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Devdas

THE BENGALI LANGUAGE FILM ADAPTATION OF SARATCHANDRA CHATTERJEE'S NOVEL BY P. C. BARUA.

8.0(1)

Released:March 30, 1935

Runtime:2h 21m

Status:Released

Devdas, the son of a zamindar, and Parvati, his neighbour's daughter, are childhood sweethearts. However, class and caste differences prevent their marriage. Devdas is sent off to Calcutta, while Paro is married off to an aged rich widower. In Calcutta, as remorse drives him to alcohol, Devdas meets Chandramukhi, a prostitute. All Indian prints of this Bengali version were destroyed in a fire that ravaged New Theatre’s studios. Today, only one copy of the film survives which belongs to the Bangladesh Film Archives. Of that copy almost forty percent is destroyed.

Cast

P.C. Barua

P.C. Barua

Devdas

Chandrabati Devi

Chandrabati Devi

Chandramukhi

Jamuna Barua

Parvati

Nirmal Banerjee

K.L. Saigal

K.L. Saigal

Cameo (guest at Chandramukhi's house)

Krishna Chandra Dey

Krishna Chandra Dey

Dinesh Ranjan Das

Manoranjan Bhattacharya

Manoranjan Bhattacharya

Amar Mullick

Sailen Pal

Prabhavati

Ahi Sanyal

Storyline

Devdas, the son of a zamindar, and Parvati, his neighbour's daughter, are childhood sweethearts. However, class and caste differences prevent their marriage. Devdas is sent off to Calcutta, while Paro is married off to an aged rich widower. In Calcutta, as remorse drives him to alcohol, Devdas meets Chandramukhi, a prostitute. All Indian prints of this Bengali version were destroyed in a fire that ravaged New Theatre’s studios. Today, only one copy of the film survives which belongs to the Bangladesh Film Archives. Of that copy almost forty percent is destroyed.

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