Devdas

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Devdas

Released May 23, 2002

3h 5m

Romance

Drama

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Devdas (Shahrukh Khan) makes his way back home to India after spending 10 years studying in London. He plans to marry Paro (Aishwarya Rai), his childhood best friend, but his parents (Vijay Crishna, Ananya Khare) do not want Devdas to marry her. They believe that Paro's family, who descend from a line of dancers, is of a lower class than their own. Eventually, Paro marries another man, and the despondent Devdas descends into life-threatening alcoholism.

Anupama Chopra

Film Companion

The film is a sensory overload but Devdas' heartache pierces through all the baroque splendor and that is an achievement.

Dec 20, 2018

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J. R. Jones

Chicago Reader

The story, adapted from a 1917 novel by Sarat Chandra Chattopadhye, seldom rises above melodrama. But the sets and costumes are intoxicating.

Jul 20, 2017

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Patrick Z. McGavin

Chicago Tribune

It does what the movies were meant to do: move, dance and swirl in the popular imagination.

Rated: 3.5/4

Jul 25, 2002

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Pradeep Menon

Firstpost

With the cast he had, it’s a pity that the film didn’t turn out to have the longevity it should have had, and that’s only because in that film, Bhansali just had nothing to offer us.

Oct 17, 2023

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Katherine Singh

Refinery29

This is a tragic romance in pretty much every sense of the word and features an incredible musical number with Rai and co-star Madhuri Dixit spotlighting classical music and dance.

Oct 4, 2022

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Film Threat

Rated: 5/5

Dec 6, 2005

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Audience Member

absolute cinema xx worth a watch

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

07/22/25

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Kash S

Tremendous movie that holds up pretty well up into 2024. It’s a visual treat to watch the sets and the atmosphere that was built. SRK played the role tremendously, and you can’t help but sympathize with him who was destined for a tragic ending. it is a movie that sticks with you even a few days after watching it and the soundtrack and dances were all 10/10

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/22/24

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Max A

Devdas is an astonishing auditory and visual spectacle, full of color and character from beginning to end. Based on the Bengali novel of the same name, Devdas is one of the greatest love stories ever told. The film follows the tragic story of Devdas Mukherjee (Shah Rukh Khan) and Parvati Chaudhary (Aishwarya Rai) impossible love. Devdas has been called "greater than Romeo and Juliet" which I do not object to. Directed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali, and starring Shah Rukh Khan, Aishwarya Rai, and Madhuri Dixit, the film is a delight from beginning to end. The musical numbers are visually impressive, well-coreographed, and full of color. Even as someone who does not particularly love — nor understand — musicals, I truly enjoyed them and followed the story without any issues. Ismail Darbar and Birju Maharaj composed the music, while Monty Sharma took care of the score. The original soundtrack has a total length of 52:56, which goes to show how much care was put into it. To me, Devdas Achille's Heel is its editing. It was beautifully done during the first half of the film, but I found it lacking in the second half. It was more notable during transitions to different scenes, not so much while changing from one shot to another in the same scene, but it still was bothersome. Despite what many could consider a long running time — 174 minutes —, Devdas is a masterpiece from beginning to end worth every single minute.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

12/29/23

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Brazil L

The way shahrukh died in this movie still makes me crie

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

12/29/23

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GURPREET S

Imagine a bollywood movie with top notch acting, set pieces, music,screenplay,direction. The result will be devdas.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

07/03/23

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Abhijeet P

This film is itself an Art...From Bansali's direction to actors performances, from music,score to cinematography & production design and all other technical aspects all are breathtakingly perfect....But Bansali make this a little more melodramatic & fictional.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

12/18/22

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Synopsis

Devdas (Shahrukh Khan) makes his way back home to India after spending 10 years studying in London. He plans to marry Paro (Aishwarya Rai), his childhood best friend, but his parents (Vijay Crishna, Ananya Khare) do not want Devdas to marry her. They believe that Paro's family, who descend from a line of dancers, is of a lower class than their own. Eventually, Paro marries another man, and the despondent Devdas descends into life-threatening alcoholism.

Director: Sanjay Leela Bhansali
Producer: Bharat Shah
Screenwriter: Saratchandra Chatterjee, Prakash Kapadia, Sanjay Leela Bhansali
Distributor: Eros Pictures
Production Co: Red Chillies Entertainment, Mega Bollywood
Genre: Romance, Drama
Original Language: Hindi
Release Date (Theaters): May 23, 2002, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 1, 2016
Runtime: 3h 5m
Sound Mix: Dolby SR, Dolby A, DTS, Dolby Stereo, Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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