Bollywood

Top 10 Best Hindi Films of all time

8. Do Bhiga Zameen (1953)

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Do Bhiga Zameen revolves around a farmerĀ Shambu Mahato and his family livingĀ in a small village plagued by drought and famine, following his conflict with the local zamindarĀ Harnam Singh who wants to construct a mill on hisĀ meagerĀ two Bhigas of landĀ which is the only means of livelihood for him and his family. It shows his struggle and failure to arrange for the money in order to payback his debt and win back his land. The movie ends as he watches the factory being constructed on his land and is stopped by the security guard from taking a handful of dirt from his own land. The movie was acclaimed for its social theme and is considered a trendsetter since itĀ paved the way for other directors to come up and make parallel films. It won 2 Filmfare Awards for Best Movie and Best DirectorĀ and was the first Indian film to win the International Prize at theĀ Cannes Film Festival.Ā In 2005,Ā Indiatimes MoviesĀ ranked it amongst theĀ Top 25 Must See Bollywood Films.

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