The 4K edition of the two bigha land (1953) directed by Bimal Roy will be at the World Premier 2025 Venice Film Festival. The announcement was made on the 116th birth anniversary of Bimal Roy.
The revival was led by the film Heritage Foundation in partnership with The Criterian Collection and Janes Films. Roy family members – daughters Rinki Roy Bhattacharya, Aparajita Roy Sinha and son Joy Bimal Roy – will be present at the festival with the film Heritage Foundation Director Shivendra Singh Dungarpur.
“Do bigha land” is considered a milestone in Indian cinema. It was the first Indian film to win Prix International at the 1954 Cannes Film Festival. The film also gained recognition at the Carlovie Vary International Film Festival and won the Best Film and Best Director Award at the first Filmfare Awards in India.
The restoration process started in 2022 and it took more than three years to complete. The revival of the film used the Indian National Film Archives and the original negative of the British Film Institute.
Gulzar, who started the film career by assisting Bimal Roy during the production of Kabuliwala film in 1961, said in a press note, “The most important element is that all his films – from Bengali films – which he made and Hindi films which he made, all these films were based on literature. Very few people know that ‘Do Bigha Zamin’ is also called ‘Do Bigha Zamin’, which is called ‘Do Bigha Zamin’, which is called ‘Do Bigha Zamin’, which is called ‘Do Bigha Zamin’. The screenplay was written by Salil Chaudhary.
Inspired by Vitorio D Sika’s film “Bicycle Thaves”, the film is the story of a poor farmer who goes to the city with his son in the desire to save his land. The film is known for his realistic depiction of urban poverty and rural displacement and acting acclaimed by critics of Balraj Sahni.
One of the most important filmmakers of India, Bimal Roy, was known to connect strong social subjects with poetic story. His work helped shape the golden age of Indian cinema in the 1950s and 1960s. He died in 1966 at the age of 56.