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Devdas is the title of a 1920s novella by the famed Bengali writer Saratchandra Chatterjee. It became so popular that 15 film versions were made in various Indian languages and periods. Bimal Roys 1955 film is considered the finest as it sensitively tells the tragic love story between Devdas (Dilip Kumar), the son of a Brahmin landlord and Parvati (Suchitra Sen), his chil Devdas is the title of a 1920s novella by the famed Bengali writer Saratchandra Chatterjee. It became so popular that 15 film versions were made in various Indian languages and periods. Bimal Roys 1955 film is considered the finest as it sensitively tells the tragic love story between Devdas (Dilip Kumar), the son of a Brahmin landlord and Parvati (Suchitra Sen), his childhood sweetheart. Caste and class difference keep the lovers apart. Parvati is married off to a rich older man and Devdas, who allows Chandramukhi (Vyjayanthimala) a selfless prostitute, to help him at first, but ultimately finding no meaning to life, he takes to drink. The Dialogue of Devdas will be presented in a four language format: Hindi, Urdu, Romanised Hindi/Urdu, and an English translation. Forewords by Bimal Roys family and an extensive commentary are also featured. Born in India, NASREEN MUNNI KABIR , documentary filmmaker and author, has written several books on Indian cinema, including Guru Dutt, a life in cinema, Talking Films & Talking Songs with Javed Akhtar, Yours Guru Dutt, the intimate letters of a great Indian filmmaker, Lata Mangeshkar in her own voice , and four different publications featuring the dialogue of Mughal-e-Azam, Awaara, Mother India and Pyaasa. She has also made several documentaries on Hindi cinema for Channel 4 TV, UK, including In Search of Guru Dutt , Follow that Star: a profile of Amitabh Bachchan and The Inner/Outer World of Shah Rukh Khan . Former governor on the board of

Devdas is the title of a 1920s novella by the famed Bengali writer Saratchandra Chatterjee. It became so popular that 15 film versions were made in various Indian languages and periods. Bimal Roys 1955 film is considered the finest as it sensitively tells the tragic love story between Devdas (Dilip Kumar), the son of a Brahmin landlord and Parvati (Suchitra Sen), his chil Devdas is the title of a 1920s novella by the famed Bengali writer Saratchandra Chatterjee. It became so popular that 15 film versions were made in various Indian languages and periods. Bimal Roys 1955 film is considered...  Read More