<p>Venice: One of the notable films of all times, Bimal Roy's <em>Do Bigha Zamin</em>, is set to be screened at the 82nd Venice International Film Festival (La Biennale di Venezia) in the Venice Classics section. However, it is the restored version of the movie that will premiere on the festival screen. </p><p>The Criterion Collection, an American home-video distribution company, and Janus Films, a theatrical distribution company, had collaborated with Shivendra Singh Dungarpur's Film Heritage Foundation to restore Bimal Roy's 1953 classic <em>Do Bigha Zamin</em>'. </p><p>The film has been restored in 4K at the film restoration laboratory L'Immagine Ritrovata and film restoration and digitisation company Resillion. It was done in association with the Bimal Roy family.</p>.<p>In the classic screenplay, <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/entertainment/do-bigha-zameen-defined-rural-india-s-realities-1232859.htmlhttps://www.deccanherald.com/entertainment/do-bigha-zameen-defined-rural-india-s-realities-1232859.html">Bimal Roy d</a><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/entertainment/do-bigha-zameen-defined-rural-india-s-realities-1232859.html">iscusses </a>the stark realities of farmers in the Nehruvian era. The storyline presents a poor farmer from rural Bengal being forced to work as a rickshaw puller in Calcutta when he fails to pay his debts, and the <em>zamindar</em> threatens to seize his land.</p><p>It is noteworthy that the film received international acclaim during its release. It also competed for the Grand Prix at the 7th Cannes Film Festival.</p><p>Along with this Indian classic, there are 17 other restored films that will be screened at the fest, including Stanley Kubrick's 1963 film <em>Lolita</em>, Pedro Almadovar's 1986 film <em>Matador</em> and Bahram Beyzai's 1986 film <em>Bashu, the little stranger</em>.</p><p>The much-awaited annual Venice International Film Festival will be held from August 27 to September 6 this year. </p>
<p>Venice: One of the notable films of all times, Bimal Roy's <em>Do Bigha Zamin</em>, is set to be screened at the 82nd Venice International Film Festival (La Biennale di Venezia) in the Venice Classics section. However, it is the restored version of the movie that will premiere on the festival screen. </p><p>The Criterion Collection, an American home-video distribution company, and Janus Films, a theatrical distribution company, had collaborated with Shivendra Singh Dungarpur's Film Heritage Foundation to restore Bimal Roy's 1953 classic <em>Do Bigha Zamin</em>'. </p><p>The film has been restored in 4K at the film restoration laboratory L'Immagine Ritrovata and film restoration and digitisation company Resillion. It was done in association with the Bimal Roy family.</p>.<p>In the classic screenplay, <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/entertainment/do-bigha-zameen-defined-rural-india-s-realities-1232859.htmlhttps://www.deccanherald.com/entertainment/do-bigha-zameen-defined-rural-india-s-realities-1232859.html">Bimal Roy d</a><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/entertainment/do-bigha-zameen-defined-rural-india-s-realities-1232859.html">iscusses </a>the stark realities of farmers in the Nehruvian era. The storyline presents a poor farmer from rural Bengal being forced to work as a rickshaw puller in Calcutta when he fails to pay his debts, and the <em>zamindar</em> threatens to seize his land.</p><p>It is noteworthy that the film received international acclaim during its release. It also competed for the Grand Prix at the 7th Cannes Film Festival.</p><p>Along with this Indian classic, there are 17 other restored films that will be screened at the fest, including Stanley Kubrick's 1963 film <em>Lolita</em>, Pedro Almadovar's 1986 film <em>Matador</em> and Bahram Beyzai's 1986 film <em>Bashu, the little stranger</em>.</p><p>The much-awaited annual Venice International Film Festival will be held from August 27 to September 6 this year. </p>
