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{{distinguish|text=the 1997 film [[Do Ankhen Barah Hath]]}}
{{short description|1957 film by V. Shantaram}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2015}}
{{Use Indian English|date=November 2015}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Do Ankhen Barah Haath
| image = Do Aankhen Barah Haath (1957).jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = [[V. Shantaram]]
| producer = V. Shantaram
| writer = [[G. D. Madgulkar]]
| story = G. D. Madgulkar
| narrator =
| starring = V. Shantaram<br />[[Sandhya Shantaram|Sandhya]]
| music = [[Vasant Desai]]
| cinematography = G. Balkrishna
| editing = Chintamani Borkar
| studio = [[Rajkamal Kalamandir]]
| distributor = Rajkamal Kalamandir
| released = {{Film date|1957|||df=yes}}
| runtime = 143 minutes
| country = India
| language = Hindi
| budget =
}}
'''''Do Ankhen Barah Haath''''' ({{translation|Two Eyes, Twelve Hands}}) is a 1957 Indian [[Hindi]]-language [[drama]] film directed by [[V. Shantaram]], who also starred. It is considered to be one of the classics of Hindi cinema and is based on [[humanistic psychology]]. It won a Silver Bear at the [[8th Berlin International Film Festival]] and a [[16th Golden Globe Awards|Golden Globe Award]] in the ''Samuel Goldwyn International Film Award for best film produced outside of the United States'' category.<ref name=Goldwyn>{{Cite news|url=https://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article103094302|title=International Award For Indian Film|date=1959-03-14|work=Canberra Times (ACT : 1926–1995)|access-date=2018-08-07|pages=11}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.archive.org/stream/variety214-1959-03#page/n70/mode/1up|title=Foreign Press Assn. 'Globes'|publisher=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=March 8, 1959|page=7|access-date=June 22, 2019|via=[[Archive.org]]}}</ref> The film is also remembered for the song "Aye Maalik Tere Bande Hum", sung by [[Lata Mangeshkar]] and written by [[Bharat Vyas]].

The inspiration for this movie was a real experiment conducted by [[Maurice Frydman]], who refused to have his name credited at the end of the film. He went so far as to tell the movie maker, V Shantaram, that he would sue him in court if his name were to appear anywhere in the credits. This incident is related in an interview of David Godman, who talks about Maurice Frydman's extraordinary life and connection to India.<ref>{{cite web | title = Maurice Frydman's close encounter with Bollywood |website = [[YouTube]]| url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uyC3yBRsBt8&t=1812s}}</ref>

The film was inspired by the story of an "[[open prison]]" experiment: [[Swatantrapur]] in the princely state of [[Aundh State|Aundh]] near [[Satara (city)|Satara]]. Now, Swatantrapur is part of [[Atpadi]] tehsil in [[Sangli]] district of Maharashtra. It was recounted by screenwriter [[Gajanan Digambar Madgulkar|G. D. Madgulkar]] to V. Shantaram.<ref>{{cite web | title = 50 years of a Shantaram classic | url = https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/50-years-of-a-Shantaram-classic/articleshow/2033356.cms |author=Ambarish Mishra|date=28 Sep 2006| access-date = 2014-09-22 | work = The Times of India}}</ref> In 2005, ''Indiatimes Movies'' ranked the movie amongst the ''Top 25 Must See Bollywood Films''.<ref>[http://movies.indiatimes.com/Special_Features/25_Must_See_Bollywood_Movies/articleshow/msid-1250837,curpg-22.cms 25 Must See Bollywood Films] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071015034930/http://movies.indiatimes.com/Special_Features/25_Must_See_Bollywood_Movies/articleshow/msid-1250837,curpg-22.cms |date=15 October 2007 }} indiatimes.com.</ref> During filming, V. Shantaram fought with a bull and injured an eye, but his eyesight survived.<ref>[https://www.rediff.com/entertai/2002/sep/23dinesh.htm Classics Revisited – Do Aankhen Barah Haath] ''[[Rediff.com]]''.</ref> The film was later remade in 1975 as the [[Tamil language]] film ''[[Pallandu Vazhga]]'', in 1976 as the [[Telugu language]] film ''[[Maa Daivam]]'', and in 2023 as the [[Malayalam language]] film ''[[Jailer (2023 Malayalam film)|Jailer]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehansindia.com/posts/index/Hans/2014-03-23/V-Shantsrsm-silver-screens-shining-focus/89926|title=V Shantaram: Silver screen's shining focus|date=23 March 2014}}</ref> The core plot line is thematically similar to the 1952 movie ''[[My Six Convicts]]''.

== Plot ==
The film portrays a young [[prison warden|jail warden]] Adinath, who rehabilitates six dangerous prisoners released on [[parole]] to 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 kind guidance as they eventually produce a great harvest.

