TOP 8 MOVIES ON AGRICULTURE

BY - Aysha Anam

Bhoomi

2021

Director: Lakshman
Trivia: Showed farmers unique methods of organic farming, technology

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Mother India 

Director: Mehboob Khan 
Trivia: First submission by India for Academy Awards

1957

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 Manthan 

1976

Director: Shyam Benegal
Trivia: 500,000 farmers of Gujrat produced the movie

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Do Bigha Zamin

1953

Director: Bimal Roy
Trivia: Won International Prize at Cannes Film Festival, All India Certificate of Merit, National Award

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Upkar

1967

Director: Manoj Kumar
Trivia: Then PM Lal Bahadur Shastri inspired Manoj Kumar 

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Naya Daur

1957

Director: B.R. Chopra
Trivia: Ataullah Khan didn't let Madhubala do the film

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Lagaan 

2001

Director: Ashutosh Gowariker
Trivia: Aamir Khan wore his wife's earing for the character, Bhuvan

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Peepli Live

2010

Director: Anusha Rizvi, Mahmood Farooqui 
Trivia: Aamir Khan appreciated Nawazuddin Siddiqui on the sets in front of everyone

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Kadvi Hawa

2017

Director: Nila Madhab Panda
Trivia: Based on Delhi smog much ahead of it actually happened

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