DEVDAS

A- Title:DEVDAS (2002)

Director:Sarat chandra chattopadhyay

Genre: Novella/ musical drama/family

Starring:

Runtime:115 minutes

Country:India

Publication date:30 june 1917

*Devdas is a musical drama and novella and love story directed by Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay released in 2002 starring ( names of actors not characters). The story takes places in India in 1917.

*The plot:

Devdas is a young man from a wealthy Bengali family in India.Paro is a young woman from a middlle class Bengali family.The two families live in a village in Bengal ,and Devdas and Paro are childhood friends. Devdas goes to live and study in the city of Calcutta.

When, after finishing school, he returns to his village Devdas falls in love with Paro and wants to marry her. But there are a lot of problems because of Paro's family and class.So Paro's mother wants to marry Paro with another wealthy man .So Paro is married off to a widower with children and Devdas becomes mad and wants to commit suicide because he loves Paro.He then spends his life drinking a lot that's why he eventually dies.

*As for me, the story is interesting and emotional, especially in the end because the pictures have been remastered and there are dramatic actions. What's more, there is a lot of Indian music and dance which is typical of a Bollywood film.The story is charmful but I thought it would have another end .The story powerfully depicts the prevailing societal customs in Bengal in the early 1900s, which are largely responsible for preventing the happy ending of a guenuine love story.

I also like the Indian costumes which are very original and colourful.

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