
Devdas
Original Title: “দেবদাস”
“THE BENGALI LANGUAGE FILM ADAPTATION OF SARATCHANDRA CHATTERJEE'S NOVEL BY P. C. BARUA.”
Overview
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.
Top Cast

P.C. Barua
Devdas

Chandrabati Devi
Chandramukhi
Jamuna Barua
Parvati
Nirmal Banerjee

K.L. Saigal
Cameo (guest at Chandramukhi's house)

Krishna Chandra Dey
Dinesh Ranjan Das

Manoranjan Bhattacharya
Amar Mullick
Sailen Pal
Prabhavati
Ahi Sanyal
Key Film Crew
Production Stats
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