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Devdas (I) (2002)

PG 185 min  -  Musical | Romance  -   11 July 2002 (UK)
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After his wealthy family prohibits him from marrying the woman he is in love with, Devdas Mukherjee's life spirals further and further out of control as he takes up alcohol and a life of vice to numb the pain.

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Saratchandra Chatterjee (based on the novel by), Prakash Kapadia (screenplay), and 2 more credits »
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Shah Rukh Khan ...
Madhuri Dixit ...
Aishwarya Rai Bachchan ...
Parvati ('Paro') (as Aishwarya Rai)
Jackie Shroff ...
Kiron Kher Kiron Kher ...
Smita Jaykar Smita Jaykar ...
Tiku Talsania Tiku Talsania ...
Vijayendra Ghatge Vijayendra Ghatge ...
Milind Gunaji Milind Gunaji ...
Ananya Khare Ananya Khare ...
Manoj Joshi Manoj Joshi ...
Dwijdas
Ava Mukherjee Ava Mukherjee ...
Dev's Badima (as Ava Mukherji)
Dina Pathak Dina Pathak ...
Badima
Vijay Crishna Vijay Crishna ...
Narayan Mukherji
Muni Jha Muni Jha ...
Kaka
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Storyline

The son of Zamindar Narayan Mukherjee, Devdas (Shahrukh Khan) was born with a silver spoon in his mouth. He grew up in the lush village of Taj Sonapur, where he spent his childhood, indulged by his lovely playmate Paro (Aishwarya). They grew up sharing a special relationship, in which they existed only to each other. Oblivious of all the differences of status and background, a bond that would never break grew between them. Slowly, it changed to love but it was still unsaid. But the reverie was broken when his family sent Devdas to London for education. Paro's world crashed knowing that her Devdas would be gone and she lit a diya, for it signified the fast coming back of her loved one. Years passed and Devdas returned. Devdas was besotted by her stunning beauty and longed to have her back. But Zamindar Narayan Mukherjee (Vijay Crishna), Devdas' father, met Paro's mother Sumitra's (Kiran Kher) marriage proposal with condescending arrogance... Written by Anonymous  

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Plot Keywords:

Love | Marriage | Courtesan | Wealthy Family | Alcoholism  | See more »

Taglines:

A grand saga of timeless love

Genres:

Musical | Romance

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Details

Official Sites:

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Country:

India

Language:

Hindi | Urdu | Bengali (only a few words)

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Devdas - Flamme unserer Liebe See more »

Filming Locations:

Aarey Colony, India See more »

Box Office

Budget:

INR 500,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

£466,370 (UK) (14 July 2002) (54 Screens)

Gross:

$3,500,000 (USA) (31 December 2002)
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Company Credits

Production Co:

Mega Bollywood See more »
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

 | UK:  | France: (Cannes Film Festival)

Sound Mix:

DTS  | Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1
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Trivia

Paro's delicate stained-glass house was erected from November to June - safe, non-monsoon months, Bhansali reckoned. During those months, there were four unprecedented rain showers, which caused the colors in the stained glass to fade, and they had to be retouched regularly. Moreover, trolleys were used over the floors of the house, which led to a lot of chipping. See more »

Quotes

Devdas Mukherjee: Bapuji said leave the village, everybody said leave Paro, Paro said leave alcohol. Today, you said leave home. One day he'll say, leave the world.
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Connections

Referenced in Dulha Mil Gaya (2010) See more »

Soundtracks

"Maar Daala"
Written by Nusrat Badr
Composed by Ismail Darbar
Performed by Kay Kay and Kavita Krishnamurthy
Courtesy of Universal Music India See more »