Love Triangle In Devdas

The usual plot of Indian films starts with the childhood days of the protagonists leading to their maturity where they get attracted towards each other, hence transforming the old friendship into a romantic relationship. There bond stands at odds with the societal norms and they have to struggle. Sometimes family comes in their way, sometimes a villain, while at other times the union is deferred due to the love triangle. Devdas though consists of the love triangle falls into the first referred genre where the society chains the protagonists so badly that there is no choice left. In most of the films protagonists usually have a happy time before facing the difficulties but in Devdas the love is denied before it could bloom till the end.

Directed by Bimal Roy the film Devdas is the adaptation of Sharat Chandra Chaiterjee‘s 1917 novel of the same name with Dalip kumar playing the role of Devdas, Suchitra Sen playing Parvati and Bajayanti Mala playing Chandramukhi. Devdas narrates the story of the indecisive son of a powerful rural landlord. Prohibited by caste

He writes to her from Calcutta: “Lekin ek baat main bata dena chahta hun Parvati aur ye mere man se kabhi nahin aayi ke main tumhen chahta hun” When he writes this line, instantly the alarm rings as a red signal. But it is only after the letter is delivered that he realises his mistake. He does not realise that he loves her. He only realises that she will be hurt. He goes to correct his mistake but it is too late, Parvati has read his letter. He tries to reconcile with her but fails. He says that he will try to convince his parents. But like a self-respecting proud girl Parvati says: “tumhare mata pita hain, aur mere nahin hain. Unke raaji hone ya na hone se koi fark nai padta ? Tumhare jaise chanahal chit aadmi par mujhe koi vishwas