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The film was recently included in TIME 's top 10 movies of the millennium worldwide. 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. Devdas won the Filmfare Award for Best Film.

Devdas
Devdas
Directed bySanjay Leela Bhansali
Produced byBharat Shah
Red Chillies Entertainment
Screenplay byPrakash Kapadia
Based onDevdas
by Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay
StarringShah Rukh Khan
Madhuri Dixit
Aishwarya Rai
Jackie Shroff
Music byIsmail Darbar and Monty Sharma
CinematographyBinod Pradhan
Edited byDilip Deo
Production
company
Distributed byMega Bollywood Pvt.LTD
SLB Films
Red Chillies Entertainment
Release date
Running time
185 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi
Budget500 million[1][2][3]
Box officeest.₹1.02 billion (seebelow)

Devdas is a 2002 Indianromantic 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 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 ten Filmfare Awards, tied with Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge with the most Filmfare Awards any film had won at the time (later beaten in 2005 by Bhansali's Black).

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Plot[edit]

In the early 1900s, Kaushalya (Smita Jaykar) hears that her younger son, Devdas (Shah Rukh Khan), is about to return home after leaving 10 years ago for law school in England. Kaushalya tells her neighbor Sumitra (Kirron Kher), who is overjoyed.

Sumitra's daughter, Parvati 'Paro' Chakraborty (Aishwarya Rai) and Devdas share a deep friendship rooted in childhood. When Devdas was sent to England, Paro had lit an oil lamp to prompt his return and never allowed it to extinguish.

When Devdas returns, the childhood friendship between him and Paro turns to love. Everyone believes that Devdas and Paro will get married, but Devdas' scheming sister-in-law Kumud (Ananya Khare) reminds Kaushalya of Paro's maternal lineage of nautch girls and nautanki performers, which is inappropriate for the Mukherjee family. Sumitra publicly announces her desire for Devdas and Paro to marry, and Kaushalya rejects and humiliates her in public by saying that she is from a lower class. Devastated, Sumitra hastily arranges Paro's marriage to a man from a family wealthier than the Mukherjees: Thakur Bhuvan Chaudhry (Vijayendra Ghatge), a forty-year-old widower aristocrat with three grown children.

When Devdas' father also rejects Paro, Devdas leaves his parents' house and takes refuge at a brothel. He leaves a letter for Paro, falsely stating that love had never existed between them. At the brothel, he meets a good-hearted tawaif (courtesan) named Chandramukhi (Madhuri Dixit), who falls in love with him. Soon, Devdas realizes his mistake in abandoning Paro. He returns to her during her wedding and asks her to elope but Paro refuses, reminding him of the way he had discarded her so easily. Devdas vows to see her again before he dies.

Paro learns from her new husband that he has married her only to be a mother to his children and lady of the estate, but that his love is only for his late first wife. She dutifully fulfills her responsibilities, while Devdas, heartbroken at having lost Paro, permanently moves to Chandramukhi's brothel and becomes an alcoholic. When Devdas' father is on his deathbed, he asks to see his son Devdas, but Devdas arrives later, at his father's funeral—shamefully and obviously drunk. He causes a scene and eventually passes out.

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Eventually, Devdas becomes so ill that the slightest dose of alcohol could kill him. He returns to the family home to heal and discovers that his sister-in-law has stolen his mother's keys to the family safe. He confronts her but Kumud tells his mother that Devdas had stolen the keys. His mother believes her and Devdas leaves, banished. Paro arrives at Chandramukhi's brothel, accusing her of driving Devdas to drink, but quickly realizes that Chandramukhi loves Devdas. Paro urges Devdas to stop drinking, but Devdas remains stubborn. He promises Paro that before he dies, he will come to her doorstep one last time.

