''Do Boond Pani'' (meaning: Two Drops of Water) is a

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social drama film produced and directed by

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. Made under the "Naya Sansar" banner; the story, screenplay and dialogues were by Abbas, with additional dialogues by

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. The music was composed by Jaidev. The cast included Simi Garewal, Jalal Agha and Madhu Chanda and was the debut film of actor Kiran Kumar. The film won the award for Best Feature film on National integration. Set against the backdrop of

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, the film focused on the scarcity of water, and the eventual building of a dam. Ganga Singh (Jalal Agha) goes to work on the dam, but loses his life, leaving behind his widow and a young son in the village. His sacrifice helps transform the desert land into a fertile area with the dam being called Ganga Sagar dam.

Plot

Ganga Singh, newly married to Gauri, brings his wife to his village, in Rajasthan where he lives with his father Hari Singh, and sister Sonki. They live hand to mouth in the poor village which is suffering from drought and villagers have to travel a long distance to get water. Ganga Singh hears of a dam being constructed and leaves his wife to join in the building of it. His family goes through misfortunes, with his father dying and his sister being raped by the dacoit Mangal Singh. Ganga himself dies preventing a disaster at the dam. The dam is eventually built bringing greenery to an arid region. His wife bears a son and lives on in the village.

Cast

* Jalal Agha as Ganga Singh * Simi Garewal as Gauri * Madhu Chanda as Sonki * Sajjan as Hari Singh * Prakash Thapa as Mangal Singh * Kiran Kumar as Mohan Kaul *

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as Bhikhu * Pinchoo Kapoor as Postman

Reception

The film was referred to as an "inspirational melodrama" and the music by Jaidev was stated as a "magisterial score", however, the film was not a commercial success and flopped at the box office.

Awards

Nargis Dutt Award for Best Feature Film on National Integration The Nargis Dutt Award for Best Feature Film on National Integration was one of the National Film Awards presented annually by the Directorate of Film Festivals, the organization set up by Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (India), Ministry ...

Soundtrack

Composer Jaidev got Asha Bhosle to sing for ''Do Boond Pani'', for the song "Ja Ri Pawaniya". The lyricists were Kaifi Azmi, Balkavi Bairagi and M. R. Mukul. The playback singing was provided by

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, Lakshmi Shankar, Parveen Sultana, Meenu Purushottam,

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, Ambar Kumar, Shrikant Moghe and Bhushan Mehta.

Song list

References

External links

* {{K. A. Abbas 1971 films 1970s Hindi-language films 1970s Indian films 1971 drama films Films directed by K. A. Abbas Films scored by Jaidev Best Film on National Integration National Film Award winners Indian drama films