Two Acres of Land

Jan 2, 1953

2h 5m

★ 7.9

Overview

An impoverished man and his young son travel to Calcutta and look for work, in order to make money that'll save their ancestral land from being seized by a corporation.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Bimal Roy Productions

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Cast

Shambhu Maheto

Balraj Sahni

Parvati Maheto

Nirupa Roy

Dhangu Maheto

Nana Palsikar

Kanhaiya Maheto

Rattan Kumar

Thakurain

Meena Kumari

Preetam

Mehmood

Thakur Harnam Singh

Murad

Laloo Ustad

Jagdeep

Hiralal

Kusum

Rani

Noor Jehan

Misra

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