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Seven 'Devdas' Films, Same Name, Similar Stories: Dilip Kumar and Shah Rukh Khan Versions Most Popular.
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News18•23-09-2026, 19:16
Seven 'Devdas' Films, Same Name, Similar Stories: Dilip Kumar and Shah Rukh Khan Versions Most Popular.
- •More than seven films have been made based on Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay's 1917 novel 'Devdas', with the Dilip Kumar and Shah Rukh Khan versions being the most popular.
- •The first silent film 'Devdas' was made in 1928 by Naresh Mitra, starring Phani Burma and Tarakbala.
- •Pramathesh Barua directed the first Bengali talkie in 1935, starring himself as Devdas, and a Hindi version in 1936 with K.L. Saigal.
- •In 1953, Vedantam Raghavayya directed 'Devadasu' in Telugu and Tamil, starring Akkineni Nageswara Rao and Savitri.
- •Bimal Roy's 1955 'Devdas' starred Dilip Kumar, Suchitra Sen, and Vyjayanthimala, while Sanjay Leela Bhansali's 2002 film, starring Shah Rukh Khan, Aishwarya Rai, and Madhuri Dixit, was screened at the Cannes Film Festival.
Key Questions Answered
Director Pramathesh Chandra Barua made the first Bengali talkies version of Devdas in 1935, in which he also acted in the titular role alongside Jamuna Barua as Paro.
In Bimal Roy's 1955 Hindi masterpiece, Dilip Kumar played the timeless role of Devdas, Suchitra Sen played Paro, and Vyjayanthimala portrayed Chandramukhi.
The film adaptations of Devdas are based on the timeless 1917 tragic novel written by the famous Bengali author Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay.
