Rent Two Acres of Land (1953)

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Synopsis:
Shambhu (Balraj Sahni) and his wife Parvati (Nirupa Roy) are overjoyed when, after two years of drought, the rains spell happiness and prosperity for their farming community. Unfortunately, their joy is short lived, as the landowner demands his land back to build a factory there. The landowner gives Shambhu a notice of three months in which to settle his debts to him, failing which Shambhu's land will be forfeited. In order to prove a point to the landowner - Shambhu leaves for Calcutta in the hope of making enough money to repay the debt and keep his land. In Calcutta, Shambhu and his family encounter various obstacles and hardships, and he falls ill.
He becomes desperate when the time to pay the debt creeps up and then...
Actors:
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Directors:
Producers:
Bimal Roy
Writers:
Salil Choudhury, Paul Mahendra, Hrishikesh Mukherjee
Aka:
Do Bigha Zamin
Studio:
Yash Raj
Genres:
Bollywood
Countries:
India
Awards:

1954 Cannes International Award Ex-aequo II

BBFC:
Release Date:
04/06/2001
Run Time:
124 minutes
Languages:
Hindi
Subtitles:
English
DVD Regions:
Region 0 (All)
Formats:
NTSC
Aspect Ratio:
Full Screen 1.37:1
Colour:
B & W
Bonus:
  • A Capsule on Bimal Roy's films including an interview with Dilip Kumar
  • Documentary (11 mins) 'Images of Kumbh Mela' containing footage shot by Bimal Roy before his death, left undiscovered for 33 years

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