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| name = Devar | | name = Devar | ||
| image = Devar film poster.jpg | | image = Devar film poster.jpg | ||
| | | caption = Theatrical release poster | ||
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| director = [[ | | director = Mohan Segal | ||
| | | producer = Mohan Segal | ||
| | | screenplay = [[K.A. Narayan|K. A. Narayan]] {{infobox|decat=yes|child=yes|label1= Dialogues by|data1= Sarshar Sailani}} | ||
| story = [[Tarashankar Bandopadhyay]] | |||
| based_on = {{Based on|''Naa'' (1961 novel)|Tarashankar Bandopadhyay}} | |||
| starring = [[Dharmendra]]<br />[[Sharmila Tagore]]<br />[[Shashikala]]<br />[[Deven Verma]] | |||
| narrator = | | narrator = | ||
| | | cinematography = [[MN Malhotra|M. N. Malhotra]] | ||
| editing = Pratap Dave | |||
| music = [[Roshan (music director)|Roshan]] | | music = [[Roshan (music director)|Roshan]] | ||
| | | studio = Mohan Segal Productions | ||
| distributor = De-lux Films | |||
| distributor = | | released = {{Film date|1966}} | ||
| released = 1966 | |||
| runtime = | | runtime = | ||
| country = | | country = India | ||
| language = | | language = Hindi | ||
| budget = | | budget = | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''''Devar''''' is a 1966 Hindi film directed by Mohan Sehgal.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/2005/20051021/ttlife.htm#6|title=The Tribune, Chandigarh, India - The Tribune Lifestyle|website=www.tribuneindia.com|access-date=2020-04-04}}</ref> It stars [[Dharmendra]] | '''''Devar''''' is a 1966 Hindi tragic-drama film directed by Mohan Sehgal.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/2005/20051021/ttlife.htm#6|title=The Tribune, Chandigarh, India - The Tribune Lifestyle|website=www.tribuneindia.com|access-date=2020-04-04|archive-date=13 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180613001229/http://www.tribuneindia.com/2005/20051021/ttlife.htm#6|url-status=live}}</ref> It stars [[Dharmendra]] and [[Sharmila Tagore]] in the lead roles, supported by [[Shashikala]] and [[Deven Verma]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Devar - Review |url=http://www.molodezhnaja.ch/devar.htm |website=Molodezhnaja |accessdate=26 September 2020 |archive-date=27 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220627152544/http://www.molodezhnaja.ch/devar.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> The music is by [[Roshan (music director)|Roshan]] and the lyrics by [[Anand Bakshi]]; this is their only film together that met with success.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Arunachalam |first1=Param |date=July 19, 2015 |title=Bollywood Retrospect - The enduring lyrics of Anand Bakshi: Anand Bakshi's long career speaks about his success in adapting himself to changing times |work=D.N.A. Sunday |url=https://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-bollywood-retrospect-the-enduring-lyrics-of-anand-bakshi-2105701 |id={{ProQuest|1697064272}} |access-date=9 March 2022 |archive-date=9 December 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171209194345/http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-bollywood-retrospect-the-enduring-lyrics-of-anand-bakshi-2105701 |url-status=live }}</ref> | ||
The film is based on the short novel ''Naa'' by the | The film is based on the short novel ''Naa'' by the Bengali writer [[Tarashankar Bandopadhyay]]. This novel was already adapted into a 1954 Bengali film of the same name, and the 1962 Tamil movie ''[[Padithaal Mattum Podhuma]]''. | ||
==Plot== | ==Plot== | ||
The film revolves around two childhood sweethearts, Shankar and Bhawariya, who are separated in their youth by unfortunate circumstances. Shankar grows up to be a somewhat less-educated hunter, while Bhawariya, now known as Madhumati, is a traditional and beautiful woman. | |||
Shankar's cousin, Suresh, is a well-educated advocate. When marriage proposals come for both Shankar and Suresh, family traditions dictate that the boys cannot see their intended brides beforehand, but they are allowed to see the other boy's intended bride. Shankar's proposal is for Madhumati. Suresh's proposal is for Shaanta. Shankar sees Shaanta and finds her suitable for his cousin. Suresh, however, is immediately captivated by Madhumati's beauty when he sees her (as Shankar's intended bride). He decides to deceive both Shankar and Madhumati, in order to marry Madhumati himself. | |||
