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Encyclopedia > Devi (1960 film)
Devi (The Goddess)

Film poster
Directed by Satyajit Ray
Written by Satyajit Ray
Starring Soumitra Chatterjee
Sharmila Tagore
Music by Ustad Ali Akbar Khan
Release date(s) 1960
Running time 93 min.
Country India
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 Image File history File links Download high resolution version (686x891, 112 KB) Summary Poster for Devi (1960), a film by Satyajit Ray. ...   (Bengali: সত্যজিত্ রায় Shottojit Rae) (May 2, 1921–April 23, 1992) was an Indian filmmaker who is widely regarded as one of the greatest auteurs of 20th century cinema. ...   (Bengali: সত্যজিত্ রায় Shottojit Rae) (May 2, 1921–April 23, 1992) was an Indian filmmaker who is widely regarded as one of the greatest auteurs of 20th century cinema. ... Soumitra Chatterjee (born 1935) is a Bengali actor from India, most famous for his frequent collaborations with the great Indian director Satyajit Ray. ... Sharmila Tagore is a renowned Indian movie actress, who as of April 2005 heads the Indian Film Censor Board. ... See also: 1959 in film 1960 1961 in film 1950s in film 1960s in film years in film film // Events April 20 - for the first time since coming home from military service in Germany, Elvis Presley returns to Hollywood, California to film G.I. Blues August 10 - Filming of West... This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Bengal, known as Bôngo (Bengali: বঙ্গ), Bangla (বাংলা), Bôngodesh (বঙ্গদেশ), or Bangladesh (বাংলাদেশ) in the Bengali language, is a region in the northeast of South Asia. ...   (Bengali: সত্যজিত্ রায় Shottojit Rae) (May 2, 1921–April 23, 1992) was an Indian filmmaker who is widely regarded as one of the greatest auteurs of 20th century cinema. ... Soumitra Chatterjee (born 1935) is a Bengali actor from India, most famous for his frequent collaborations with the great Indian director Satyajit Ray. ... Sharmila Tagore is a renowned Indian movie actress, who as of April 2005 heads the Indian Film Censor Board. ...


Plot synopsis

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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. Bengal, known as Bôngo (Bengali: বঙ্গ), Bangla (বাংলা), Bôngodesh (বঙ্গদেশ), or Bangladesh (বাংলাদেশ) in the Bengali language, is a region in the northeast of South Asia. ... Sharmila Tagore is a renowned Indian movie actress, who as of April 2005 heads the Indian Film Censor Board. ... Soumitra Chatterjee (born 1935) is a Bengali actor from India, most famous for his frequent collaborations with the great Indian director Satyajit Ray. ... Statue of Ceres, the Roman goddess of agriculture A goddess is a female deity, in contrast with a male deity known as a god. Many cultures have goddesses. ... This article is about the Hindu goddess Kali. ...


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. The ten avatars of Lord Vishnu, copyright BBT In Hindu philosophy, an avatar, avatara or avataram (Sanskrit: , IAST: ), most commonly refers to the incarnation (bodily manifestation) of a higher being (deva), or the Supreme Being (God) onto planet Earth. ... This article is about the Hindu goddess Kali. ... The ten avatars of Lord Vishnu, copyright BBT In Hindu philosophy, an avatar, avatara or avataram (Sanskrit: , IAST: ), most commonly refers to the incarnation (bodily manifestation) of a higher being (deva), or the Supreme Being (God) onto planet Earth. ...


Awards

The film won the President's Gold Medal in N.Delhi in 1961 and was nominated for the Palme d'Or (Golden Palm) at the Venice Film Festival in 1962. The Palme dOr (Golden Palm) is the name of the highest prize given to a film at the Cannes Film Festival. ... The Venice Film Festival (it: Mostra Internazionale dArte Cinematografica) is the oldest Film Festival in the World (began in the 1932) and takes place every year in late August/early September on the Lido di Venezia in the historic Palazzo del Cinema on the Lungomare Marconi, in Venice, Italy. ...


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