Devi (1960 film)

Devi (transl.Goddess) is a 1960 Bengali-language Hindu drama film by director Satyajit Ray, starring debutante Sharmila Tagore and Soumitra Chatterjee. It is based on a short story by Prabhat Kumar Mukhopadhyay. The film is based on the worship of women and young girls as incarnations of the goddesses Durga or Kali, which is more prevalent in Nepal as the Kumari tradition.

Devi
Film Poster with Bengali Title
Directed bySatyajit Ray
Written bySatyajit Ray
StarringSoumitra Chatterjee
Sharmila Tagore
CinematographySubrata Mitra
Edited byDulal Dutta
Music byUstad Ali Akbar Khan
Release date
  • 19 February 1960 (1960-02-19)
Running time
93 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageBengali
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