- Devi (1960 film)
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Devi 
DVD CoverDirected by Satyajit Ray Written by Satyajit Ray Starring Soumitra Chatterjee
Sharmila TagoreMusic by Ustad Ali Akbar Khan Cinematography Subrata Mitra Editing by Dulal Dutta Release date(s) 1960 Running time 93 min. Country India Language Bengali Devi (Bengali: দেবী Devi) is a 1960 film by Bengali director Satyajit Ray, starring Soumitra Chatterjee and Sharmila Tagore. It is based on a short story by Prabhat Kumar Mukhopadhya. The title means "Goddess".
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Plot synopsis
In 1860 rural Bengal, Doyamoyee (Sharmila Tagore) and her husband Umaprasad (Soumitra Chatterjee) live with Umaprasad's family. His father, Kalikinkar Roy, is a devoted follower of the goddess Kali. Since Umaprasad is away at school, Doyamoyee takes care of her father-in-law.
One evening, Kalikinkar has a dream that Doyamoyee 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, Umprasad returns home but is unable to remedy the situation as Doyamoyee herself begins to believe that she is an avatar, a belief which soon turns to tragedy.
Cast
- Chhabi Biswas - Kalikinkar Roy
- Soumitra Chatterjee - Umaprasad
- Sharmila Tagore - Doyamoyee
- Purnendu Mukherjee - Taraprasad
- Karuna Bannerjee - Harasundari
- Arpan Chowdhury - Khoka, child
- Anil Chatterjee - Bhudeb
- Kali Sarkar - Professor Sarkar
- Mohammed Israil - Nibaran
- Khagesh Chakravarti - Kaviraj
- Nagendranath Kabyabyakarantirtha - Priest
- Santa Devi - Sarala
Awards
The film won the President's Gold Medal in New Delhi in 1961 and was nominated for the Palme d'Or (Golden Palm) at the 1962 Cannes Film Festival.[1]
Other credits
Art direction: Bansi Chandragupta
Sound designer: Durgadas Mitra
References
- ^ "Festival de Cannes: Devi". festival-cannes.com. http://www.festival-cannes.com/en/archives/ficheFilm/id/3180/year/1962.html. Retrieved 2009-02-22.
External links
Films by Satyajit Ray Director & Writer The Apu TrilogyGoopy & BaghaGoopy Gyne Bagha Byne (1969) • Hirak Rajar Deshe (1980)Sonar Kella (1974) • Joi Baba Felunath (1978)Other filmsParash Pathar (1958) • Jalsaghar (1958) • Devi (1960) • Teen Kanya (1961) • Rabindranath Tagore (1961) • Kanchenjungha (1962) • Abhijan (1962) • Mahanagar (1963) • Charulata (1964) • Two (1965) • Kapurush (1965) • Mahapurush (1965) • Nayak (1966) • Chiriyakhana (1967) • Aranyer Din Ratri (1970) • Sikkim (1971) • The Inner Eye (1972) • Ashani Sanket (1973) • Bala (1976) • Shatranj Ke Khilari (1977) • Pikoo (1980) • Sadgati (1981) • Ghare Baire (1984) • Sukumar Ray (1987) • Ganashatru (1989) • Shakha Proshakha (1990) • Agantuk (1991)Writer The Alien (1967) • Bankubabur Bandhu (2006)Baksho Rahashya (1996) • Bombaiyer Bombete (2003) • Kailashey Kelenkari (2007) • Tintorettor Jishu (2008)Other filmsGoopy Bagha Phire Elo (1991) • Target (1995)Categories:- 1960 films
- Indian films
- Bengali-language films
- 1960s drama films
- Films directed by Satyajit Ray
- Indian art films
- Hinduism in films
- Bengali-language film stubs
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