Film · Drama, Romance
Devdas (1935)
THE BENGALI LANGUAGE FILM ADAPTATION OF SARATCHANDRA CHATTERJEE'S NOVEL BY P. C. BARUA.
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.
- Director
- P.C. Barua
- Writers
- Saratchandra Chatterjee, P.C. Barua
- Country
- Bangladesh
- Language
- Bangla
- Release date
- March 30, 1935
- Original title
- দেবদাস
Devdas was released on March 30, 1935.
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Devdas cast
P.C. BaruaDevdas
Chandrabati DeviChandramukhi- Jamuna BaruaParvati
- Nirmal Banerjee
K.L. SaigalCameo (guest at Chandramukhi's house)
Krishna Chandra Dey- Dinesh Ranjan Das
Manoranjan Bhattacharya- Amar Mullick
- Sailen Pal
- Prabhavati
- Ahi Sanyal
