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Manthan
Manthan (English: Churning) is a 1976 Hindi film directed by Shyam Benegal, inspired by the pioneering milk cooperative movement of Verghese Kurien, and is written jointly by him and Vijay Tendulkar. It is set amidst the backdrop of the White Revolution of India. Aside from the great measurable success that this project was, it also demonstrated the power of "collective might" as it was entirely crowdfunded by 500,000 farmers who donated Rs. 2 each. "Manthan" is the first crowdfunded Indian film.
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origin of a "shankha" or conch shell. According to Hindu mythology, Devas (Gods) and Asuras (Demons) once decided to churn the ocean to get a special divine nectar. This divine nectar also known as "amrit" was known to give immortality to whoever drank it. All the Gods were on one side of it and the Demons were on the other end. The Samudra Manthan produced a number of things from the ocean. One of the first things to come out of it was lethal poison called