Devdas
DVD release cover
Directed by	Bimal Roy
Produced by	Bimal Roy
Written by	Rajinder Singh Bedi Sharat Chandra Chattopadhyay
Starring	Dilip Kumar Suchitra Sen Vyjayanthimala Motilal
Music by	Sachin Dev Burman
Cinematography	Kamal Bose
Release date(s)	1955
Running time	159 min.
Language	Hindi

Devdas (Hindi: देवदास, Urdu: دیوداس) is a 1955 film directed by Bimal Roy, based on the Sharat Chandra Chattopadhyay novel, Devdas.

In 2005, Indiatimes Movies ranked the movie amongst the Top 25 Must See Bollywood Films.^[1]

Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast 3 References 4 External links

[edit] Plot

Childhood sweethearts, Devdas (Dilip Kumar) and Parvati or Paro (Suchitra Sen) grow up in a small village with a love-hate relationship which changes to love when they mature. Devdas comes from a very rich and wealthy family. His dad does not approve of his marriage or even any friendship with Paro, and sends him away to Calcutta. Disheartened Devdas gives up on his love, and Paro gets married to a much older man, who has a grown-up son and daughter. Devdas realises he is unable to give up his love for Paro and returns to the village, only to find that she is married. He returns to Calcutta and falls into bad company and alcohol. He is introduced to a dancer, Chandramukhi (Vyjayantimala), who adores him and falls hopelessly in love with him. Devdas in not aware of Chandramukhi's affection and love for him, as most of his time is spent in an alcoholic stupor, and lust for Paro.

[edit] Cast

• Dilip Kumar as Devdas
• Suchitra Sen as Parvati (Paro)
• Vyjayanthimala as Chandramukhi
• Motilal as Chunni Babu
• Pran
• Nasir Hussain as Dharamdas
• Murad as Devdas' father
• Iftekhar as Brijudas

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• SPICE info
• Summary of Devdas films
• Devdas at the Internet Movie Database

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