The film ends with the death of the warden at the hands of the oxen of a corrupt enemy who wants no competition in the profitable market he controls.

The film takes the viewers through several scenes that set a strong moral lesson that through hard work, dedication and concentration a person can accomplish anything. It also explains that if people focus their energy on a worthy cause, success is guaranteed. In the final scene, all six thieves became hardworking persons and decided to live at that hut where they learn all things because they think the two eyes of Adinath are observing them whether they are doing good things or bad and they raise their hands to salute the positive energy of Adinath and film ends with the song sung by Champa and one of the favourite songs of Adinath, "Aye Maalik Tere Bande Hum".

==Promotion==
Noted painter [[G. Kamble]] was hired by Shantaram to paint the movie posters. Kamble produced a 350-ft banner at Bombay's Opera House in 1957.<ref>{{cite news |title=Film Heritage Foundation Profile-A |url=https://www.facebook.com/filmheritagefoundation/posts/2766510253635894 |access-date=23 July 2020 |work=Film Heritage Foundation |date=May 12, 2020 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=Devraj |first1=Rajesh |last2=Bouman |first2=Edo |last3=Duncan |first3=Paul |title=The Art of Bollywood |date=2010 |publisher=Taschen |isbn=978-3-8228-3717-7 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=u12cQQAACAAJ |access-date=23 July 2020 |language=en}}</ref>

== Cast ==
* [[V. Shantaram]] as Adinath
* [[Sandhya Shantaram|Sandhya]] as Champa
* [[Baburao Pendharkar]] as Superintendent
* [[Ulhas (actor)|Ulhas]] as Shanker Passi
* [[B. M. Vyas]] as Jalia Nai

== Soundtrack ==
{|class="wikitable"
! Song !! Singer
![[Raga]]
|-
| "Ae Malik Tere Bande Hum"
| [[Lata Mangeshkar]]
|[[Bhairav (raga)]]
|-
| "Main Gaun, Tu Chup Ho Ja"
| [[Lata Mangeshkar]]
|
|-
| "Saiyan Jhuthon Ka Bada"
| [[Lata Mangeshkar]]
|
|-
| "Tak Tak Dhum Dhum"
| [[Lata Mangeshkar]]
|
|-
| "Umad Ghumadkar Aayi Re Ghata, Kare Kare Badra Ki Chhayi Re Ghata"
| [[Lata Mangeshkar]], [[Manna Dey]]
|[[Megh Malhar]]
|-
|}

== Awards ==

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year !! Category !! Cast/Crew member !! Status
|-
| colspan="4" |
* '''[[National Film Awards]]'''<ref name="5thawardPDF">{{cite web|url=http://dff.nic.in/2011/5th_nff.pdf|title=5th National Film Awards|publisher=[[Directorate of Film Festivals]]|access-date=2 September 2011}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2"|[[5th National Film Awards|1957]] || [[National Film Award for Best Feature Film|Best Feature Film]] || V. Shantaram || {{won}}
|-
|[[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Hindi|Best Feature Film in Hindi]] || V. Shantaram || {{won}}
|-
| colspan="4" |
* '''[[Berlin International Film Festival]]'''<ref name=IMDB-Award>[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0050322/awards Awards] ''[[Internet Movie Database]]''.</ref>
|-
|[[8th Berlin International Film Festival|1958]] || [[Silver Bear]] Extraordinary Prize of the Jury<ref name="Madhura Pandit's biography focuses more on her father and filmmaker-actor V. Shantaram's work than his personal life">{{cite web |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/books/story/20150921-its-strictly-professional-v-shantaram-820415-2015-09-09|title=Madhura Pandit's biography focuses more on her father and filmmaker-actor V. Shantaram's work than his personal life}}</ref> || V. Shantaram || {{won}}
|-
| colspan="4" |
* '''[[Golden Globe Awards]]'''<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.goldenglobes.com/film/two-eyes-twelve-hands|title=Do Ankhen Barah Haath (Two Eyes, Twelve Hands)|access-date=19 March 2017|archive-date=20 March 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170320051924/http://www.goldenglobes.com/film/two-eyes-twelve-hands|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
|[[16th Golden Globe Awards|1959]]
|Samuel Goldwyn International Film Award<ref name=Goldwyn/>
|V. Shantaram
|{{won}}
|}

== See also ==
* [[List of Indian winners and nominees of the Golden Globe Awards]]
* ''[[My Six Convicts]]'' (autobiographical story of Donald Powell Wilson)
* ''[[The Dirty Dozen]]''

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{IMDb title|id=0050322}}

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[[Category:Films directed by V. Shantaram]]
[[Category:Best Feature Film National Film Award winners]]
[[Category:Films scored by Vasant Desai]]
[[Category:Hindi films remade in other languages]]
[[Category:Indian drama films]]
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[[Category:Golden Globe Award winners]]
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