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Paro invites Chandramukhi to a celebration of Durga Puja at her husband's home and introduces her to her in-laws without revealing Chandramukhi's profession. However, Bhuvan's ill-natured son-in-law Kalibabu (Milind Gunaji), a frequent visitor to the brothel, reveals Chandramukhi's background and humiliates her in front of the guests. He also tells Bhuvan of Paro's relationship with Devdas. As a result, Bhuvan permanently forbids Paro from leaving the mansion. Devdas tells Chandramukhi that she must let him go, and decides to travel the country; on a train, he meets his old college friend Chunnibabu (Jackie Shroff), who urges him to drink in the name of friendship. Devdas drinks, knowing full well it will be fatal.

On the verge of death, Devdas travels to Paro's house to honor his promise, collapsing under a tree in front of the main gate. Paro runs through the mansion, attempting to reach him. Bhuvan sees this and orders the servants to shut the gates. Devdas sees a blurred image of Paro running towards him, but the gates close just before she can reach him, leaving her sobbing inside. Devdas whispers Paro's name with his last breath as he slowly dies, and immediately Paro's lamp flickers out.

Cast[edit]

Khan played the central role of Devdas at the age of 36, receiving several accolades.
Dixit played the role of Chandramukhi at the age of 34, and was praised by critics for her performance.
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Rai played the role of Paro at the age of 28, establishing her foothold in the industry.
  • Shah Rukh Khan as Devdas Mukherjee
  • Madhuri Dixit as Chandramukhi
  • Aishwarya Rai as Parvati Chakraborty
  • Jackie Shroff as Chunni Lal, friend of Devdas
  • Kirron Kher as Sumitra Chakraborty, mother of Paro
  • Smita Jaykar as Kaushalya Mukherjee, mother of Devdas
  • Ananya Khare as Kumud Mukherjee, sister-in-law of Devdas
  • Vijayendra Ghatge as Bhuvan Chaudhary, husband of Paro
  • Tiku Talsania as Dharamdas
  • Milind Gunaji as Kalibabu
  • Neha Pendse as Chaurangi
  • Manoj Joshi as Dwijdas
  • Ava Mukherjee as Devdas's aunt
  • Sunil Rege as Neelkanth
  • Vijay Crishna as Sir Narayan Mukherjee
  • Jaya Bhattacharya as Manorama
  • Disha Vakani as Sakhi
  • Dina Pathak as Bhuvan's mother
  • Amardeep Jha as Kalibabu's mother
  • Radhika Singh as Yashomati
  • Apara Mehta as Badi Aapa
  • Muni Jha as Kaka

Production[edit]

The major part of the movie was filmed in Mumbai, recreating early 20th-century Calcutta.[4] Chandramukhi's kotha was constructed next to an artificial lake, to make it look like a set in Varanasi on the Ganges.[14] A temple city surrounded the set, for which inspiration was taken from the Dilwara Temples in Rajasthan.[15] For the creation of Paro's room in a haveli 122,000,008 pieces of stained glass were used.[16]

Box office[edit]

Devdas grossed ₹68.19 crore in India and $6.5 million (₹31.68 crore) in other countries, for a worldwide total of ₹99.87 crore, according to Box Office India,[17] excluding China.[18] The film had an extraordinary opening worldwide and recorded highest opening weekend and week of the year with collections of ₹19.83 crore[19] and ₹33.45 crore respectively.[20] It was the highest-grossing Bollywood film of 2002 worldwide.[21]

India[edit]

It opened on Friday, July 12, 2002, across 325 screens, and grossed highest opening day of the year with figure of ₹2.09 crore nett.[22] It became the second film to gross ₹2 crore nett opening day after Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham.... It also had highest opening weekend and week of the year with collections of ₹6.15 crore nett[23] and ₹11.78 crore nett respectively.[24] The film earned a total of ₹41.65 crore nett.[17] It was the highest-grossing film of 2002 in India.[25]

Overseas[edit]

It had an opening weekend of $2 million (9.75 crore)[26] and went on to gross $2.9 million (14.13 crore) in its first week.[27] The film earned a total of $6.5 million (31.68 crore).[17] Overseas, it was the highest-grossing Bollywood film of 2002.[28] In China, the film later grossed CN¥2.75 million ($415,408) at the box office.[29]

