Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay, alternatively spelt as Sarat Chandra Chatterjee (15 September 1876 – 16 January 1938), was a Bengali novelist and short story writer of the early 20th century. Most of his works deal with the lifestyle, tragedy and struggle of the village people and the contemporary social practices that prevailed in Bengal. He remains the most popular, translated, and adapted Indian author of all time.[1][2] His novels have been made into more than 40 films. The following is a list of films made on Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay's novels or stories:
Films
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As writer
edit| Year | Film | Language | Country | Adapted from |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1928 | Devdas (1928 film) [3] | Bengali | India | Devdas |
| 1935 | Devdas (1935 film) [3] | Bengali | Devdas | |
| 1936 | Devdas (1936 film) [3] | Hindi | Devdas | |
| 1937 | Devdas (1937 film) [3] | Assamese | Devdas | |
| 1942 | Parineeta (1942 film)[4] | Bengali | Parineeta | |
| 1947 | Ramer Sumati | Bengali | Ramer Sumati | |
| 1950 | Mej Didi | Bengali | "Mejdidi" (short story) | |
| 1951 | Datta | Bengali | Datta | |
| 1953 | Devdas (1953 film) [3] | Telugu/Tamil (bilingual) | Devdas | |
| Parineeta (1953 film)[4] | Hindi | Parineeta | ||
| 1954 | Biraj Bahu [4] | Hindi | Biraj Bou | |
| 1955 | Devdas (1955 film) [3] | Hindi | Devdas | |
| 1957 | Bardidi | Bengali | Borodidi | |
| 1958 | Manamalai [4] | Tamil | Parineeta | |
| Rajlakshmi O Srikanta | Bengali | Srikant | ||
| 1959 | Indranath Srikanta O Annadadidi | Bengali | Srikant | |
| 1961 | Batasari | Telugu | Borodidi | |
| Kaanal Neer | Tamil | |||
| 1965 | Devdas (1965 film) [3] | Urdu | Pakistan | Devdas |
| 1966 | Ramer Sumati | Bengali | India | Ramer Sumati |
| 1967 | Majhli Didi [3] | Hindi | "Mejdidi" (short story) | |
| 1969 | Kamallata | Bengali | Srikant | |
| Parineeta (1969 film)[4] | Bengali | Parineeta | ||
| 1971 | Chhoti Bahu [4] | Hindi | Bindur Chhele | |
| 1974 | Devdas (1974 film) [3] | Telugu | Devdas | |
| 1975 | Khushboo [4] | Hindi | Pandit Moshai | |
| 1976 | Datta | Bengali | Datta | |
| Sankoch[4] | Hindi | Parineeta | ||
| 1977 | Sabyasachi | Bengali | Pather Dabi | |
| Swami [4] | Hindi | Swami | ||
| 1979 | Devdas (1979 film) [3] | Bengali | Devdas | |
| 1980 | Apne Paraye [4] | Hindi | Nishkriti | |
| 1982 | Devdas (1982 film) [3] | Bengali | Bangladesh | Devdas |
| 1985 | Ramer Sumati [4] | Ramer Sumati | ||
| 1986 | Parineeta (1986 film)[4] | Parineeta | ||
| 1987 | Rajlakshmi Srikanta | Srikant | ||
| 2002 | Devdas [3] | Hindi | India | Devdas |
| Devdas [3] | Hindi | Devdas | ||
| 2003 | Mej Didi | Bengali | "Mejdidi" (short story) | |
| 2004 | Iti Srikanta | Bengali | Srikant | |
| 2005 | Parineeta (2005 film)[4] | Hindi | Parineeta | |
| 2009 | Dev.D | Hindi | Devdas | |
| 2013 | Devdas (2013 film) [3] | Bengali | Bangladesh | Devdas |
| 2014 | Aalo Chhaya | Bengali | India | Aalo Chhaya |
| 2018 | Daas Dev | Hindi | Devdas | |
| 2019 | Rajlokkhi O Srikanto | Bengali | Srikant | |
| 2021 | Riding on the Moon Boat [5] | Bengali | Mahesh | |
| 2023 | Datta[6][7] | Bengali | Datta |
Web Series and Television Shows
edit| † | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
As writer
edit| Year | Film | Language | Country | Adapted from |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Charitraheen[8] | Hindi | India | Choritrohin |
| 1985-86 | Srikant[9] | Hindi | India | Srikanta |
| 2018–present | Choritrohin | Bengali | India | Choritrohin |
| 2021 | Women in Love | Hindi | India | Choritrohin |
| 2022 | Srikanto | Bengali | India | Srikanta |
References
edit- ^ "A History of Indian Literature 1911–1956: Struggle for Freedom: Triumph and Tragedy|South Asia Books (1 September 1995)". Retrieved 9 April 2015.
- ^ "Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay — Vagabond Messiah | FCCI". Journal of Indian Cinema. 15 September 2020. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n "10 Films That Prove Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay Was Bengal's Greatest Gift To Literature & Films". 12 July 2017. Retrieved 14 May 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "50 Hindi Films inspired from Bengali Literature". Retrieved 14 May 2022.
- ^ Ramachandran, Naman (11 October 2021). "Busan: India's Adil Hussain Boards APM Project 'Riding on the Moon Boat' (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 11 September 2022.
- ^ Movie to mark centenary of Sarat Chandra’s Datta starring Rituparna Sengupta, Joy Sengupta
- ^ "Datta Movie Trailer, Star Cast, Release Date, Box Office, Movie Review | Datta Movie budget and Collection | Datta". www.indianfilmhistory.com. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
- ^ "Charitraheen". nettv4u. Archived from the original on 21 June 2017. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
- ^ "Irrfan Khan's Shrikant to run again on Doordarshan, here's when you can watch". Hindustan Times. 29 April 2020. Retrieved 11 May 2020.