Devdas is a 1935 bengali film based on the Sharat Chandra Chattopadhyay novella, Devdas. Directed by Pramathesh Barua, it stars K.L. Saigal as Devdas, Jamuna Barua as Parvati (Paro) and Rajkumari as Chandramukhi. It was later released in hindi in 1936 and in assamese in 1938.
Video Devdas (1936 film)
Plot
Devdas (K. L. Saigal) falls in love with Parvati (Jamuna) with whom he has played since childhood and who is the daughter of a poor neighboring family. Devdas goes away to Calcutta for University studies. Meanwhile, Parvati's father arranges her marriage to a much older man. Though she loves Devdas, she obeys her father to suffer in silence like a dutiful Hindi wife. Devdas as a result takes to drink. Chandramukhi (Rajkumari), a dancing girl or 'prostitute' he has befriended in Calcutta, falls for him and gives up her profession to try to save him. Parvati, hearing of his decline, comes to see him to steer him away from a life of drinking. Devdas sends her back saying in his hour of final need he will come to her. She returns to her life of duty. Realising his end is near, Devdas decides to keep his promise and meet Parvati. He journeys all night, reaches her house and is found dead outside the high walls of her house. Inside Parvati hears that Devdas is dead.
Maps Devdas (1936 film)
Main cast
- Kundan Lal Saigal as Devdas
- Jamuna Barua as Paro
- Rajkumari as Chandramukhi
- Biswanath Bhaduri
- Krishna Chandra Dey
- Vikram Kapoor
- Kshetrabala
- Leela
- Nemo
- Pahadi Sanyal
- Kidar Nath Sharma
- A. H. Shore
See also
- Devdas (1935 film) - Barua's Bengali version
- Devdas (1937 film) - Barua's Assamese version
References
External links
- Devdas on IMDb
- Full movie on Dailymotion (best quality online)
- Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema
- Full movie on YouTube, also YT (wrong caption)
- Summary of Devdas films
- Review
Category:Films directed by Pramathesh Barua
Source of article : Wikipedia
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