Devdas worldwide collections breakdown
TerritoryTerritory-wise collections break-up[17]
IndiaNett revenue:
₹41.65 crore
Distributor share:
₹24.75 crore
Total gross:
₹68.19 crore
International
(outside India)
China:
CN¥2.75 million ($415,408)[29]
Other territories:
$6.5 million (₹31.68 crore)
Overseas total:
$6.91 million (₹33.59 crore)[6]
Worldwide₹102 crore ($22 million)[30]

Reviews[edit]

Review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reports that the film holds a 89% approval rating, based on 19 reviews by critics, with an average score of 7.6 out of 10.[31]

Reviewer Sukanya Verma writes, 'Sanjay Leela Bhansali's labour of love Devdas is a larger-than-life, poignant and spectacular interpretation. Clearly Devdas is a work of art and heart. His penchant for colour, grandeur, heartbreak unspools throughout the film as it did previously in Khamoshi - The Musical and Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam. The resplendent sets by Nitin Desai --- Paro's stained glass house before marriage, her towering mansion after marriage, Devdas' sprawling house, Chandramukhi's dazzling dance court, even the railway compartment --- are a treat to the eyes.' About the dances, she writes, 'Pandit Birju Maharaj and Saroj Khan storm the screen with some sensational choreography. Madhuri Dixit's dances are breath-taking.....For all its hype, grandeur, money, blood, sweat, music, tragedy, Devdas is a must-see for even the most pragmatic and unromantic.'[32]

Film critic Subhash K. Jha gave the film 3.5 stars out of 5 stating, 'Devdas is one of the most outstanding products of the much-maligned Bollywood. It is rich in visual details -- and hats off to Nitin Desai for his sets and Abu-Sandeep, Neeta Lulla and Reza Sharifi for their classy costumes.The characters don't just move in their breathtakingly ornate clothes that seem to have been spun from the most exquisite threads obtainable. Bhansali's characters speak and sing to the viewer. The opulence never smothers the immensity of Chatterjee's emotional tragedy. Hence the film requires at least two viewings for one to understand the visual and emotional layers the narration secretes. In telling the story of Devdas' doomed love for Paro, Bhansali goes beyond places where legendary Bimal Roy had taken the original text in his make of the classic in the 1950s.'[33]

Critic Taran Adarsh reviewed, 'Devdas has the budget, the canvas, the mounting that no Hindi film can boast of to date. The opulent sets, the grandiose look, the mounting and the ambience makes you gape in astonishment. Technically too, the film is a superior product. The shot execution, the sound quality and the cinematography bowl your mind as you embark on a journey that promises the world as far as entertainment is concerned. Bhansali also deserves bouquets for handling several sequences with aplomb. The Kiron Kher vs. Smita Jayakar fiery confrontation (first half) deserves distinction marks. Ditto for the scene between Madhuri Dixit and Milind Gunaji, when the latter throws a challenge at her. The Madhuri vs. Aishwarya confrontation and the dramatic sequence soon after 'Dola Dola', when Madhuri confronts Milind, are a few instances that endorse the fact that Bhansali is amongst the best in the business.'[34]

Writing for BBC, Shamaila Khan said it was one of the best films she has ever seen.[35]Times Magazine mentioned this film as one of 10 Greatest movies of the Millennium.[36]

Home media[edit]

In 2003, the film's cable and satellite rights for Indian television were sold to Sony Entertainment Television for ₹12 crore[37] ($3 million).[30] The film has also been shown a number of times on Chinese television, where it was declared a TV hit.[38]

Music[edit]

Devdas
Soundtrack album by
ReleasedMarch 1, 2002
GenreBollywood feature film soundtrack
Length52:56
LabelUniversal Music India
Ismail Darbar chronology
Yeh Hai Jalwa
(2002)
Devdas
(2002)
Swades
(2002)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Planet Bollywood[39]

The film's soundtrack had music by Ismail Darbar and lyrics by Nusrat Badr. It features playback singers Shreya Ghoshal (as Parvati and Chandramukhi), Kavita Krishnamurthy (as Chandramukhi), Udit Narayan (as Devdas) and Vinod Rathod (Chunni Babu). This also marked his 2nd collaboration with Bhansali after Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam. The background score was composed by Monty Sharma .

