadhu Meher Unowned
Savita Bajaj Unowned
Abha Dhulia Unowned
Anjali Paigankar Unowned
Hriday Lani Unowned
Bhagwan Tiwari Unowned
Suresh Bedi Unowned
Manubhai Patel Unowned
Vijay Padukone Unowned
Rajendra Jaspal Unowned
Salim Ghouse Unowned
Amar Sandhu Unowned