DEVDAS (2002)Dir: Sanjay Leela Bhansali
Stars: Shahrukh Khan- Devdas Mukherji
Madhuri Dixit- Chandramukhi
Aishwarya Rai- Paro (Parvati)
Genre: Romance
Run Time: 3hrs, 4min.
Plot Summary: Devdas is a tragic love story about Paro and Devdas, who find that after years of distance, their strong childhood friendship has blossomed into an intense romance. Yet, products of different classes, Devdas’ parents forbid any marriage between the two lovers. Abiding by his parents, Devdas abandons Paro and his family and escapes to join his college friend at a local brothel. There, he meets Chandramukhi, who is stricken by Devdas confidence in her womanhood and falls in love with him. Devdas, however, cannot forget his former love. Realizing he made a huge mistake while watching Chandramukhi, Devdas quickly returns to Paro to beg for forgiveness, but Paro, hurt by Devdas’ actions, is already set to wed a wealthy older man. While Paro lives a high but miserable aristocratic life, Devdas drinks himself into sickness in Chandramukhi’s chambers. His actions foreshadow the climactic ending in which Devdas and Paro meet one last time in the most undesirable circumstances.
A beautiful display of love, loss, and vice, Devdas is a classic story in which audience members can’t help but share in Shahrukh Khan’s well-known tears. -Gabriella Wertman
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