Do Ankhen Barah Haath (1957)
Plot
Do Ankhen Barah Haath (transl. Two Eyes, Twelve Hands) is a 1957 Indian Hindi-language drama film directed by V. Shantaram, who also starred. It is considered to be one of the classics of Hindi cinema and is based on humanistic psychology. It won a Silver Bear at the 8th Berlin International Film Festival and a Golden Globe Award in the Samuel Goldwyn International Film Award for best film produced outside of the United States category. The film is also remembered for the song "Aye Maalik Tere Bande Hum", sung by Lata Mangeshkar and written by Bharat Vyas. The inspiration for this movie was a real experiment conducted by Maurice Frydman, who refused to have his name credited at the end of the film. He went so far as to tell the movie maker, V Shantaram, that he would sue him in court if his name were to appear anywhere in the credits. This incident is relayed in an interview of David Godman, who talks about Maurice Frydman's extraordinary life and connection to India. The film was inspired by the story of an "open prison" experiment: Swatantrapur in the princely state of Aundh near Satara. Now, Swatantrapur is part of Atpadi tehsil in Sangli district of Maharashtra. It was recounte
Do Ankhen Barah Haath details
| Industry | Bollywood (Hindi) |
|---|---|
| Year | 1957 |
| Genres | Drama |
| Runtime | 2h 23m |
| Rating | Not rated |
| Director | V. Shantaram |
| Status | Released |
| Language | hi |
| Record verified | 2026-09-21 |
| Source | Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0) · images: TMDB |
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What is Do Ankhen Barah Haath about?
Do Ankhen Barah Haath (transl. Two Eyes, Twelve Hands) is a 1957 Indian Hindi-language drama film directed by V. Shantaram, who also starred. It is considered to be one of the classics of Hindi cinema and is based on humanistic psychology. It won a Silver Bear at the 8th Berlin International Film Festival and a Golden Globe Award in the Samuel Goldwyn International Film Award for best film produced outside of the United States category. The film is also remembered for the song "Aye Maalik Tere Bande Hum", sung by Lata Mangeshkar and written by Bharat Vyas. The inspiration for this movie was a real experiment conducted by Maurice Frydman, who refused to have his name credited at the end of the film. He went so far as to tell the movie maker, V Shantaram, that he would sue him in court if his name were to appear anywhere in the credits. This incident is relayed in an interview of David Godman, who talks about Maurice Frydman's extraordinary life and connection to India. The film was inspired by the story of an "open prison" experiment: Swatantrapur in the princely state of Aundh near Satara. Now, Swatantrapur is part of Atpadi tehsil in Sangli district of Maharashtra. It was recounte
Who is in the cast of Do Ankhen Barah Haath?
Do Ankhen Barah Haath stars Sandhya and is directed by V. Shantaram. The full credited cast is listed above.
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How long is Do Ankhen Barah Haath?
Do Ankhen Barah Haath runs 2h 23m (143 minutes).
Who directed Do Ankhen Barah Haath?
Do Ankhen Barah Haath was directed by V. Shantaram.
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