| Devdas | |
| Director: | Khawaja Sarfaraz |
| Narrator: | Bimal Roy |
| Starring: | Shamim Ara Habib Nayyar Sultana |
| Music: | Akhtar Hussain |
| Cinematography: | Irshad Ahmad |
| Country: | Pakistan |
| Language: | Urdu |
Devdas (Urdu: ﺩﯾﻮﺩﺍﺱ) is a 1965 Pakistani drama movie directed by Khawaja Sarfaraz, based on the Sharat Chandra Chattopadhyay famous Bengali novel Devdas from 1917. It starred Habib, Shamim Ara and Nayyar Sultana in lead roles supported by Asad Bukhari, Azad, Ajmal, Maya Devi and Razia. Sultan Rahi appears in the film as an extra.
After his wealthy family prevent him from marrying the woman he is in love with, Devdas' life spirals more and more out of control as he takes up alcohol and a life of vice to relieve the pain.
Lyrics are written by Qateel Shafai and Roop Baivt and the music is composed by Akhtar Hussain.
The film is one of the many adaptations of the Bengali novel of the same name,[2] and was the first of the two Pakistani films on the novel.[3] [4]
While reviewing the performances of the lead cast, The Illustrated Weekly of Pakistan criticised the Habib's performance and called it as complete disappointment. About Sultana'a performance, the newspaper remaked that she looks uncomfortable in her role. Ara's performance was however praised.[5]