Do Boond Pani
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Directed by | Khwaja Ahmad Abbas |
Written by | Khwaja Ahmad Abbas |
Produced by | Khwaja Ahmad Abbas |
Starring | Simi Garewal, Jalal Agha, Kiran Kumar, Madhu Chanda |
Cinematography | Ramchandra |
Music by | Jaidev |
Production company | Naya Sansar |
Release date |
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Running time | 141 minutes |
Country | Hindi |
Do Boond Pani (meaning: Two Drops of Water) is a
Set against the backdrop of Rajasthan, the film focused on the scarcity of water, and the eventual building of a dam. Ganga Singh (Jalal Agha) goes to work on the dam, but loses his life, leaving behind his widow and a young son in the village.[5] His sacrifice helps transform the desert land into a fertile area with the dam being called Ganga Sagar dam.[6]
Plot
Ganga Singh, newly married to Gauri, brings his wife to his village, in Rajasthan where he lives with his father Hari Singh, and sister Sonki. They live hand to mouth in the poor village which is suffering from drought and villagers have to travel a long distance to get water. Ganga Singh hears of a dam being constructed and leaves his wife to join in the building of it. His family goes through misfortunes, with his father dying and his sister being raped by the dacoit Mangal Singh. Ganga himself dies preventing a disaster at the dam. The dam is eventually built bringing greenery to an arid region. His wife bears a son and lives on in the village.[7]
Cast
- Jalal Agha as Ganga Singh
- Simi Garewal as Gauri
- Madhu Chanda as Sonki
- Sajjan as Hari Singh
- Prakash Thapa as Mangal Singh
- Kiran Kumar as Mohan Kaul
- Rashid Khan as Bhikhu
- Pinchoo Kapoor as Postman
Reception
The film was referred to as an "inspirational melodrama" and the music by Jaidev was stated as a "magisterial score", however, the film was not a commercial success and flopped at the box office.[8]
Awards
Soundtrack
Composer Jaidev got Asha Bhosle to sing for Do Boond Pani, for the song "Ja Ri Pawaniya". The lyricists were
Song list
# | Title | Singer | Lyricist |
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1 | "Ja Ri Pawaniya Piya Ke Des Ja" | Asha Bhosle | Kaifi Azmi |
2 | "Bani Teri Bindiya Ki" | Lakshmi Shankar | Balkavi Bairagi |
3 | "Peetal Ki Mori Gaagri" (Happy) | Parveen Sultana, Minu Purushottam | Kaifi Azmi |
4 | "Peetal Ki Mori Gaagri" (Sad) | Parveen Sultana | Kaifi Azmi |
5 | "Mar Gai Mar Gai Re" | Meenu Purushottam, Ambar Kumar, Bhushan Mehta | Kaifi Azmi |
6 | "Do Boond Pani" | Mukesh | Kaifi Azmi |
7 | "Sai Naam" | Shrikant Moghe, Ambar Kumar | M. R. Mukul |
References
- ISBN 978-1-135-94318-9. Retrieved 4 March 2015.
- ^ "Do Boond Pani". gomolo.com. Gomolo.com. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 4 March 2015.
- ^ "Do Boond Pani". wiki.indiancine.ma. Indiancine.ma. Retrieved 4 March 2015.
- ^ "Awards-Do Boond Pani". gomolo.com. Gomolo. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 4 March 2015.
- ISBN 978-0-86132-138-4. Retrieved 4 March 2015.
- ISBN 978-81-321-0542-8. Retrieved 4 March 2015.
- ^ Pothukuchi, Madhavi (28 June 2019). "As Chennai grapples with water crisis, Do Boond Pani shows what Day Zero could look like". ThePrint. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
- ^ Slingo, Carol J. "K. A. Abbas". ejumpcut.org. Jump Cut:A Review of Contemporary Media. Retrieved 4 March 2015.
- ^ "K. A. Abbas". wiki.indiancine.ma. Indiancine.ma. Retrieved 4 March 2015.
- ^ "Do Boond Pani". myswar.com. MySwar. Archived from the original on 20 August 2015. Retrieved 4 March 2015.
External links
- Do Boond Pani at IMDb