Two Acres of Land (1953)
January 2, 1953Release Date
Two Acres of Land (1953)
January 2, 1953Release Date
Plot.
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Cast & Crew.
Balraj Sahni
Shambu Maheto
Nirupa Roy
Parvati (Paro) Maheto
Rattan Kumar
Kanhaiya Maheto
Meena Kumari
Thakurain
Murad
Thakur Harnam Singh
Mehmood
Preetam
Nana Palsikar
Dhangu Maheto (Shambu's dad)
Jagdeep
Laloo Ustad
Nazir Hussain
Rickshaw puller
Hiralal
Rekha Mallick
Actress
Kusum
Noor Jehan
Rani
Bimal Roy
Director
Salil Choudhury
Writer
Ramayan Tiwari
Paro's molester
Paul Mahendra
Writer
Hrishikesh Mukherjee
Writer
Kamal Bose
Cinematographer
Rajlakshmi Devi
Nayabji
Shailendra
Lyricist
Rabindranath Tagore
Poem
Asit Sen
Executive In Charge Of Production
Ganesh Basak
Art Direction
Moni Bhattacharjee
Assistant Director
Jagat Kumar
Makeup Artist
John
Costume Design
Dhanji Mistry
Costume Design
Jugal Kishore
Production Manager
Naseem Siddiki
Production Manager
Sailen Bose
Samar Chatterjee
Media.
Details.
Release DateJanuary 2, 1953
Original Nameदो बीघा ज़मीन
StatusReleased
Running Time2h 5m
Genres
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Wiki.
Do Bigha Zamin (transl. Two bighas of land) is a 1953 Indian Hindi-language drama film directed by Bimal Roy. Based on Rabindranath Tagore's Bengali poem "Dui Bigha Jomi", the film stars Balraj Sahni, Nirupa Roy in lead roles. Known for its socialist theme, it is considered an important film in the early parallel cinema of India, and a trend setter.Inspired by Italian neo-realistic cinema, Bimal Roy made Do Bigha Zamin after watching Vittorio De Sica's Bicycle Thieves (1948). Like most of Bimal Roy's movies, art and commercial cinema merge to create a movie that is still viewed as a benchmark. It has paved the way for future cinema makers in the Indian neo-realist movement and the Indian New Wave, which began in the 1950s.A moderate commercial success, it was awarded the All India Certificate of Merit for Best Feature Film, it became the first film to win the Filmfare Best Movie Award and the first Indian film to win the International Prize at the Cannes Film Festival, after Neecha Nagar (1946), which won the Palme d'Or (Grand Prize). It was also winner of the Social Progress Award at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival. In 2005, Indiatimes Movies ranked the movie amongst the Top 25 Must See Bollywood Films. The film was also released in China and in USSR.The film also marks Meena Kumari's maiden guest appearance in her 33-year-long career. The lullaby, Aa Jaa Ri Aa is picturised on her.