Devdas (1937 film)

For Bengali novel, see Devdas. For other uses, see Devdas (disambiguation).

Devdas
Directed byPramathesh Barua
Screenplay byPramathesh Barua
Based onDevdas
by Sharat Chandra Chattopadhyay
StarringPhani Sarma
Zubeida
Mohini
Release date
  • 1937 (1937)
CountryIndia
LanguageAssamese

Devdas is a 1937 Assamese film based on the Sharat Chandra Chattopadhyay novella, Devdas.[1] Directed by Pramathesh Barua, it stars Phani Sarma as Devdas, Mohini as Chandramukhi, and Zubeida as Paro. The songs were playbacked by Shamshad Begum and Bhupen Hazarika.[2] This was Barua's last of three language versions, the first being in Bengali and the second in Hindi.

  1. ^ Shoumojit Banerjee (18 August 2015). "Devdas: A classic is back home". The Hindu. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
  2. ^ Sharma, Sanjukta (7 June 2008). "Multiple Takes: Devdas's journey in Indian cinema -- from the silent era of the 1920s to the opulent Hindi blockbuster of 2002". Livemint. Retrieved 22 February 2009.