---
title: 'Do Bigha Zamin (1953)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Bimal Roy'
released: '1953-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 142
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'India'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/do-bigha-zamin-1953'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0045693/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Do Bigha Zamin (1953)

1953 · 142 min · Drama · India

Original title: दो बीघा ज़मीन

## Synopsis

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. Known for its socialist theme, Do Bigha Zamin is considered an important film in the early parallel cinema of India, and a trend setter.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Bimal Roy](https://cinepixo.com/people/bimal-roy)
- **Producer:** [Bimal Roy](https://cinepixo.com/people/bimal-roy)
- **Screenplay:** [Hrishikesh Mukherjee](https://cinepixo.com/people/hrishikesh-mukherjee), [Salil Chowdhury](https://cinepixo.com/people/salil-chowdhury)
- **Editor:** [Hrishikesh Mukherjee](https://cinepixo.com/people/hrishikesh-mukherjee)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Salil Chowdhury](https://cinepixo.com/people/salil-chowdhury)
- **Director of Photography:** [Kamal Bose](https://cinepixo.com/people/kamal-bose)

## Cast

- [Murad](https://cinepixo.com/people/murad)
- [Nana Palsikar](https://cinepixo.com/people/nana-palsikar)
- [Balraj Sahni](https://cinepixo.com/people/balraj-sahni)
- [Nazir Hussain](https://cinepixo.com/people/nazir-hussain)
- [Mehmood Ali](https://cinepixo.com/people/mehmood-ali)
- [Nirupa Roy](https://cinepixo.com/people/nirupa-roy)
- [Meena Kumari](https://cinepixo.com/people/meena-kumari)
- [Jagdeep](https://cinepixo.com/people/jagdeep)

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