Devdas is a beautiful Indian film that tells the tragic tale of
Devdas' and Parvati's love. Devdas comes from a wealthy family of
landowners and Parvati is his neighbor who is not as wealthy. Dev and
Paro are inseparable childhood friends until Dev's father, out of spite for
their growing closeness, sends Dev off to boarding school in London. Upon
his return, Devdas is very much in love with an anticipating Parvati.
Parvati has lit a candle in hopes that one day her and Dev will be
together. Their love and romance is highly dramatic and theatrical
throughout the film. When Dev's father finds that Devdas and Parvati are
still in love, he is angered. His entire family insults Parvati's mother
and say that they will never get their daughter married to a respectable man.
Out of hurt pride and spite, Parvati's mother arranges her marriage with
an elderly, widowed, and extremely wealthy landowner. After this wedding
takes place, Dev becomes a hopeless alcoholic that treads the streets of brothels.
He leaves his home and constantly insults his family members who are only
concerned with name and wealth. Devdas meets Chandramukhi, a beautiful
prostitute who has fallen in love with him. But she is hopeless because
she is a prostitute and he is madly in love with Paro.
In Paro's new home, she is given
much respect from her step children who are the same age as her.
She is wealthy and respected, however, love is missing. Her elderly
husband tells her that she might be his wife but she can never replace his
first wife (who has died). She also tells him of her love for Devdas, but
he expresses anger and locks her in the house. One day, as promised,
Devdas is dying in front of her house because of his constant consumption of
alcohol. While trying to meet him for the last time, Parvati is shut in
her house and Devdas dies after seeing a glimpse of her. He then speaks
of childhood memories and childhood love.
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