Shreya Ghoshal made her Bollywood debut through this film. She caught the attention of Sanjay Leela Bhansali's mother, who noticed her as a participant in Sa Re Ga Ma while she was singing a bhajan of Lata Mangeshkar. She was then offered her the opportunity to playback for the character of Paro. The first Bollywood song Ghoshal recorded in her singing career was 'Bairi Piya' when she was 16 years old.[40] She sang five songs on the album, which won her critical acclaim and accolades, including the prestigious National Film Award for Best Female Playback Singer for 'Bairi Piya'.[41]

Aniket Joshi of Planet Bollywood gave 9 stars stating, 'Rarely have we an album where ALL the songs are perfectly sung, Devdas is such an album.'[39] The album sold about 2million units.[42] According to the Indian trade website Box Office India, this film's soundtrack album was one of the year's top three highest-selling Bollywood soundtrack albums in India.[43]

Devdas (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtist(s)Length
1.'Silsila Ye Chahat Ka'Nusrat BadrIsmail DarbarShreya Ghoshal, Nishika, Rani, Javed and Srinjoy Bhattacharya5:26
2.'Maar Daala'Nusrat BadrIsmail DarbarKavita Krishnamurthy, Javed and Ismail Darbar4:40
3.'Bairi Piya'Nusrat BadrIsmail DarbarShreya Ghoshal, Udit Narayan5:23
4.'Kaahe Chhed'Pt. Birju MaharajPt. Birju MaharajKavita Krishnamurthy, Madhuri Dixit, Birju Maharaj5:23
5.'Chalak Chalak'Nusrat BadrIsmail DarbarShreya Ghoshal, Udit Narayan, Vinod Rathod, Nishika, Rani, Javed and Ismail Darbar5:12
6.'Hamesha Tumko Chaha'Nusrat BadrIsmail DarbarKavita Krishnamurthy, Udit Narayan6:02
7.'Woh Chand Jaisi Ladki'Nusrat BadrIsmail DarbarUdit Narayan4:32
8.'Morey Piya'Nusrat BadrIsmail DarbarShreya Ghoshal, Jaspinder Narula5:40
9.'Dev's Last Journey' (The Theme)Monty SharmaRashmi Sharma, Raghab Chatterjee, Supriya4:03
10.'Dola Re Dola'Nusrat BadrIsmail DarbarShreya Ghoshal, Kavita Krishnamurthy, K.K.6:35
Total length:52:56

Awards[edit]

