Devi (1960 film)
| Devi | |
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 DVD Cover | |
| Directed by | Satyajit Ray |
| Written by | Satyajit Ray |
| Starring |
Soumitra Chatterjee Sharmila Tagore |
| Music by | Ustad Ali Akbar Khan |
| Cinematography | Subrata Mitra |
| Edited by | Dulal Dutta |
Release dates |
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Running time | 93 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Bengali |
Devi (Bengali:দেবী; English:The Goddess) is a 1960 Bengali drama film by director Satyajit Ray, starring Soumitra Chatterjee and Sharmila Tagore. It is based on a short story by Provatkumar Mukhopadhyay. The title means "Goddess".
Plot synopsis
In 19th century rural Bengal, Dayamoyee (Sharmila Tagore) and her husband Umaprasad (Soumitra Chatterjee) live with Umaprasad's family. His father, Kalikinkar Choudhuri, is a devoted follower of the goddess Kali. Since Umaprasad is away at school, Dayamoyee takes care of her father-in-law.
One evening, Kalikinkar has a dream that Dayamoyee is an Avatar of Kali and must be worshipped as such. Soon other people too come to believe that she is an incarnation of the goddess. After hearing the news, Umaprasad returns home but is unable to remedy the situation as Dayamoyee herself begins to believe that she is an avatar, a belief which soon turns to tragedy.
Cast
- Chhabi Biswas - Kalikinkar Choudhuri
- Soumitra Chatterjee - Umaprasad
- Sharmila Tagore - Dayamoyee
- Purnendu Mukherjee - Taraprasad
- Karuna Banerjee - Harasundari
- Arpan Chowdhury - Khoka, child
- Anil Chatterjee - Bhudeb
- Kali Sarkar - Professor Sarkar
- Mohammed Israil - Nibaran
- Khagesh Chakravarti - Kaviraj
- Nagendranath Kabyabyakarantirtha - Priest
- Santa Devi - Sarala
Preservation
The Academy Film Archive preserved Devi in 1996.[1]
Awards
- 1962: Palme d'Or (Golden Palm) - Nominated[3]
Other credits
- Art direction: Bansi Chandragupta
- Sound designer: Durgadas Mitra
References
- ↑ "Preserved Projects". Academy Film Archive.
- ↑ "8th National Film Awards". International Film Festival of India. Retrieved 7 September 2011.
- ↑ "Festival de Cannes: Devi". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 22 February 2009.