Devdas, were destroyed decades ago in a fire that ravaged New Theatre's studios. Currently, there is only one copy of the film which belongs to the Bangladesh Film Archives. And that too is with almost 40 percent of it destroyed. This version, which was screened here after a long gap, retained only parts of the classic and had very poor sound quality. P.K Nair, Director, Film Archives, says the Archives traced the presence of the copy in the 1970s and requested the Bangladesh Film Archives to allow India to restore the film and make a copy of it. But that's not the only missing classic from India's repertoire, says Nair. According to him, the Archives has traced a number of copies of Indian classic of the 1930s and 1940s in countries like Pakistan, Algeria and many more. And these are copies of films which can no longer be found in India. Almost 70 percent of the films made before the 1950s will not be available any more. See also Devdas (1936 film) - Barua's Hindi version Devdas (1937 film) - Barua's Assamese version List of incomplete or partially lost films References External links Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema Review SPICE info 1935 films Bengali-language Indian films Devdas films Indian black-and-white films Films directed by Pramathesh Barua Films set in Kolkata Indian drama films 1935 drama films 1930s Bengali-language films Films about courtesans in India Films based on Indian novels Films scored by Timir Baran Films scored by R. C. Boral Films scored by Pankaj Mullick