Nirmalendu Lahiri

Former student Raskolnikov is pushed to murder when struggling to pay the rent on his apartment. When the murder is being investigated by the police, Raskolnikov struggles between trying to hide his guilt and the pressure to confess.

The story shows the rivalry with the family of Sukhadas, first over who Dinadas' only daughter will marry, and then, more seriously, over the Anglo-Indian prostitute Flora, with whom the sons of both patriarchs fall in love.

A 1947 Bengali Film directed by Hemen Gupta.

A 1935 Bengali Film directed by Jyotish Bandyopadhyay.

Haralal arranges a fake will and makes Rohini, an orphaned widow, agree to change the original will for the fake one.