Devar (1966)

 ●  Hindi ● 2 hrs 47 mins

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Shankar Rai alias Bhola lives a wealthy lifestyle, is fond of hunting, not very interested in learning English, and has a close friend in Banwariya alias Madhumati. She re-locates to live elsewhere and he grows up with his family, which includes his father Diwan Jaswant; mother; and maternal cousin, Suresh, who is older by about six months. Since both are of marriageable age, a marriage broker, Ram Bharose, arranges Shankar and Suresh's marriage with none other than Madhumati, the sister of Advocate Gopinath; and Shanta, the daughter of retired Magistrate Thakur Mahendra Singh, respectively. Following tradition of not permitting couples to meet each other, the duo switch places to meet and approve of the to-be brides. While Shankar approves of Shanta, Suresh falls head-over-heels in love with Madhumati and creates circumstances that compel her to marry him, while Shanta marries Shankar. While Madhumati and Suresh settle down in a harmonious relationship, Shanta is shocked to find that her husband cannot read nor write English, and leaves him. Shankar is persuaded to bring her back, but while doing so, is humiliated by her and her father. He then starts to self-destruct after he finds out that Banwariya is none other than Madhumati.

Cast: Dharmendra, Sharmila Tagore, Shashikala Jawalkar

Crew: Mohan Segal (Director), MN Malhotra (Director of Photography), Roshanlal Nagrath (Music Director)

Rating: U (India)

Genres: Crime, Drama, Romance

Release Dates: 04 Mar 1966 (India)

Hindi Name: देवर

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Did you know? The film is based on the short story Naa by the noted Bengali novelist Tara Shankar Bandopadhyay. The story had already been adapted into the 1954 Bengali movie of same name and the Tamil movie Padithaal Mattum Podhuma (1962). Read More
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as Shankar J. Rai / Bhola
as Madhumati / Banwariya
as Shanta M. Singh / Shanta S. Rai
as Vaishya
as Public Prosecutor
as Diwan Jaswant Rai
as Suresh
as Gopinath's Mom
as Basanti R. Bharose
as Mrs. Rai
Supporting Actor
as Thakur Mahendra Singh
as Lily R. Bosay
Supporting Actor
as Shakuntala M. Singh
as Advocate Gopinath

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Film Type:
Feature
Language:
Hindi
Colour Info:
Black & White
Sound Mix:
Mono
Frame Rate:
24 fps
Aspect Ratio:
2.39:1 (Scope)
Stereoscopy:
No
Trivia:
The film is based on the short story Naa by the noted Bengali novelist Tara Shankar Bandopadhyay. The story had already been adapted into the 1954 Bengali movie of same name and the Tamil movie Padithaal Mattum Podhuma (1962).