Do Bigha Zamin

Do Bigha Zamin Hindi , translation twothirds of an acre of land is a 1953 Hindi film, directed by Bengali film director Bimal Roy and starring Balraj Sahni and Nirupa Roy in lead roles. The film is known for its socialist theme, and is an important film in the early parallel cinema of India and is considered a trend setter. A bigha is a measure of land area but is not same as an acre, though translating the title as such serves the purpose.

The story revolves around a farmer Shambu Mahato Balraj Sahni, who lives with his wife Parvati Paro Nirupa Roy and son Kanhaiya Rattan Kumar in a small village that has been hit badly by a famine. After years of drought, the region finally gets rain, leading the farmers to rejoice. Shambu owns two bighas twothirds of an acre of land of land, which is the only means of livelihood for the whole family. The local zamindar landlord Thakur Harnam Singh Murad partners with some city business men to construct a mill on his large parcel of land, which in return would profit them and bring prosperity to the village. The only problem is that in the middle of Harnam singhs land lie Shambus meager two bighas of land.Harnam Singh is very confident that he can buy Shambus land. Shambu has borrowed money from Harnam Singh several times in the past and has not paid his debt. Harnam Singh calls for Shambu and proposes Shambu to sell his land to him in exchange for his debt. Shambu disagrees to sell his only means of livelihood. Angered by the refusal, Harnam Singh orders him to repay his debt by the next day or risk auctioning his land. ........

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