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Do Bigha Zamin

  • 1953
  • 2h 11m
IMDb RATING
8.3/10
2.5K
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Do Bigha Zamin (1953)
In the hope of earning enough money to pay off his debts and save his land, a poor farmer becomes a rickshaw puller in the Calcutta and faces many difficulties.
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In the hope of earning enough money to pay off his debts and save his land, a poor farmer becomes a rickshaw puller in Calcutta and faces many difficulties.In the hope of earning enough money to pay off his debts and save his land, a poor farmer becomes a rickshaw puller in Calcutta and faces many difficulties.In the hope of earning enough money to pay off his debts and save his land, a poor farmer becomes a rickshaw puller in Calcutta and faces many difficulties.

  • Director
    • Bimal Roy
  • Writers
    • Salil Choudhury
    • Paul Mahendra
    • Hrishikesh Mukherjee
  • Stars
    • Balraj Sahni
    • Nirupa Roy
    • Ratan Kumar
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    8.3/10
    2.5K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Bimal Roy
    • Writers
      • Salil Choudhury
      • Paul Mahendra
      • Hrishikesh Mukherjee
    • Stars
      • Balraj Sahni
      • Nirupa Roy
      • Ratan Kumar
    • 23User reviews
    • 8Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 4 wins & 2 nominations total

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    Top Cast56

    Balraj Sahni
    Balraj Sahni
    • Shambu Maheto
    Nirupa Roy
    Nirupa Roy
    • Parvati (Paro) Maheto
    Ratan Kumar
    • Kanhaiya Maheto
    • (as Rattan Kumar)
    Murad
    Murad
    • Thakur Harnam Singh
    Rajlakshmi Devi
    • Nayabji
    • (as Rajlakshmi)
    Nana Palsikar
    Nana Palsikar
    • Dhangu Maheto (Shambu's dad)
    Noor
      Nasir Hussain
      Nasir Hussain
      • Rickshaw puller
      • (as Nazir Hussain)
      Rekha Mallick
        Misra
        Chitra
        Jagdeep
        Jagdeep
        • Laloo Ustad, shoeshine boy
        Sarita Devi
        Dilip Kumar Jr.
        Ramayan Tiwari
        Ramayan Tiwari
        • Paro's molester
        • (as Tiwari)
        Meena Kumari
        Meena Kumari
        • Thakurain
        Paul Mahendra
        Nandkishore Mehra
          • Director
            • Bimal Roy
          • Writers
            • Salil Choudhury
            • Paul Mahendra
            • Hrishikesh Mukherjee
          • All cast & crew
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          User reviews23

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          Summary

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          Did you know

          • Trivia
            When the shoeshine boys discuss seeing Nargis in Awaara (1951), one of them alludes to a shirt worn by a bystander. The shirt is decorated with a recurring pattern showing the famous scene from Awaara (1951) in which Raj Kapoor comes upon Nargis as she is changing clothes, partially hidden by a screen, after swimming. That scene occupies a place in Hindi cinema comparable to that of Deborah Kerr and Burt Lancaster on the beach in From Here to Eternity (1953).
          • Connections
            Featured in Century of Cinema: And the Show Goes On (1996)
          • Soundtracks
            hariyaala saawan dhol bajaata aaya
            Sung by Lata Mangeshkar, Manna Dey

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          Details

          • Release date
            • July 24, 1953 (India)
          • Country of origin
            • India
          • Language
            • Hindi
          • Also known as
            • Dva orala zemlje
          • Filming locations
            • Calcutta, West Bengal, India
          • Production company
            • Bimal Roy Productions
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          Tech specs

          • Runtime
            • 2h 11m(131 min)
          • Color
            • Black and White
          • Aspect ratio
            • 1.37 : 1

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