5 HEART-WARMING MOVIES ON THE LIFE OF INDIAN FARMERS

 Hum Honge Kaamiyaab Ekdin... 

India is a country whose major part is dependent on the countries agriculture and farming on a day to day basis, i.e., the major part of India is dependent on the FARMERS. It is not hidden from us that how hard all the farmers of the world have to work all day and all night long in order to provide us our daily meal. But what we don't know or rather can't even imagine about these hard-working, devoted farmers is that what they have to go through in their lives each and every year, how thousands and thousands of them are forced to commit suicide, how thousands and thousands of them do not gain what they are supposed to, how thousands and thousands of them do not receive what they deserve and how thousands and thousands of them are still fighting for their rights even though it is uncertain whether they will succeed sing the very line " HUM HONGE KAAMIYAAB EKDIN...'

Hello to all my awesome Cineathletes out there and Welcome to a new post in this blog page ( After such a long time !!! ) . In today's post as you might have already guessed from the title, I'm gonna be sharing with you all 5 Really Good Movies ( I mean it ) showcasing the life of Indian Farmers and their courage and willingness to fight back against the corrupt and injustice ( the Evil to be precise ). 

So without any further ado , let's get started....

 5. GABHRICHA PAUS ( THE DAMNED RAIN ) ( IMDb Rating : 7.3/10 )

Directed By : Satish Manwar 

Set in times of drought-stricken Vidarbha region which led many farmers to commit suicide , this realistic Marathi movie depicts the life of Kisna ( played by Girish Kulkarni ) and his wife Alka ( played by Sonali Kulkarni ) and the way they handle the miserable situation of having no crops to harvest. Though dejected but still not hopeless, Kisna and Alka tries their best to manage the situation in their own ways in order to save their lives. This movie shows how horrible the life of farmers can become if it doesn't rain, how difficult and life threatening their lives are due to lack of information and education among them. 

( Note : If you have Amazon Prime, you can watch this movie there as well. )

4. PEEPLI LIVE ( IMDb Rating : 7.4/10 )

Directed By : Anusha Rizvi and Mahmood Farooqi

While most of us do not get to see or rather do not care to see what it is like to live a life in rural India, this satirical comedy sheds light upon the harsh reality of our society. Exploring the concepts of farmers suicide and it's corresponding response from the government and media, this movie is about two poor farmer brothers Natha ( played by Omkar Das Manikpuri ) and Budhia ( played by Raghubir Yadav ) . Being unable to repay the loan they have taken , Natha encouraged by his elder brother Budhia decides to commit suicide to get the farmers compensation, in order to repay the loan and this where the story starts. Will Natha really commit suicide or fight for his rights is what remains to be seen. ( which you will find out if you watch the movie, so WATCH IT !! ) 

( Note : This movie is available on Netflix. )

3. MOTHER INDIA ( IMDb Rating : 8.1/10 )  

Directed By : Mehboob Khan

Regarded as one of the most quintessential Bollywood movie , this epic movie helped shaped the path for what is known as Bollywood Blockbusters. This women centric movie of the 1950s ( which is a great thing in itself ) portrays the life of Radha ( played by Nargis ) who then was married to Shamu ( played by Raaj Kumar ) a poor farmer. In order to repay the money they had borrowed from the cunning money lender Sukhilal ( played by Kanhaiya Lal ) Radha had to face a lot of hardships starting from the death of her husband to the death of her infant son, but she always overcame those by keeping her head high and spending her life with her 2 surviving sons Ramu ( played by Rajendra Kumar ) and Birju ( played by Sunil Dutt ). Mother India shows how difficult the life of the poor farmers can be when they are unable to get enough money of their land and how they are cheated and treated by the people from whom they have to borrow money to survive. This movie should be a must in every cinephile's watch-list.

( Note : This movie is available in Youtube. )

2. LAGAAN ( IMDb Rating : 8.1/10 )

Directed By : Ashutosh Gowariker

Set in 1893, British India, the farmers of the village of Champaner are tormented as the lack of rain left them with dried crops. Due to this reason , they are forced to pay double the tax called lagaan by the British officers. In order to save or rather free his village from paying lagaan for the next three years, a farmer named Bhuvan ( played by Aamir Khan ) accepts the challenge of Captain Andrew Russell ( played by Paul Blackthorne ) to defeat his team in a game of cricket. This epic musical sports film shows the miserable conditions of the farmers not only at the time when it doesn't rain but also at the time when they are unable to pay taxes way above their daily income ( Till Date... ) . 

( Note : You can Netflix and chill with this movie XD . )

1. DO BIGHA ZAMIN ( IMDb Rating : 8.4/10 )

Directed By : Bimal Roy

Based on Rabindranath Tagore's Dui Bigha Jomi this neo-realistic classic has set the benchmark for the early parallel Indian cinema. Set in the backgrounds of the post-independence era, this movie revolves around the lives of Shambu ( played by Balraj Sahni ) , his wife Parvati ( played by Nirupa Roy ) and their son Kanhaiya ( Ratan Kumar ). A local zamindar Thakur Harnam Singh ( played by Murad ) decides to construct a mill on his large parcel of land as he thnks it would bring him profit, but the problem is Shambu's  do bigha zamin lies in the middle of his large land. Shambu and his family try their best to save their land as it's their only souce of livelihood but falls prey to the hands of the rich and the mighty corrupt landlord. This amazing ( AMAZING ) movie makes us realise the pains and sufferings one have if they are poor and how the necessity to make ends meet forces one to grow up at an early age. Overall this movie will pinch you in the heart. ( No Kidding ..)

( Note : This movie is available in Youtube .)

So here are a few suggestions from my side for you guys . Hope you all will give atleast one of them a watch if not all. And let's be real, you do waste a lot of time by not doing anything, so why not watch a good film ? ( XD )

Comment if you liked my suggestions. Comment if you didn't as well. ( just comment!! )

If you have any other advices or suggestions for us or anything to tell us, comment down in the comment section below. 

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