Do Aankhen Barah Haath (English: Two Eyes & Twelve Hands) is a black-and-white 1957 film directed by the legendary Bollywood director V.Shantaram. It is considered as one of the classics of the Indian cinema and is based on morals of Gandhian philosophy.
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 a ‘open-prison’ experiment in the princely state of Oundh near Pune, which was recounted by screenwriter, G D Madgulkar to V. Shantaram. In 2005, Indiatimes Movies ranked the movie amongst the Top 25 Must See Bollywood Films. During the filming V. Shantaram battled with a bull and he hurt his one eye during the stunt, though luckily his eyesight survived.
The film was later remade into the Telugu color film Maa Daivam (1976) starring NTR and Jayachitra.
Awards
- 1958: National Film Award for Best Film
- 1958: Berlin International Film Festival: OCIC Award
- 1958: Berlin International Film Festival: Silver Bear
- 1958: Berlin International Film Festival: Golden Bear: Nomination
Soundtrack
- Aye Maalik Tere Bande Hum – Lata Mangeshkar
- “Tak Tak Dhum Dhum” – Lata Mangeshkar
- “Ho Umad Ghumad Kar Aayi Re Ghata” – Lata Mangeshkar, Manna Dey
- “Sainyya Jhoothhon Ka Bada Sartraj Nikala” – Lata Mangeshkar
- “Main Gaaun Tu Chup Ho Ja” – Lata Mangeshkar
Cast
- V. Shantaram – Adinath, Jail warden
- Sandhya – Champa
