Devdas (1936)
| Movie | |
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| Original title | Devdas |
| Country of production | India |
| original language | Hindi |
| Publishing year | 1936 |
| length | 141 minutes |
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| Director | Pramathesh Chandra Barua |
| script | Pramathesh Chandra Barua , Kidar Nath Sharma (dialogues) |
| production | New theaters |
| music | Rai Chand Boral , Pankaj Mullick |
| camera | Bimal Roy |
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Devdas ( Hindi : देवदास, Devdās) is an Indian film in Hindi by Pramathesh Chandra Barua from 1935/36. It is a film adaptation of the novel of the same name by Sharat Chandra Chattopadhyay .
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Devdas falls in love with the neighboring daughter Parvati, with whom he has been friends since childhood. Parvati comes from a poor family, but that never bothered Devdas.
While Devdas is studying at the University of Calcutta , Parvati's parents arrange a wedding with an elderly man. Though still in love with Devdas, she obeys her father as befits an Indian woman.
When Devdas hears about it, he starts drinking. The prostitute Chandramukhi, whom he befriended in Calcutta, falls in love with him and gives up prostitution to help Devdas.
Parvati hears about Devdas' drinking addiction and tries to dissuade him. But Devdas sends her away and promises to come to her shortly before his death.
One day Devdas realizes that his life is coming to an end and now he wants to keep his promise to Parvati. He travels all night and dies on the doorstep of the house. In the house, Paro learns that her beloved Devdas is already dead.
music
| Song title | Singer |
|---|---|
| Balam Aaye Baso | Kundan Lal Saigal |
| Dukh Ke Ab Din | Kundan Lal Saigal |
| Chhote Aseer To Badla Hua | Pahari Sanyal |
| Mat Bhool Musaafir Tujhe Jaana Hi | Kundan Lal Saigal |
| Roshan Hai Tere Dum Se | Pahari Sanyal |
Kidar Sharma wrote the lyrics .
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Devdas is a scene-identical Hindi version of Barua's Bengali Devdas from 1935, which was also common in European and American films of the early talkies.
Bimal Roy's moving camera and sophisticated lighting technology, such as the use of green filters to create a negative effect of dark sky over white bushes and grass, as well as the dynamic film editing , contrast with the rather static play of the actors.
The main actor Kundan Lal Saigal already had a small supporting role in the Bengali version.
Individual evidence
- ^ Ashish Rajadhyaksha, Paul Willemen: Encyclopaedia of Indian Cinema, p. 262
Web links
- Devdas in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Review (Engl.)