Do Bigha Zamin is a 1953 Hindi-language film directed by Bimal Roy, telling the story of Shambhu Mahato, an impoverished farmer who travels to Calcutta to work as a rickshaw puller after a local landlord threatens to seize his two bighas of land over an unpayable debt. Influenced by Italian neorealism, particularly Vittorio De Sica's Bicycle Thieves, the film contrasts village life with the harshness of the city and is considered a foundational work of Indian social-realist cinema. It won the International Prize at the 1954 Cannes Film Festival and the inaugural Filmfare Award for Best Movie.
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Source Wikipedia: Do Bigha Zamin
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- Also in Geography Atlas: India, originated there.
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1953 01 16
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India
Do Bigha Zamin, Description, original language
Do Bigha Zamin is a 1953 Hindi-language film directed by Bimal Roy, telling the story of Shambhu Mahato, an impoverished farmer who travels to Calcutta to work as a rickshaw puller after a local landlord threatens to seize his two bighas of land over an unpayable debt.
In Medium: Film, Article lead sentence
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" and Rickshawalla, a short story written by composer Salil
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Wikidata P166: Filmfare Award for Best Director
Wikidata P166 (award received): Filmfare Award for Best Director.
Wikidata P166: Filmfare Award for Best Film
Wikidata P166 (award received): Filmfare Award for Best Film.
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