  • Devdas was India's entry for Best Foreign Language Film at the Oscars in 2003.
  • The film was screened at the 2002 Cannes Film Festival.[44]
AwardCategoryRecipients and NomineesResults
48th Filmfare AwardsBest FilmBharat ShahWon
Best DirectorSanjay Leela Bhansali
Best ActorShahrukh Khan
Best ActressAishwarya Rai
Best Supporting ActressMadhuri Dixit
New Music TalentShreya Ghoshal
Best Female PlaybackShreya Ghoshal and Kavita Krishnamurthy for 'Dola Re Dola'
Best CinematographerBinod Pradhan
Best Art DirectionNitin Chandrakant Desai
Best ChoreographySaroj Khan
Best Scene of the YearConfrontation scene between Parvati and Chandramukhi.
50th National Film AwardsBest Popular Film Providing Wholesome EntertainmentBharat Shah and Sanjay Leela BhansaliWon
Best Production DesignNitin Chandrakant Desai
Best Female Playback SingerShreya Ghoshal for 'Bairi Piya'
Best ChoreographySaroj Khan
Best Costume DesignNeeta Lulla, Abu Jani, Sandeep Khosla and Reza Shariffi
Star Screen AwardsBest ActorShahrukh Khan (shared with Ajay Devgan)Won
Best ActressAishwarya Rai
Best Supporting ActressMadhuri Dixit
Jodi No. 1Aishwarya Rai and Shahrukh Khan
Best Male PlaybackUdit Narayan for 'Woh Chand Jaisi Ladki'
International Indian Film Academy AwardsBest MovieBharat ShahWon
Best DirectorSanjay Leela Bhansali
Best ActorShahrukh Khan
Best ActressAishwarya Rai
Best Actress in a Supporting RoleKirron Kher
Best Female PlaybackShreya Ghoshal and Kavita Krishnamurthy for 'Dola Re Dola'
Best DialoguePrakash Kapadia
Best LyricsNusrat Badr for 'Dola Re Dola'
Best Song RecordingBishwadeep Chatterjee, Daman Sood, Tanay Gajjar
Best CinematographerBinod Pradhan
Best ChoreographySaroj Khan
Best Costume DesignNeeta Lulla, Abu Jani, Sandeep Khosla, Reza Shariffi
Best MakeupArun Pillai
Best Sound RecordingJitendra Chaudhary, Vikramaditya Motwane, Kunal Sharma
Best Art DirectionNitin Chandrakant Desai
Best Sound Re-RecordingLeslie Fernandes
Zee Cine AwardsBest FilmBharat ShahWon
Best Actor – MaleShahrukh Khan
Best Actor – FemaleAishwarya Rai
Best DirectorSanjay Leela Bhansali
Best Playback Singer – FemaleShreya Ghoshal and Kavita Krishnamurthy for 'Dola Re Dola'
True Indian BeautyAishwarya Rai
Best ChoreographySaroj Khan
Stardust AwardsNew Musical Sensation – FemaleShreya Ghoshal for 'Dola Re Dola'Won
MTV Asia AwardsAsian Film AwardDevdasWon
British Academy Film AwardsBest Foreign Language FilmDevdas[45]

See also[edit]

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External links[edit]

  • Devdas on IMDb
  • Devdas at Box Office Mojo
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Devdas
AuthorSarat Chandra Chattopadhyay
CountryIndia
LanguageBengali
GenreNovel
PublisherGCS
Publication date
30 June 1917
Media typePrint (hardback and paperback)

Devdas (Bengali: দেবদাস, transliterated as Debdās) is a Bengaliromance novel written by Sarat Chandra Chatterjee. Despite being finished in September 1900,[1] the novel was not published until June 1917 due to Chatterjee's hesitance over some autobiographical elements.[2] According to Chatterjee's own words, he wrote it under the influence of drink and was ashamed of the work.[2]

The story pivots a tragic triangle linking Devdas, an archetypal lover in viraha (separation); Paro, his forbidden childhood love; and Chandramukhi, a reformed courtesan.[3] Devdas has been adapted on screen 19 times.

Plot summary[edit]

Devdas is a young man from a wealthy BengaliBrahmin family in India in the early 1900s. Parvati (Paro) is a young woman from a middle class Bengali Brahmin family. The two families live in a village called Taalshonapur in Bengal, and Devdas and Parvati are childhood friends.

Devdas goes away for a couple of years to live and study in the city of Calcutta (now Kolkata). During vacations, he returns to his village. Suddenly both realise that their easy comfort in each other's innocent comradeship has changed to something deeper. Devdas sees that Parvati is no longer the small girl he knew. Parvati looks forward to their childhood love blossoming into a happy lifelong journey in marriage. According to prevailing social custom, Parvati's parents would have to approach Devdas's parents and propose marriage of Parvati to Devdas as Parvati longs for.

