Devdas (1935)
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.
Released: Mar 30, 1935
Runtime: 141 minutes
Stars: P.C. Barua, Chandrabati Devi, Jamuna Barua, Nirmal Banerjee, K.L. Saigal, Krishna Chandra Dey
Crew: Sudhin Majumdar (Director of Photography), Dilip Gupta (Director of Photography), Yusuf Mulji (Director of Photography), Timir Baran (Original Music Composer), P.C. Barua (Director), Saratchandra Chatterjee (Novel)