The | He devises a wicked scheme. He writes two anonymous "poison-pen" letters to the families of both prospective brides. In these letters, he maligns both Shankar and himself in a way calculated to scuttle the existing proposals. Despite the letter, Shaanta's family, impressed by Shankar's personality when they meet him, agrees to give her hand to him (not realizing he is not as educated as they believed). Suresh, portraying himself as a martyr, agrees to marry Madhumati, thus achieving his ultimate goal. On the wedding night, Shaanta discovers the truth about Shankar's lack of education and feels cheated, leading to a breakdown in their relationship. As the details of the poison-pen letters surface, everyone, including his parents, suspects Shankar of writing them out of jealousy. | ||
Feeling isolated and heartbroken, Shankar finds his only solace in his cousin's kind and understanding wife, Madhumati, who becomes his bhabhi (sister-in-law). Madhumati also becomes fond of his “devar” (brother-in-law), Shankar. Accidentally, Shankar discovers the shocking truth: Madhumati is actually his long-lost childhood sweetheart, Bhawariya. He elects to suffer in silence by keeping it secret. Meanwhile, Madhumati's brother, a handwriting expert, discovers Suresh's wicked plot and the truth about the letters. He confronts Suresh, but Shankar overhears the entire confession. In the resulting emotional confrontation and rift between Shankar and Suresh, Suresh dies in an accidental death. | |||
Shankar is unjustifiably held responsible and charged as the culprit. Madhumati is initially determined to see her husband's killer (Shankar) hanged. However, during the trial, Madhumati, for reasons of her own compassion or perhaps affection, changes her testimony at the last moment, which ultimately saves Shankar from conviction. The story concludes with Shankar being acquitted, but the bittersweet and tragic irony remains: Madhumati never learns that Shankar is her childhood love, a painful secret he keeps to himself. | |||
==Reception== | ==Reception== | ||
''The Essential Guide to Bollywood'' (2005) says that the film "contained deep elements of Bengali literature... The film is remarkable for projecting the ironic twists of fate in an unconventional format with the lead pair bound to the 'wrong' spouses till the very end."<ref>{{cite book |last1=Jha |first1=Subhash K. |last2=Bachchan |first2=Amitabh |title=The Essential Guide to Bollywood |date=2005 |publisher=Lustre Press |isbn=9788174363787 |page=30 |url=https:// | ''The Essential Guide to Bollywood'' (2005) says that the film "contained deep elements of Bengali literature... The film is remarkable for projecting the ironic twists of fate in an unconventional format with the lead pair bound to the 'wrong' spouses till the very end."<ref>{{cite book |last1=Jha |first1=Subhash K. |last2=Bachchan |first2=Amitabh |title=The Essential Guide to Bollywood |date=2005 |publisher=Lustre Press |isbn=9788174363787 |page=30 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=s1mVuJJPm3UC |accessdate=26 September 2020}}</ref> In 2014, ''[[The Friday Times]]'' noted that this film was "probably the only role that comedian Deven Verma played that had shades of grey...."<ref>{{cite news |title=In memoriam: the suave humorist |work=[[The Friday Times]] |date=December 14, 2014 |id={{ProQuest|1635816081}}}}</ref> | ||
In 2014, ''[[The Friday Times]]'' noted that this film was "probably the only role that | |||
==Cast== | ==Cast== | ||
* [[Dharmendra]] as Shankar | * [[Dharmendra]] as Shankar: Bhawariya's childhood sweetheart, who is tragically manipulated by Suresh into marrying Shanta | ||
* [[Sharmila Tagore]] as Bhawariya/Madhumati | * [[Sharmila Tagore]] as Bhawariya / Madhumati: Shankar's childhood sweetheart, whom Suresh marries through an act of trickery | ||
