Manthan, the Crowdfunded Film

"Manthan" (1976) was the first Indian film to be funded through a crowdfunding campaign. Verghese Kurien, who initiated the "White Revolution" in India by establishing a dairy cooperative, was the subject of this recent Hindi film. This film is a testament to the power of "collective might," as it was entirely funded by 500,000 dairy farmers who each paid Rs 2.