Devdas (1936 film)

Devdas
Kundan Lal Saigal and Jamuna Barua in Devdas (1935)
Directed by	P. C. Barua
Written by	Sharat Chandra Chattopadhyay Kidar Nath Sharma P. C. Barua
Starring	K. L. Saigal Jamuna Barua T. R. Rajakumari
Music by	Rai Chand Boral Pankaj Mullick
Cinematography	Bimal Roy
Release date(s)	1936
Running time	139 min.
Language	Hindi

Devdas (Hindi: देवदास, Urdu: دیوداس) is a 1935 film based on the Sharat Chandra Chattopadhyay novella, Devdas. Directed by P.C. Barua, it stars K.L. Saigal as Devdas, Jamuna Barua as Parvati (Paro) and T. R. Rajakumari as Chandramukhi. Of Barua's two versions, this was the popular one throughout India.

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.

Cast

• Kundan Lal Saigal
• Jamuna Barua
• Rajkumari
• Pahadi Sanyal
• A. H. Shore
• Nemo
• Kshetrabala
• K. C. Dey
• Bikram Kapoor
• Kidar Sharma
• P. C. Barua

See also

• Devdas (1935 film) - Bengali version
• Devdas (1937 film) - Assamese version

External links

• Summary of Devdas films
• Review
• Devdas at the Internet Movie Database
• Devdas at AllRovi