Friday evening saw a French theatre in Cannes reverberating with the magic of Indian storytelling - courtesy of Shyam Benegal`s classic `Manthan`. Starring late Smita Patil and actor Naseeruddin Shah, `Manthan`, which was inspired by the pioneering milk cooperative movement of Verghese Kurien, who led `Operation Flood` to transform India from a milk-deficient country to the world`s biggest milk producer and is credited for creating the billion dollar brand `Amul`, created waves at the ongoing 77th edition of Cannes Film Festival with its premiere

The screening of `Manthan` was attended by Naseeruddin Shah, his wife Ratna Pathak Shah, Prateik Babbar, actor and son of Smita Patil, Nirmala Kurien, daughter of the legendary Dr Verghese Kurien, Father of the White Revolution, Anita Patil Deshmukh and Manya Patil Seth, sisters of Smita Patil, and Dr Jayen Mehta, Managing Director, Gujarat Co-operative Milk Marketing Federation Ltd., the producers of the film.