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Devdas (2002) - Iconic Bollywood Film

Devdas is a 2002 Bollywood film based on the 1917 novel by Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay, starring Shah Rukh Khan as Devdas. It follows Devdas, who returns from London to marry his childhood sweetheart Paro but is rejected by his family, spiraling into alcoholism. At the time, it was the most expensive Bollywood film ever made. The film was critically acclaimed and considered one of the greatest films ever made, receiving numerous awards both nationally and internationally.

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Devdas (2002) - Iconic Bollywood Film

Devdas is a 2002 Bollywood film based on the 1917 novel by Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay, starring Shah Rukh Khan as Devdas. It follows Devdas, who returns from London to marry his childhood sweetheart Paro but is rejected by his family, spiraling into alcoholism. At the time, it was the most expensive Bollywood film ever made. The film was critically acclaimed and considered one of the greatest films ever made, receiving numerous awards both nationally and internationally.

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Devdas is a 2002 Indian Hindi-language romantic drama film directed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali and

based on the 1917 Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay's novel Devdas. This is the third Hindi version and
the first film version of the story in Hindi done in colour.[4][5] The film is set in the early 1900s and
follows Shah Rukh Khan as Devdas, a wealthy law graduate who returns from London to marry his
childhood sweetheart, Paro, played by Aishwarya Rai. However, the rejection of this marriage by his
own family sparks his descent into alcohol, ultimately leading to his emotional deterioration and him
seeking refuge with a courtesan played by Madhuri Dixit.
At the time of its release, Devdas was the most expensive Bollywood film ever produced, with a
reported budget of ₹50 crore[1] ($10.3 million).[6] The film released worldwide on 12 July 2002. The
film was a commercial success in India and abroad, becoming the highest grossing Indian film of the
year. Shah Rukh Khan has bought the rights to this film under his banner, Red Chillies
Entertainment.[7]
Devdas was critically acclaimed among western and Indian film critics, and is considered by many
critics to be one of the greatest films ever made.[8] It was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best
Foreign Language Film and was also India's submission for the Academy Award for Best Foreign
Language Film. It was ranked #74 in Empire magazine's "The 100 Best Films Of World Cinema" in
2010.[9] TIME magazine named Devdas as the best movie of 2002 among all the movies released
around the world that year.[10] The film was recently included in TIME's top 10 movies of the
millennium worldwide.[11]
The film was screened at 2002 Cannes Film Festival, and the 2002, and 2014 International Film
Festival of India in the "Devdas Section" and "Celebrating Dance in Indian cinema" section
respectively.[12][13] Devdas won the Filmfare Award for Best Film. The film also won five National
Awards and a further eleven Filmfare Awards, breaking the record of 10 wins previously held
by Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge.

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