Do Aankhen Barah Haath

Do Aankhen Barah Haath (,)is a 1957 Hindi film directed by the Indian film director V.Shantaram, who also starred in the film. It is considered one of the classics of Hindi cinema and is based on morals of Gandhian philosophy. It won a Silver Bear at the 8th Berlin International Film Festival and it was the first Indian film to win a Golden Globe Award. The film is also remembered for its theme song, Aye maalik tere bande hum, sung by Lata Mangeshkar and written by Bharat Vyas.

The film was inspired by the story of an 'open prison' experiment swatantrapur in the princely state of Aundh near Satara. Now swatantrapur is part of Atpadi tehsil in Sangli district of Maharashtra. It was recounted by screenwriter G. D. Madgulkar to V. Shantaram. The Times of India, 28 Sep 2006. In 2005, Indiatimes Movies ranked the movie amongst the Top 25 Must See Bollywood Films. Rediff.com. The film was later remade into the Telugu color film Maa Daivam (1976) starring NTR and Jayachitra.

Plot

The film portrays a young jail warden, Adinath, who rehabilitates six deadly prisoners released on parole into persons of virtue.

He takes these notorious, often surly, murderers and makes them work hard with him on a dilapidated country farm, rehabilitating them through hard work and kindly...
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