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Govind Nihalani (born 19 December 1940) is an Indian film director, cinematographer, screenwriter and producer, known for his works in Hindi cinema, particularly the movement of parallel cinema. He has been the recipient of six National Film Awards , and five Filmfare Awards .
India correspondent. In the mid-1970s, half a million dairy farmers in India's western state of Gujarat contributed two rupees each to make a ground-breaking film. Manthan (The Churning), directed...
May 26, 2024 · The film’s cinematographer Govind Nihalani, Benegal’s constant collaborator, is equally satisfied. “The negative was in a terrible condition when we got it in 2014 from Shyam Babu asking if we could do something with it,” says Shivendra Dungarpur, who has restored the 35 mm print beset by green mould and fading flicker problems.
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Jun 27, 2024 · Shyam Benegal’s ‘Manthan’ (1976) can be reviewed as one of the first Hindi films to showcase a newly independent India struggling to engage with modern ideas of economic development and...
May 26, 2024 · What became India’s first ever crowdfunded film, Manthan, directed by Shyam Benegal, written by renowned playwright Vijay Tendulkar and shot by Govind Nihalani, was the story of India’s White...
Apr 27, 2024 · Shyam Benegal (extreme right) and Govind Nihalani (centre) on the Manthan shoot. The film’s title means “Churning”. Rather than a hagiography of either Kurien or Amul, Manthan is an honest...
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May 12, 2024 · Shot by Nihalani, who was Benegal’s frequent collaborator in the ’70s, the film has a lyrical quality thanks to his treatment of light, shadow and colour. For the cinematographer-turned-director being involved in the restoration has been “an emotional experience”.
