Devi (1960 film)

Devi
Devi
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Directed by	Satyajit Ray
Written by	Satyajit Ray
Starring	Soumitra Chatterjee; Sharmila Tagore
Cinematography	Subrata Mitra
Edited by	Dulal Dutta
Music by	Ustad Ali Akbar Khan
Release date	19 February 1960;
Running time	93 minutes
Country	India
Language	Bengali

Devi (Bengali:দেবী; English:The Goddess) is a 1960 Bengali drama film by director Satyajit Ray, starring Soumitra Chatterjee and Sharmila Tagore. It is based on a short story by Provatkumar Mukhopadhyay. The title means "Goddess".

Plot synopsis

In 19th century rural Bengal, Dayamoyee (Sharmila Tagore) and her husband Umaprasad (Soumitra Chatterjee) live with Umaprasad's family. His father, Kalikinkar Choudhuri, is a devoted follower of the goddess Kali. Since Umaprasad is away at school, Dayamoyee takes care of her father-in-law.

One evening, Kalikinkar has a dream that Dayamoyee is an Avatar of Kali and must be worshipped as such. Soon other people too come to believe that she is an incarnation of the goddess. After hearing the news, Umaprasad returns home but is unable to remedy the situation as Dayamoyee herself begins to believe that she is an avatar, a belief which soon turns to tragedy.