20th Century
1924
This social film attacks Bombay's industrial parvenu class, initiating the realist-reformist melodrama as a genre. It tells of the street hawker Devdas, who goes to the city to make his fortune but, once successful, becomes an exploitative cotton mill owner and a callous snob knighted by the British.
Director:
Homi Master
Writers:
G. Mohanial Dave
Production:
N/A
Country:
India
