Bollywood Home » Popular Movie Reviews » Bollywood Tragic Movies » Do Bigha Zameen Do Bigha Zameen is one of the best films in the history of Indian cinema. The name Do Bigha Zameen means 'Two Acres of Land' in English. It was released in the year 1953. Do Bigha Zameen is a black and white movie starring Balraj Sahni and Nirupa Roy in lead roles. The film was directed by the great Bengali director Bimal Roy. Do Bigha Zameen is one of those Hindi movies that you can watch again and again. The film is known for its socialist theme and belongs to the genre of parallel cinema in India.

Do Bigha Zameen can rightly be regarded as a trend setter in Bollywood. It is one of the most popular Bollywood tragic movies of the 50s. Just like the other movies of Bimal Roy, in Do Bigha Zameen, you will find a mixture of art and commercial cinema. This famous movie is a benchmark in Indian cinema and has paved the way for future cinema makers in the neo-realist movement.

In the year 2005, "Indiatimes Movies" ranked Do Bigha Zameen amongst the Top 25 Must See Bollywood Films. Do Bigha Zamin also won the Prix Internationale at the 1954 Cannes Film Festival and the Prize for Social Progress at the Karlovy Vary film festival. The movie won the first ever Filmfare Best Movie Award in 1954. Bimal Roy won the Filmfare Best Director Award. The movie also won the Certificate of Merit at National Film Award of India.

• Cast of Do Bigha Zameen
• Balraj Sahni ... Shambu Maheto
• Nirupa Roy ... Parvati (Paro) Maheto
• Rattan Kumar ... Kanhaiya Maheto
• Murad ... Thakur Harnam Singh
• Rajyalakshmi ... Nayabji (as Rajlakshmi)
• Nana Palsikar ... Dhangu Maheto (Shambu's dad)
• Noor Jehan (as Noorjahan)
• Nasir Hussain ... Rickshaw puller (as Nazir Hussain)
• Rekha Mallick (as Rekha)
• Jagdeep ... Laloo Ustad, shoeshine boy

Story of Do Bigha Zameen

The story of Do Bigha Zameen revolves around a poor farmer, Shambhu, played by Balraj Sahni. In this movie, Shambhu gets badly hit by the infamous famine in Bengal. As a result, he takes loan from the Zamindar (land owner) of his village and unable to repay, comes to the city for some source of income. He wants to save his land from the clutches of the Zamindar.

In the city, Shambhu of Do Bigha Zameen becomes a rickshaw puller and tries hard to earn money even at the expense of his health. However, in the midst of extreme poverty also, he never loses his righteousness. This is the moral of the story. Shambhu's morality is the only thing that remains his own till the end.

So, Do Bigha Zameen is worth a watch.

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