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The Churning
The Churning

The Churning

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Drama

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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.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Hindi

Runtime

134 mins

Rating

6.9/10

Release Date

01 October 1976

Country

India

Cast

Smita Patil

Smita Patil

Bindu

Girish Karnad

Girish Karnad

Dr. Rao

Kulbhushan Kharbanda

Kulbhushan Kharbanda

Sarpanch

Naseeruddin Shah

Naseeruddin Shah

Bhola

Mohan Agashe

Mohan Agashe

Deshmukh

Anant Nag

Anant Nag

Chandavarkar

Amrish Puri

Amrish Puri

Mishraji

Sadhu Meher

Sadhu Meher

Savita Bajaj

Savita Bajaj

Abha Dhulia

Abha Dhulia

Anjali Paigankar

Anjali Paigankar

Hriday Lani

Hriday Lani

Bhagwan Tiwari

Bhagwan Tiwari

Suresh Bedi

Suresh Bedi

Manubhai Patel

Manubhai Patel

Vijay Padukone

Vijay Padukone

Rajendra Jaspal

Rajendra Jaspal

Salim Ghouse

Salim Ghouse

Amar Sandhu

Amar Sandhu

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