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Two Acres of Land

Two Acres of Land

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Two Acres of Land

1953

2h 5m

7.9(23 votes)

Drama

Overview

After falling for a cunning landlord’s scheme, a farmer (Balraj Sahni) and his young son (Ratan Kumar) travel to Calcutta in search of work to save money and reclaim their ancestral land.

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10 featured cast members

Starring

Balraj Sahni

Balraj Sahni

Shambhu Maheto

Nirupa Roy

Nirupa Roy

Parvati Maheto

Nana Palsikar

Dhangu Maheto

Rattan Kumar

Kanhaiya Maheto

Meena Kumari

Meena Kumari

Thakurain

Mehmood

Mehmood

Preetam

Murad

Murad

Thakur Harnam Singh

Jagdeep

Jagdeep

Laloo Ustad

Hiralal

Kusum

Creative team

Directed by: Bimal Roy
Written by: Salil Chowdhury
Hrishikesh Mukherjee
Produced by: Bimal Roy

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