To say that Do Bigha Zamin (1953) was a ‘land’mark
film would be an understatement. It marked the Hindi film debut of music
director Salil Choudhury, who also penned the story.
Dharti Kahe Pukaar Ke (The soil beckons), a song from the film,
is still as relevant today as it was all those decades ago, considering India’s
economy continues to be predominantly agrarian.
The song, penned
by Shailendra, was sung by the Dada (Bengali
for big brother) of classical music, Manna Dey, and the Nightingale of Indian
film music, Lata Mangeshkar, accompanied by a chorus.
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