The well-educated Devdas becomes an alcoholic when the love of his life and childhood friend, Paro, marries someone else.
Devdas is a two-decade-old (2002) Indian Hindi-language period romantic drama film directed by the maestro of period drama directorial, Sanjay Leela Bhansali, and produced by Bharat Shah under his banner, Mega Bollywood. It casts Shah Rukh Khan , Aishwarya Rai, last seen in Ponniyin Selvan-1 , and Madhuri Dixit as protagonists, with Jackie Shroff, Kirron Kher, Smita Jaykar, and Vijayendra Ghatge in auxiliary roles.
Overview of the Devdas Movie Directed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali Written by Prakash Ranjit Kapadia & Sanjay Leela Bhansali Based on Devdas by Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay Produced by Bharat Shah Starring Shah Rukh Khan, Aishwarya Rai & Madhuri Dixit Narrated by Shah Rukh Khan Cinematography Binod Pradhan Edited by Bela Sehgal Songs Ismail Darbar & Birju Maharaj Score Monty Sharma Production company Mega Bollywood Distributed by Eros International Release dates 23 May 2002 (Cannes Film Festival)12 July 2002 (India) Running time 174 minutes Country India Language Hindi Budget ₹500 million Box office ₹1 billion
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The Storyline of the Devdas Movie Devdas is based on the classic 1917 novel of the same name by Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay. The film revolves around the story of Devdas Mukherjee (portrayed by Shah Rukh Khan), an affluent law pass-out who makes a return from London with an ambition to marry his childhood friend, Parvati “Paro” (portrayed by Aishwarya Rai).
However, the refutation of their connubial by his own family sparks his descent into severe alcoholism, ultimately leading to his emotional deterioration and his seeking refuge with the golden-hearted courtesan Chandramukhi (played by Madhuri Dixit).
After his well-heeled family prohibits him from marrying the woman of his dreams, Devdas Mukherjee’s life spirals further and further out of control to a point where it blows out of proportion as he falls into the murky waters of alcohol abuse and a life of depravity to numb the stinging pain.
Devdas Mukherji is black-listed by his multi-millionaire Zamindar father, Narayan. After completing a decade year of higher education, Devdas decides to answer the call of his homecoming to his hometown where his family prepares to welcome him, but their happiness precipitates to ashes when Devdas prefers to visit the childhood love of his life, Parvati alias Paro, before paying reverence to his mother.
Even after all these years, Devdas discovers he still is a disgrace in his father’s eyes, especially when he is not permitted to marry Paro, who is shown as a woman of the “lower cast”. As time passes by Paro’s family arranges for her marriage to a much older man, Bhuvan Choudhry (played by Vijayendra Ghatge), whose children astonishingly are in her age group.
Doing what this call would do, the dismay not only breaks Devdas’ heart but confines him to alcohol in a big way. Shortly Devdas starts to pay visits to a brothel and grabs the attention of a prostitute named Chandramukhi. Slowly and gradually, Devdas treads ahead on the path of self-destruction.
Star Cast Details of the Devdas Movie Actors Characters Details Shah Rukh Khan Devdas Mukherji Read Aishwarya Rai Bachchan Parvati ‘Paro’ Read Madhuri Dixit Chandramukhi Read Jackie Shroff Chunnilal Read Kirron Kher Sumitra Read Smita Jaykar Kaushalya Read Tiku Talsania Dharamdas Read Vijayendra Ghatge Bhuvan Choudhry Read
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