Devi (film)

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Devi (The Goddess)
Directed by	Satyajit Ray
Written by	Satyajit Ray
Starring	Soumitra Chatterjee, Sharmila Tagore
Release date(s)	1960
Running time	93 min
Language	Bengali
IMDb profile

Devi (The Goddess) 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

[edit] 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 the goddess Kali and must be worshipped as such. Soon other people come to believe that she is also an incarnation of the goddess. After hearing the news Umprasad returns home but is unable to remedy the situation as Doyamoyee begins herself to believe that she is an avatar, a belief which soon turns to tragedy.

[edit] External links

• satyajitray.org

Films directed by Satyajit Ray

Pather Panchali (1955) • Aparajito (1957) • Parash Pathar (1958) • Jalsaghar (1958) • Apur Sansar (1959) • Devi (1960) • Teen Kanya (1961) • Rabindranath Tagore (1961) • Kanchenjungha (1962) • Abhijan (1962) • Mahanagar (1963) • Charulata (1964) • Two (1965) • Kapurush (1965) • Mahapurush (1966) • Nayak (1966) • Chiriyakhana (1967) • Goopy Gyne Bagha Byne (1969) • Aranyer Din Ratri (1970) • Pratidwandi (1971) • Seemabaddha (1971) • Sikkim (1971) • The Inner Eye (1972) • Ashani Sanket (1973) • Sonar Kella (1974) • Jana Aranya (1976) • Bala (1976) • Shatranj Ke Khiladi (1977) • Joi Baba Felunath (1978) • Hirak Rajar Deshe (1980) • Pikoor Diary (1981) • Sadgati (1981) • Ghare Baire (1984) • Sukumar Ray (1987) • Ganashatru (1989) • Shakha Proshakha (1990) • Agantuk (1991)