* [[Shashikala]] as Shanta | * [[Shashikala]] as Shanta: the woman Shankar marries due to Suresh's deceit | ||
* [[Deven Verma]] as Suresh | * [[Deven Verma]] as Suresh: Shankar's wicked cousin who, through deceit, marries Madhumati, Shankar's childhood sweetheart | ||
* [[ | * [[Dhumal (actor)|Dhumal]] as Ram Bharose | ||
* [[Durga Khote]] as Madhumati's mother | * [[Durga Khote]] as Madhumati's mother | ||
* [[ | * [[Mumtaz Begum (actress)|Mumtaz Begum]] as Shankar's mother | ||
* Lalita Kumari as Basanti | |||
* [[Sulochana Latkar]] as Shakuntala | * [[Sulochana Latkar]] as Shakuntala | ||
* | * Sabita Chatterjee as Lily | ||
*[[Raj Mehra]] as Thakur Mahendra Singh | * [[Raj Mehra]] as Thakur Mahendra Singh | ||
* [[Tarun Bose]] as Advocate Gopinath | * [[Tarun Bose]] as Advocate Gopinath | ||
* [[D. K. Sapru]] as Diwan Jaswant Rai (as Sapru) | * [[D. K. Sapru]] as Diwan Jaswant Rai (as Sapru) | ||
* [[Bela Bose]] as dancer in 'roothe saiyan' song | |||
*[[Bela Bose]] as dancer in 'roothe saiyan' song | * [[Brahm Bhardwaj]] as Public Prosecutor | ||
*[[Brahm Bhardwaj]] as Public Prosecutor | * [[Nazir Kashmiri]] as judge | ||
*[[Nazir Kashmiri]] as judge | * [[Pardeep Singh]] | ||
*[[Pardeep Singh]] | |||
== | ==Music and soundtrack== | ||
The music of the film was composed by [[Roshan (music director)|Roshan]] and the songs were penned by [[Anand Bakshi]]. | |||
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| Devar | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Mohan Segal |
| Produced by | Mohan Segal |
| Screenplay by | K. A. Narayan |
| Dialogues by | Sarshar Sailani |
| Story by | Tarashankar Bandopadhyay |
| Based on | Naa (1961 novel) by Tarashankar Bandopadhyay |
| Starring | Dharmendra Sharmila Tagore Shashikala Deven Verma |
| Music by | Roshan |
| Cinematography | M. N. Malhotra |
| Edited by | Pratap Dave |
Production company | Mohan Segal Productions |
| Distributed by | De-lux Films |
Release date |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
Devar is a 1966 Hindi tragic-drama film directed by Mohan Sehgal.[1] It stars Dharmendra and Sharmila Tagore in the lead roles, supported by Shashikala and Deven Verma.[2] The music is by Roshan and the lyrics by Anand Bakshi; this is their only film together that met with success.[3]
The film is based on the short novel Naa by the Bengali writer Tarashankar Bandopadhyay. This novel was already adapted into a 1954 Bengali film of the same name, and the 1962 Tamil movie Padithaal Mattum Podhuma.
Plot[edit | edit source]
The film revolves around two childhood sweethearts, Shankar and Bhawariya, who are separated in their youth by unfortunate circumstances. Shankar grows up to be a somewhat less-educated hunter, while Bhawariya, now known as Madhumati, is a traditional and beautiful woman.
Shankar's cousin, Suresh, is a well-educated advocate. When marriage proposals come for both Shankar and Suresh, family traditions dictate that the boys cannot see their intended brides beforehand, but they are allowed to see the other boy's intended bride. Shankar's proposal is for Madhumati. Suresh's proposal is for Shaanta. Shankar sees Shaanta and finds her suitable for his cousin. Suresh, however, is immediately captivated by Madhumati's beauty when he sees her (as Shankar's intended bride). He decides to deceive both Shankar and Madhumati, in order to marry Madhumati himself.
He devises a wicked scheme. He writes two anonymous "poison-pen" letters to the families of both prospective brides. In these letters, he maligns both Shankar and himself in a way calculated to scuttle the existing proposals. Despite the letter, Shaanta's family, impressed by Shankar's personality when they meet him, agrees to give her hand to him (not realizing he is not as educated as they believed). Suresh, portraying himself as a martyr, agrees to marry Madhumati, thus achieving his ultimate goal. On the wedding night, Shaanta discovers the truth about Shankar's lack of education and feels cheated, leading to a breakdown in their relationship. As the details of the poison-pen letters surface, everyone, including his parents, suspects Shankar of writing them out of jealousy.
