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1924No ratings yet

Drama

Overview

This social film attacks Bombay's industrial parvenu class, initiating the realist-reformist melodrama as a genre. It tells of the street hawker Devdas, who goes to the city to make his fortune but, once successful, becomes an exploitative cotton mill owner and a callous snob knighted by the British.

Details

Status: Released
Release date: January 1, 1924
Original language: Hindi
Countries: India
Production: Koshinoor Film
Budget: Not recorded
Revenue: Not recorded
IMDb: tt0238864