Devdas

Devdas is a Bengali novel published in 1917, written by Sarat Chandra Chatterjee (1876-1938, of its Bengali name of birth " Chattopadhyay")

It is the history of a love impassioned and opposed between Devdas, wire of a rich person " zamindar" (owner of several villages), and its neighbor Paro or Parou (diminutive of Parvati or Parvoti), girl of neighbors of a more modest social condition. The family of Devdas being opposed to their union, Devdas will sink in the forfeiture and the alcohol, while Paro will be resigned to marry a widowed rich person.

In a translation of Amarnath Dutta, the narrator concludes this history by these moving words: " I do not have any idea of what Parvoti became now following so many years. I do not seek to know it either. But it is for Devdas that I test a deep sorrow. After having read the tragic history of its life, you will undoubtedly test the same feeling as me. Néammoins, if ever you rencontez unhappy, one discharged and a sinner like Devdas, then request for its heart. Request so that, no matter what it occurs, nobody dies in the same way pitiful that Devdas. Death does not save anybody. But that at this last hour, the face of death receives the touch of affectionate fingers, that the flame of the life dies out under the glance of a filled up face of affection and compassion, that he sees at least a tear in the eyes of an human being. It would be for him a happiness sufficient at the time of its departure for the other monde."

Often compared with a Indian Romeo and Juliette, the Romance was an immense success and was the subject of several translations and of many film adaptations in India, one of most famous is that of Bimal Roy, most recent being that of Sanjay Leela Bhansali.

Devdas realized by Naresh Mitra in 1928

Silent film, first adaptation of the novel éponyme.

Data sheet

Title: Devdas
Realization: Naresh Mitra
Coming out date: 1928
Indian Film
Lasted: 175 minutes

Distribution

Phani Burma : Devdas Mukherjee
Tarakbala : Paro (Parvati)
Niharbala: Chandramukhi

Devdas realized by PC Barua in 1935

Data sheet

Title: Devdas
Realization: PC Barua
Coming out date: 1935
Indian Film
Format: black and white
Kind: drama
Lasted: 141 minutes
All public

Distribution

Nirmal Bannerjee
PC Barua: Devdas
Manoranjan Bhattacharya
Dinesh Ranjan Das
Chandrabati Devi : Chandramuki
Krishna Chandra Dey
Jamuna: Paro
Amar Mullick
Sailen Stake
Prabhavati
K.L. Saigal
Ahi Sanyal

Devdas realized by Vedantam Raghavaiah in 1953

Film adaptation Tamoul E of the famous Bengali novel

Distribution

Akinenni NageswaraRao : Devdas
Savithri Kommareddy (Savithri Ganesan): Parvati

Devdas realized by Bimal Roy in 1955

Regarded as one of the chief of work of Bimal Roy and one of the best adaptations of the novel of Saratchandra Chattopadhayay

Data sheet

Title: Devdas
Realization: Bimal Roy
Coming out date: 1955
Indian Film
Format: black and white
Kind: dramatic musical comedy
Lasted: 159 minutes

Distribution

Dilip KUMAR: Devdas
Vyjayanthimala : Chandramukhi
Motilal : Chunilal
Dounia : Paro
Nasir Hussain : Dharamdas
Murad : Father of Devdas
Kanhaiyalal: the professor
Moni Chatterjee
Iftekhar: Bhijudas
Shivraj : Nilkant
Chick Palsikar

Devdas realized by Dilip Roy in 1979

Bengali film

Distribution

Soumitra Chatterjee : Devdas
Sumitra Mukherjee : Paro
Supriya Choudhury : Chandramukhi
Uttam KUMAR: Chunilal

Devdas carried out by Sanjay Leela Bhansali in 2002

Data sheet

Title: Devdas
Realization: Sanjay Leela Bhansali
Scenario: Prakash Ranjit Kapadia and Sanjay Leela Bhansali
Music: Ismail Darbar
Coming out date: 2002
Indian Film
Format: 2.35:1 (colors)
Kind: dramatic comedy
Lasted: public 2:58 mn
All

Distribution

Shahrukh Khan : Devdas Mukherjee
Aishwarya Rai: Paro (Parvati) Chakrabôrty
Madhuri Dixit: Chandramukhi
Jackie Shroff : Chunnilal
Kiron Kher : Sumitra Chakrabôrty
Smita Jaykar : Kaushalya
Tiku Talsania : Dharamdas
Vijayendra Ghatge : Bhuban Chowdhury
Milind Gunaji : Kalibabu
Ananya Khare : Kumud
Manoj Joshi : Dwijdas
Dined Pathak: Mother of Bhuban
Vijay Crishna: Narayan Mukherjee
Sunil Rege : Neelkant
Jaya Bhattacharya : Manorama
Apara Mehta : Badi Aapa
Radhika Singh : Yashomati
Kapil Soni : Mohendra
Provided Jha: Kaka
Amardeep Jha : Mother of Kalibabu
Jha Bansaree: Paro child
Madhani Mohit: Devdas child
Aksha: Kalika

External bond

Official site of the film

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