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.
Director: P.C. Barua
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P.C. Barua as Devdas |
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Chandrabati Devi as Chandramukhi |
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Jamuna Barua as Parvati |
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Nirmal Banerjee as |
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K.L. Saigal as Cameo (guest at Chandramukhi's house) |
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Krishna Chandra Dey as |
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Dinesh Ranjan Das as |
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Manoranjan Bhattacharya as |
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Amar Mullick as |
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Sailen Pal as |
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Prabhavati as |
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Ahi Sanyal as |
| Camera | Sudhin Majumdar | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Dilip Gupta | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Yusuf Mulji | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Timir Baran | Original Music Composer |
| Directing | P.C. Barua | Director |
| Writing | Saratchandra Chatterjee | Novel |
| Writing | P.C. Barua | Writer |
| Sound | Krishna Chandra Dey | Playback Singer |
