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Devdas

Devdas

A grand saga of timeless love.

20027.53h 5m

Overview

In 1900s India, Calcuttan zamindar Devdas Mukherjee — unable to marry his lover — takes up alcohol and the company of a courtesan to alleviate the pain.

Directed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali
Written by Saratchandra Chatterjee, Sanjay Leela Bhansali, Prakash R. Kapadia
Produced by Bharat Shah
Box OfficeBudget: $6.7MRevenue: $13.3M

Top Cast

Shah Rukh Khan

Shah Rukh Khan

Devdas Mukherjee

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan

Parvati "Paro" Chakraborty

Madhuri Dixit

Madhuri Dixit

Chandramukhi

Jackie Shroff

Jackie Shroff

Chunnilal

Smita Jaykar

Smita Jaykar

Kaushalya Mukherjee

Manoj Joshi

Manoj Joshi

Dwijdas Mukherjee

Ananya Khare

Ananya Khare

Kumud Mukherjee

Milind Gunaji

Milind Gunaji

Kalibabu

Dina Pathak

Dina Pathak

Bhuvan's Mother

Kirron Kher

Kirron Kher

Sumitra Chakraborty

Themes & Keywords

based on novel or bookcourtesanmelancholyremakecalcuttafamily disapprovalchildhood sweetheart1900skolkata, indiasentimental

About Devdas

Devdas is a drama, romance film released in 2002 exploring themes of based on novel or book, courtesan, melancholy, remake, calcutta, family disapproval. Directed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali, it stars Shah Rukh Khan, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Madhuri Dixit. In 1900s India, Calcuttan zamindar Devdas Mukherjee — unable to marry his lover — takes up alcohol and the company of a courtesan to alleviate the pain.

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