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Devdas (1935)

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

Genre : Drama, Romance

Runtime : 2H 21M

Director : P.C. Barua

Synopsis

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.

Actors

P.C. Barua
P.C. Barua
Devdas
Chandrabati Devi
Chandrabati Devi
Chandramukhi
Jamuna Barua
Jamuna Barua
Parvati
Nirmal Banerjee
Nirmal Banerjee
K.L. Saigal
K.L. Saigal
Cameo (guest at Chandramukhi's house)
Krishna Chandra Dey
Krishna Chandra Dey
Dinesh Ranjan Das
Dinesh Ranjan Das
Manoranjan Bhattacharya
Manoranjan Bhattacharya
Amar Mullick
Amar Mullick
Sailen Pal
Sailen Pal
Prabhavati
Prabhavati
Ahi Sanyal
Ahi Sanyal

Crews

P.C. Barua
P.C. Barua
Director
Saratchandra Chatterjee
Saratchandra Chatterjee
Novel
P.C. Barua
P.C. Barua
Writer
Krishna Chandra Dey
Krishna Chandra Dey
Playback Singer
Sudhin Majumdar
Sudhin Majumdar
Director of Photography
Dilip Gupta
Dilip Gupta
Director of Photography
Yusuf Mulji
Yusuf Mulji
Director of Photography
Timir Baran
Timir Baran
Original Music Composer

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