Devdas is a 2002 Indian romantic drama film directed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali and based on

the 1917 Sharat Chandra Chattopadhyay novella Devdas. This is the third Hindi version and the
first film version of the story in Hindi done in colour.
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The film follows Devdas (Shahrukh Khan),
a wealthy law graduate, who returns from his studies in London to marry his childhood
sweetheart, Paro (Aishwarya Rai). However, the rejection of this marriage by his own family
sparks his descent into alcohol, ultimately leading to his emotional deterioration.
Devdas was declared a hit in India by Box Office India and won the Filmfare Award for Best Film.
The film also won five National Awards and a further nine 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). It was received well by western audiences alike and 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 magazines "The
100 Best Films Of World Cinema" in 2010.
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Time Magazine named Devdas as the best movie of
2002 among all the movies released around the world in 2002.
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The film was recently included
in Time Magazine's top 10 movies of the millennium worldwide.
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The acting was seen by many as the primary factor for the film's success, with Shahrukh
Khan, Aishwarya Rai and Madhuri Dixit all winning Filmfare Awards for their performances. The
film's success was also attributed to the dance performances, with Dixit's "Maar Daala"
considered one of the most iconic of her career and the song "Dola Re Dola" becoming a hit due
to the unique dance duet between Aishwarya Rai and Madhuri Dixit, two of the leading actresses
of the epoch. At the time of its release, Devdas was the most expensive Bollywood film ever prod