Devdas

Devdas (1936)

देवदास

THE HINDI 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 tawaif.

Date of release
1936-01-22
TMDB
5.4 / 10 (11)
Runtime
2h 19m
Genres
Drama, Romance
Director
P.C. Barua

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Based on: Devdas

Devdas is a 1936 Hindi-language Indian drama romance film based on the 1917 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. This was Barua's second of three language versions, the first being in Bengali and the third in Assamese.

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