Devdas
A Tragic Love Story
Saratchandra Chatterjee’s classic novel Devdas was brought to the big screen once again in 2002 by Sanjay Leela Bhansali. The movie was Sanjay’s second movie as a director after the blockbuster Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam in 1999. Devdas was the best and the highest grossing movie for 2002 winning 44 awards in various film award functions including awards for ‘best director’, ‘best actor’, ‘best movie’, ‘best music director’, ‘best actress’ and ‘best choreographer.’ The movie had some memorable songs such as ‘Dola re’ and ‘Mardala.’
Devdas brought back the talented actress, Madhuri Dixit to Bollywood after her wedding in 1999. It also brought the much loved pair, Shahrukh Khan and Aishwarya Rai after the hit Mohabbatein in 2000.
The story of the movie is about a love triangle between Devdas Mukherjee (Shahrukh) and Paro (Aishwarya) who are childhood sweethearts and Chandramukhi (Madhuri) a courtesan. Devdas was sent to London for his education in his childhood and returned only after he became an adult. Devdas and Paro wanted to marry but his arrogant father forbid this from happening as Paro belonged to a lower class than the Mukherjee’s. Devdas goes away after the refusal from his father and tells Paro to forget him.
Heartbroken she enters a chaste marriage with a much wealthier and older man, Zamindar Bhuvan. Devdas’s life spirals out of control as he tries to drown his grief and resorts to alcohol. His friend Chunilal (Jackie Shroff) introduces him to Chandramukhi and she immediately falls in love with him. He bonds with her by sharing his feelings and pain of unfulfilled love for Paro. Devdas eventually dies because of his excessive drinking leaving behind two women who loved him intensely. The movie is still remembered today for its unfulfilled tragic tale of love and its brilliant performances.
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