Feeling isolated and heartbroken, Shankar finds his only solace in his cousin's kind and understanding wife, Madhumati, who becomes his bhabhi (sister-in-law). Madhumati also becomes fond of his “devar” (brother-in-law), Shankar. Accidentally, Shankar discovers the shocking truth: Madhumati is actually his long-lost childhood sweetheart, Bhawariya. He elects to suffer in silence by keeping it secret. Meanwhile, Madhumati's brother, a handwriting expert, discovers Suresh's wicked plot and the truth about the letters. He confronts Suresh, but Shankar overhears the entire confession. In the resulting emotional confrontation and rift between Shankar and Suresh, Suresh dies in an accidental death.
Shankar is unjustifiably held responsible and charged as the culprit. Madhumati is initially determined to see her husband's killer (Shankar) hanged. However, during the trial, Madhumati, for reasons of her own compassion or perhaps affection, changes her testimony at the last moment, which ultimately saves Shankar from conviction. The story concludes with Shankar being acquitted, but the bittersweet and tragic irony remains: Madhumati never learns that Shankar is her childhood love, a painful secret he keeps to himself.
Reception[edit | edit source]
The Essential Guide to Bollywood (2005) says that the film "contained deep elements of Bengali literature... The film is remarkable for projecting the ironic twists of fate in an unconventional format with the lead pair bound to the 'wrong' spouses till the very end."[4] In 2014, The Friday Times noted that this film was "probably the only role that comedian Deven Verma played that had shades of grey...."[5]
Cast[edit | edit source]
- Dharmendra as Shankar: Bhawariya's childhood sweetheart, who is tragically manipulated by Suresh into marrying Shanta
- Sharmila Tagore as Bhawariya / Madhumati: Shankar's childhood sweetheart, whom Suresh marries through an act of trickery
- Shashikala as Shanta: the woman Shankar marries due to Suresh's deceit
- Deven Verma as Suresh: Shankar's wicked cousin who, through deceit, marries Madhumati, Shankar's childhood sweetheart
- Dhumal as Ram Bharose
- Durga Khote as Madhumati's mother
- Mumtaz Begum as Shankar's mother
- Lalita Kumari as Basanti
- Sulochana Latkar as Shakuntala
- Sabita Chatterjee as Lily
- Raj Mehra as Thakur Mahendra Singh
- Tarun Bose as Advocate Gopinath
- D. K. Sapru as Diwan Jaswant Rai (as Sapru)
- Bela Bose as dancer in 'roothe saiyan' song
- Brahm Bhardwaj as Public Prosecutor
- Nazir Kashmiri as judge
- Pardeep Singh
Music and soundtrack[edit | edit source]
The music of the film was composed by Roshan and the songs were penned by Anand Bakshi.
| Songs | Singer |
|---|---|
| "Aaya Hai Mujhe Phir Yaad" | Mukesh |
| "Baharon Ne Mera Chaman" | Mukesh |
| "Duniya Mein Aisa Kahan" | Lata Mangeshkar |
| "Kajalwale Nain Milake" | Mohammed Rafi |
| "Roothe Saiyan Hamare" | Lata Mangeshkar |
| "Main Mar Gayi, Mushkil Mein Pad Gayi Jaan" | Usha Mangeshkar, Asha Bhosle |
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "The Tribune, Chandigarh, India - The Tribune Lifestyle". www.tribuneindia.com. Archived from the original on 13 June 2018. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
- ↑ "Devar - Review". Molodezhnaja. Archived from the original on 27 June 2022. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
- ↑ Arunachalam, Param (19 July 2015). "Bollywood Retrospect - The enduring lyrics of Anand Bakshi: Anand Bakshi's long career speaks about his success in adapting himself to changing times". D.N.A. Sunday. ProQuest 1697064272. Archived from the original on 9 December 2017. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
- ↑ Jha, Subhash K.; Bachchan, Amitabh (2005). The Essential Guide to Bollywood. Lustre Press. p. 30. ISBN 9788174363787. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
- ↑ "In memoriam: the suave humorist". The Friday Times. 14 December 2014. ProQuest 1635816081.