Parvati's mother approaches Devdas's mother, Harimati, with a marriage proposal. Although Devdas's mother loves Parvati very much she isn't so keen on forming an alliance with the family next door. Besides, Parvati's family has a long-standing tradition of accepting dowry from the groom's family for marriage rather than sending dowry with the bride. The alternative family tradition of Parvati's family influences Devdas's mother's decision not to consider Parvati as Devdas' bride, especially as Parvati belongs to a trading (becha -kena chottoghor) lower family. The 'trading' label is applied in context of the marriage custom followed by Parvati's family. Devdas's father, Narayan Mukherjee, who also loves Parvati, does not want Devdas to get married so early in life and isn't keen on the alliance. Parvati's father, Nilkantha Chakravarti, feeling insulted at the rejection, finds an even richer husband for Parvati.

When Parvati learns of her planned marriage, she stealthily meets Devdas at night, desperately believing that he will accept her hand in marriage. Devdas has never previously considered Parvati as his would-be wife. Surprised by Parvati's boldly visiting him alone at night, he also feels pained for her. Making up his mind, he tells his father he wants to marry Parvati. Devdas's father disagrees.

In a confused state, Devdas flees to Calcutta. From there, he writes a letter to Parvati, saying that they should simply continue only as friends. Within days, however, he realizes that he should have been bolder. He goes back to his village and tells Parvati that he is ready to do anything needed to save their love.

By now, Parvati's marriage plans are in an advanced stage. She refuses to go back to Devdas and chides him for his cowardice and vacillation. She, however requests Devdas to come and see her before she dies. He vows to do so.

Devdas goes back to Calcutta and Parvati is married off to the widower, Bhuvan Choudhuri, who has three children. An elderly gentleman and zamindar of Hatipota he had found his house and home so empty and lustreless after his wife's death, that he decided to marry again. After marrying Parvati, he spent most of his day in Pujas and looking after the zamindari.

In Calcutta, Devdas's carousing friend, Chunni Lal, introduces him to a courtesan named Chandramukhi. Devdas takes to heavy drinking at the courtesan's place; she falls in love with him, and looks after him. His health deteriorates through excessive drinking and despair – a drawn-out form of suicide. In his mind, he frequently compares Parvati and Chandramukhi. Strangely he feels betrayed by Parvati, though it was she who had loved him first, and confessed her love for him. Chandramukhi knows and tells him how things had really happened. This makes Devdas, when sober, hate and loathe her very presence. He drinks more and more to forget his plight. Chandramukhi sees it all happen, suffering silently. She senses the real man behind the fallen, aimless Devdas he has become and can't help but love him.

Knowing death approaches him fast, Devdas goes to Hatipota to meet Parvati to fulfill his vow. He dies at her doorstep on a dark, cold night. On hearing of his death, Parvati runs towards the door, but her family members prevent her from stepping out of the house.

The novella powerfully depicts the customs of society that prevailed in Bengal in the early 1900s, which largely prevented a happy ending to a true and tender love story.

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Film, TV, and theatrical adaptations[edit]

Kundal Lal Saigal and Jamuna in Devdas, Barua's 1936 Hindi version

The novel has been made into films in many Indian languages, including Bengali, Hindi, Telugu, Tamil, Urdu, Assamese and Malayalam.[4][5][6] It is the most filmed non-epic story in India.

Notable film versions of the novella include:

