Do bigha zamin (Two Acres of Land)

Do Bigha Zamin is the dramatic tale of a farmer’s struggle to save his land from the clutches of a rapacious landlord. Given three months to pay off his debts, the farmer moves to the city, where he takes up work as a rickshaw-puller, while his son becomes a shoeshine boy. They find a home and friendship in the slums, but are also tested cruelly by the city. Battling setbacks with a deepening sense of despair, they race against time to raise the money, but fail in the task. Though the land is lost, and a factory stands where they once tilled the soil, we see that the family has survived their ordeal with dignity and moral values intact.

"The social and economic fracturing that plagued India soon after independence was a primary concern for filmmakers like Bimal Roy, whose films explored the nation’s struggle to build an equitable society. [...] Do Bigha Zamin is an indispensable text of rural exploitation through capitalist greed [...] Roy’s film shows the clash between the rich and the poor as a continual struggle in India’s modernization, where the widening wealth gap left the poor in the dust." (Soham Gadre, MUBI’s Notebook Primer)

PRODUCTION:
Film Heritage Foundation - Shivendra Singh Dungarpur
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PRODUCTION AT THE TIME OF FILMING:
Bimal Roy Productions

WORLD SALES:
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PRESS OFFICE:
Shivendra Singh Dungarpur - Film Heritage Foundation
707, Arun Chambers, Tardeo Road
400034 Mumbai, India
Tel: +91 02223540246 / +91 9820153836
E-mail: shivendra@filmheritagefoundation.co.in