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Shyam Benegal’s Manthan was screened at the Cannes Classics segment of the Cannes Film Festival on Friday. Naseeruddin Shah, Ratna Pathak Shah and Prateik Babbar attended the screening while walking the red carpet. The Film Heritage Foundation also shared several photos from the screening of the film. (Also read: Cannes Film Festival competition entry The Girl with the Needle may be dark and Dickensian but it has a silver lining)
Manthan Team in Cannes
Naseeruddin chose a cream colored sherwani for the special screening. Meanwhile, Ratna looked stunning in a golden saree paired with a redesigned lavender blouse. Prateek chose a black suit and had a dupatta around his neck that belonged to his late mother, actress Smita Patil. She also shared pictures of the look on her Instagram profile.
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Shivendra Singh Dungarpur, founder of the Film Heritage Foundation, the non-profit organization behind the restored prints, also attended the screening of the film. Meanwhile, the Film Heritage Foundation shared several pictures from the screening of Manthan on its Instagram handle. “It was truly a memorable evening as FHF’s restoration of ‘Manthan’ had its world premiere yesterday at the Festival de Cannes 2024, which ended with a standing ovation for Naseeruddin Shah and the audience greatly appreciating the quality of the restoration We wish Shyam Benegal was with us to enjoy this moment,” read the caption.
Manthan was co-written by Shyam Benegal and renowned playwright Vijay Tendulkar, and it was funded entirely by 5 lakh farmers who donated 2 each. According to the official website of the festival, the restoration of Manthan was done using the original 35 mm camera negative preserved in the NFDC-National Film Archive of India, with digital sound from the 35 mm release print preserved in the Film Heritage Foundation.
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