YearTitleLanguageDirectorCastNotes
DevdasParvatiChandramukhi
1928DevdasSilent filmNaresh MitraPhani BurmaTarakbalaNiharbala/Miss Parul
1935DevdasBengaliP.C. BaruaP.C. BaruaJamuna BaruaChandrabati Devi
1936DevdasHindiP.C. BaruaK.L. SaigalJamuna BaruaRajkumari
1937DevdasAssameseP.C. BaruaPhani SarmaZubeidaMohini
1953DevadasuTeluguVedantam RaghavaiahAkkineni Nageswara RaoSavitriLalitha
DevadasTamilVedantam RaghavaiahAkkineni Nageswara RaoSavitriLalitha
1955DevdasHindiBimal RoyDilip KumarSuchitra SenVyjayanthimala
1965DevdasUrduKhawaja SarfarazHabib TaalishShamim AraNayyar SultanaPakistani film
1974DevadasuTeluguVijaya NirmalaGhattamaneni KrishnaVijaya NirmalaJayanthi
1979DevdasBengaliDilip RoySoumitra ChatterjeeSumitra MukherjeeSupriya Choudhuryalso known as Debdas
1982DevdasBengaliChashi Nazrul IslamBulbul AhmedKabori SarwarAnwaraBangladeshi film
1989DevadasMalayalamCrossbelt ManiVenu NagavallyParvathyRamya Krishnan
2002DevdasBengaliShakti SamantaPrasenjit ChatterjeeArpita PalIndrani Halder
DevdasHindiSanjay Leela BhansaliShah Rukh KhanAishwarya RaiMadhuri Dixit
2009Dev.DHindiAnurag KashyapAbhay DeolMahi GillKalki Koechlinmodern-day take on Devdas
2010DevdasUrduIqbal KasmiriNadeem ShahZara SheikhMeeraPakistani film
2013DevdasBengaliChashi Nazrul IslamShakib KhanApu BiswasMoushumiBangladeshi film
2017DeviBengaliRik BasuPaoli DamShubh MukherjeeShataf Figarmodern-day take on Devdas
genderbent versions of characters
2017 – presentDev DDHindiKen GhoshAsheema VardaanAkhil KapoorSanjay Suriweb series
modern-day take on Devdas
genderbent versions of characters
2018Daas DevHindiSudhir MishraRahul BhattRicha ChaddaAditi Rao Hydarimodern-day take on Devdas
  • In Guru Dutt's critically acclaimed film Kaagaz Ke Phool, a sub plot involves Dutt directing a film titled 'Devdas' with Waheeda Rehman playing Paro.
  • In Haath Ki Safai, a song in the movie is about the play Devdas with Randhir Kapoor as Devdas and Hema Malini as Chandramukhi.[7]
  • In the Tamil remake of the song, Kamal Haasan plays Devdas and Sripriya plays Chandramukhi.
  • A sequel of the 1953 Telugu version of Devdas was released in year 1978, titled Devadasu Malli Puttadu.
  • In the 2012 Hindi film Kyaa Super Kool Hain Hum, a dream sequence has Tusshar Kapoor as Devdas, Neha Sharma as Paro and Sarah Jane Dias as Chandramukhi.

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See also[edit]

  • Parinita/Parineeta (1914)

References[edit]

  1. ^Sen, Sukumar (1353 Bengali Year). Bangla Sahityer Itihas বাঙ্গালা সাহিত্যের ইতিহাস [History of Bengali Literature]. V:3. Calcutta: Modern Book Agency. p. 552.
  2. ^ ab'শতবর্ষে দেবদাস'. Prothom Alo (in Bengali). Retrieved 2018-12-23.
  3. ^'The DEVDAS Phenomenon'. The University of Iowa. Retrieved 2018-12-24.
  4. ^Sharma, Sanjukta (June 7, 2008). 'Multiple Takes: Devdas's journey in Indian cinema – from the silent era of the 1920s to the opulent Hindi blockbuster of 2002'. Livemint. Retrieved 2009-02-22.
  5. ^'The Hindu : The immortal lover'. Archived from the original on 2010-08-09. Retrieved 2006-08-15.
  6. ^Devdas phenomenonArchived January 13, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
  7. ^Peene Walon Ko Peene Ka Bahana Chahiye – Haath Ki Safai 1974 1080p HD

Further reading[edit]

  • Manzar, Benazir; Aravind, Aju (January 2018). 'Devdas to Dev.D : Transformation in the Cinematic World of Devdas'. In Dominic, K. V. (ed.). International Journal on Multicultural Literature (IJML). 8. Modern History Press. pp. 70–76. ISBN978-1-61599-382-6. ISSN2231-6248.

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External links[edit]

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  • The Hindu (newspaper) essay on the novel
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