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'''''Devdas''''' is a 1937 [[Assamese cinema|Assamese]] film based on the [[Sharat Chandra Chattopadhyay]] novella, ''[[Devdas]]''. Directed by [[Pramathesh Barua]], it stars [[Phani Sarma]] as Devdas, [[Mohini (Assamese actress)|Mohini]] as Chandramukhi, and [[Zubeida]] as Paro. The songs were [[Playback singer|playbacked]] by [[Shamshad Begum]] and [[Bhupen Hazarika]].<ref name="LM">{{Cite web|url=http://www.livemint.com/2008/06/05234329/Multiple-takes.html|title=Multiple Takes: Devdas's journey in Indian cinema -- from the silent era of the 1920s to the opulent Hindi blockbuster of 2002|last=Sharma|first=Sanjukta|date=7 June 2008|publisher=Livemint|access-date=2009-02-22}}</ref> This was Barua's last of three language versions, the first being in [[Devdas (1935 film)|Bengali]] and the second in [[Devdas (1936 film)|Hindi]]. | '''''Devdas''''' is a 1937 [[Assamese cinema|Assamese]] film based on the [[Sharat Chandra Chattopadhyay]] novella, ''[[Devdas]]''.<ref name="The Hindu - 18 August 2015 - Devdas: A classic is back home">{{cite news |last1=[[Shoumojit Banerjee]] |title=Devdas: A classic is back home |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/kolkata/devdas-a-classic-is-back-home/article7551035.ece |access-date=6 June 2021 |work=[[The Hindu]] |date=18 August 2015}}</ref> Directed by [[Pramathesh Barua]], it stars [[Phani Sarma]] as Devdas, [[Mohini (Assamese actress)|Mohini]] as Chandramukhi, and [[Zubeida]] as Paro. The songs were [[Playback singer|playbacked]] by [[Shamshad Begum]] and [[Bhupen Hazarika]].<ref name="LM">{{Cite web|url=http://www.livemint.com/2008/06/05234329/Multiple-takes.html|title=Multiple Takes: Devdas's journey in Indian cinema -- from the silent era of the 1920s to the opulent Hindi blockbuster of 2002|last=Sharma|first=Sanjukta|date=7 June 2008|publisher=Livemint|access-date=2009-02-22}}</ref> This was Barua's last of three language versions, the first being in [[Devdas (1935 film)|Bengali]] and the second in [[Devdas (1936 film)|Hindi]]. | ||
==Plot summary== | ==Plot summary== | ||
Latest revision as of 14:58, 6 June 2021
| Devdas | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Pramathesh Barua |
| Screenplay by | Pramathesh Barua |
| Based on | Devdas by Sharat Chandra Chattopadhyay |
| Starring | Phani Sarma Zubeida Mohini |
Release date | 1937 |
| Country | India |
| Language | Assamese |
Devdas is a 1937 Assamese film based on the Sharat Chandra Chattopadhyay novella, Devdas.[1] Directed by Pramathesh Barua, it stars Phani Sarma as Devdas, Mohini as Chandramukhi, and Zubeida as Paro. The songs were playbacked by Shamshad Begum and Bhupen Hazarika.[2] This was Barua's last of three language versions, the first being in Bengali and the second in Hindi.
Plot summary[edit | edit source]
The childhood friendship of Devdas (Phani Sarma) (who is from a wealthy family) and Paro (Zubeida) (whose family is not as well off) blossoms into love as they grow up. Devdas' father does not approve of the relationship due to differences in their families' status in the village and of their castes. (Devdas is of the Brahmin caste and Paro of the Merchant caste.)
Devdas realizes he cannot live without Paro and seeks her out, but she has already been married off to an older man with children. Devdas falls into despair and drinks to excess; then he meets a courtesan, Chandramukhi (Mohini), who falls in love with him and looks after him. During his alcohol-instilled dreams, he frequently dreams of Paro and Chandramukhi. The two women replace each other in his dreams, so it is left unclear, if, in the end, Devdas overcomes his love for Paro and finds some peace by falling in love with Chandramukhi. Devdas returns to meet Paro, but dies at her doorstep before seeing her.
Cast[edit | edit source]
- Phani Sarma as Devdas (Debdax)
- Zubeida as Paro
- Mohini as Chandramukhi
See also[edit | edit source]
- Devdas (1935 film) - Barua's Bengali version
- Devdas (1936 film) - Barua's Hindi version
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Shoumojit Banerjee (18 August 2015). "Devdas: A classic is back home". The Hindu. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
- ↑ Sharma, Sanjukta (7 June 2008). "Multiple Takes: Devdas's journey in Indian cinema -- from the silent era of the 1920s to the opulent Hindi blockbuster of 2002". Livemint. Retrieved 22 February 2009.
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