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Film details
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Featuring
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Country
India
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Year
1935
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Genre
Drama
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Type
Film
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Category
Fiction
Synopsis
Based on the novel by Sarat Chandra Chatterjee. Devdas, from a landed aristocratic family falls in love with Parvati, from a less affluent background. Devdas's family oppose the match and send him to Calcutta to study. Parvati's parents arrange her marriage to a rich old widower. Devdas returns to the village but is unable to prevent the marriage and in desperation, takes to drink and solace with Chandramukhi, a prostitute. He keeps a promise to return to Parvati before he dies but only manages to reach the outskirts of her village before he expires.
Cast & Credits
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Cast
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Devdas
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Parvati
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Chandramukhi
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Dharamdas
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a friend
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Chunilal
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Mohen
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Dev's father
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Bairagi
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Mohen's wife
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Pyari
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Monorama
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Dev's mother
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Jagannath
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Maidservant
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Cart driver
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Ramdas
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Credits
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Unknown:
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Director
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Production Company
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Producer
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Screenplay
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Dialogue
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Author of the Original Work
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Photography
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Editor
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Music
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Lyricist
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Singer
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Singer
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Singer
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Sound
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