Jul 11, 2016 05:17 PM
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Post World War II, European cinema started tackling realistic social and economical subjects into films especially Italian films directed by Vittorio De Sica(The Bicycle Thief, 1948 and Umberto D, 1952). These films were called “Neorealist” because they started bringing elements of true life in the stories instead of imaginations. Neorealist films concentrated on the poor and working class people shot mainly on city streets and slums with non-professional actors for secondary roles. Neorealist films mostly contend with the dark and difficult economical and moral conditions of everyday life: defeat, struggle, poverty, exploitation, and desperation.
Inspired by neorealism, Bimal Roy decided to make Do Bigha Zamin, India's first neorealist film. Do Bigha Zamin is the first film Bimalda produced under his new production banner and it proved breakthrough film in his career. He propelled his golden career with Do Bigha Zamin(1953) later followed by classics like Naukri(1954), Devdas(1955), Madhumati(1958), Sujata(1959), and Bandini(1963).
