Devdas
MovieTitle | देवदास |
User score | 4.8 |
Release date | Jan 22, 1936 |
Genre | Drama, Romance |
Director | P.C. Barua |
Production country | India |
Production companies | New Theatres Limited |
Run time | 139 min. |
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 tawaif.