Summary
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.
Good for
- Friends night
- Thought-provoking
- Adults
Skip it if
- You need an uplifting mood
- You want fast pacing
Where to watch
Not streaming in any country yet.
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 60GoodWatch 57
IMDb6.0
Running time
2 h 19 min
Longer than most dramas, +30 min on the typical 109
typical 109139Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Released
1936
January 22, 1936
90 years ago
Genres
DramaRomanceLanguage
Hindi
Original language
Made in
India
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
- ViolenceLittle or none
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesIntense
- Drug useNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightIntergenerationalPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
17 of 17
K.L. SaigalDevdas- JBJamuna BaruaParbati
RajkumariChandramukhi- ASA.H. ShoreChunilal
Pahadi SanyalA friend
Krishna Chandra DeyBairagi- MRMr. RajuMohan
- BBBiswanath BhaduriNarayan
- YAYusuf AttiaRai Saheb
NemoDharmadas
Kidar Nath SharmaJagannath- VKVikram KapoorCart driver
- KKshetrabalaPiyari
Sitara DeviMonorama- RRamkumariPadma
- HHemnaliniParbati's mother
- SSahanaJasodha
Directing · 1
- P.C. Barua Director, Screenplay
Writing · 2
- Saratchandra Chatterjee Novel, Story
- Kidar Nath Sharma Dialogue
Sound · 1
- Rai Chand Boral Music
Other crew · 1
- Bimal Roy Cinematography
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