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Film Screening: Do Bigha Zamin (1953) In-Person
Join our director Kevin for a film screening and post discussion.
Do Bigha Zamin 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 Chowdhury, the film stars Balraj Sahni and Nirupa Roy in lead roles.
Poor farmer Shambhu Mitro is forced to migrate to Calcutta to become a rickshaw puller in a bid to make enough money to save his land from the clutches of a rich landlord. However, like the many thousands of poor people sleeping on the streets, Shambhu's future turns and there is little hope of him saving his land.
Kevin Sullivan