Story of movie Devdas 2002 Hindi Film :
Devdas is a 2002 Indian romantic drama film directed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali and based on the 1917 Sharat Chandra Chattopadhyay's novel Devdas. This is the third Hindi version and the first film version of the story in Hindi done in colour. The film is set in the early 1900s and follows Shah Rukh Khan as Devdas, a wealthy law graduate who returns from London to marry his childhood sweetheart, Paro, played by Aishwarya Rai. However, the rejection of this marriage by his own family sparks his descent into alcohol, ultimately leading to his emotional deterioration and him seeking refuge with a courtesan played by Madhuri Dixit.
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| Directed by | Sanjay Leela Bhansali |
| Produced by | Bharat Shah Red Chillies Entertainment |
| Screenplay by | Prakash Kapadia |
| Based on | Devdas by Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay |
| Starring | Shah Rukh Khan Madhuri Dixit Aishwarya Rai Jackie Shroff Atiqa Odho |
| Music by | Ismail Darbar |
| Cinematography | Binod Pradhan |
| Edited by | Bela Sehgal |
Production company | Mega Bollywood Pvt.Ltd Red Chillies Entertainment |
| Distributed by | Mega Bollywood Pvt.LTD SLB Films Red Chillies Entertainment |
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Running time | 185 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
| Budget | ?500 million |
| Box office | est. ?998.7 million |
At the time of its release, Devdas was the most expensive Bollywood film ever produced, with a reported budget of ?50 crore (US$7.0 million). The film was a commercial success in India and abroad, becoming the highest grossing Indian film of the year. Shah Rukh Khan has bought the rights to this film under his banner, Red Chillies Entertainment.
Despite receiving mixed reviews in India upon release, Devdas was critically acclaimed among western film critics, and is considered as one of the greatest films ever made. It 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 magazine's "The 100 Best Films Of World Cinema" in 2010. TIME magazine named Devdas as the best movie of 2002 among all the movies released around the world that year. The film was recently included in TIME's top 10 movies of the millennium worldwide. The film was screened at 2002 Cannes Film Festival, and the 2002, and 2014 International Film Festival of India in the "Devdas Section" and "Celebrating Dance in Indian cinema" section respectively. Devdas won the Filmfare Award for Best Film. The film also won five National Awards and a further ten 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).
Screenplay
In the early 1900s, Kaushalya (Smita Jaykar) hears that her younger son, Devdas (Shah Rukh Khan), is about to return home after leaving 10 years ago for law school in England. Kaushalya tells her neighbor Sumitra (Kirron Kher), who is overjoyed.
Sumitra's daughter, Parvati "Paro" Chakraborty (Aishwarya Rai) and Devdas share a deep friendship rooted in childhood. When Devdas was sent to England, Paro had lit an oil lamp to prompt his return and never allowed it to extinguish.
When Devdas returns, the childhood friendship between him and Paro turns to love. Everyone believes that Devdas and Paro will get married, but Devdas' scheming sister-in-law Kumud (Ananya Khare) reminds Kaushalya of Paro's maternal lineage of nautch girls and nautanki performers, which is inappropriate for the Mukherjee family. Sumitra publicly announces her desire for Devdas and Paro to marry, and Kaushalya rejects and humiliates her in public by saying that she is from a lower class. Devastated, Sumitra hastily arranges Paro's marriage to a man from a family wealthier than the Mukherjees: Thakur Bhuvan Chaudhry (Vijayendra Ghatge), a forty-year-old widower aristocrat with three grown children.
When Devdas' father also rejects Paro, Devdas leaves his parents' house and takes refuge at a brothel. He leaves a letter for Paro, falsely stating that love had never existed between them. At the brothel, he meets a good-hearted tawaif (courtesan) named Chandramukhi (Madhuri Dixit), who falls in love with him. Soon, Devdas realizes his mistake in abandoning Paro. He returns to her during her wedding and asks her to elope but Paro refuses, reminding him of the way he had discarded her so easily. Devdas vows to see her again before he dies.
Paro learns from her new husband that he has married her only to be mother to his children and lady of the estate, but that his love is only for his late first wife. She dutifully fulfills her responsibilities, while Devdas, heartbroken at having lost Paro, permanently moves to Chandramukhi's brothel and becomes an alcoholic. When Devdas' father is on his deathbed, he asks to see his son Devdas, but Devdas arrives later, at his father's funeral—shamefully and obviously drunk. He causes a scene and eventually passes out.
Eventually, Devdas becomes so ill that the slightest dose of alcohol could kill him. He returns to the family home to heal, and discovers that his sister-in-law has stolen his mother's keys to the family safe. He confronts her but Kumud tells his mother that Devdas had stolen the keys. His mother believes her and Devdas leaves, banished. Paro arrives at Chandramukhi's brothel, accusing her of driving Devdas to drink, but quickly realizes that Chandramukhi loves Devdas. Paro urges Devdas to stop drinking, but Devdas remains stubborn. He promises Paro that before he dies, he will come to her doorstep one last time.
Paro invites Chandramukhi to a celebration of Durga Puja at her husband's home and introduces her to her in-laws without revealing Chandramukhi's profession. However, Bhuvan's ill-natured son-in-law Kalibabu (Milind Gunaji), a frequent visitor to the brothel, reveals Chandramukhi's background and humiliates her in front of the guests. He also tells Bhuvan of Paro's relationship with Devdas. As a result, Bhuvan permanently forbids Paro from leaving the mansion. Devdas tells Chandramukhi that she must let him go, and decides to travel the country; on a train, he meets his old college friend Chunnibabu (Jackie Shroff), who urges him to drink in the name of friendship. Devdas drinks, knowing full well it will be fatal.
On the verge of death, Devdas travels to Paro's house to honor his promise, collapsing under a tree in front of the main gate. Paro runs through the mansion, attempting to reach him. Bhuvan sees this and orders the servants to shut the gates. Devdas sees a blurred image of Paro running towards him, but the gates close just before she can reach him, leaving her sobbing inside. Devdas whispers Paro's name with his last breath as he slowly dies, and immediately Paro's lamp flickers out.
- Shah Rukh Khan as Devdas Mukherjee
- Madhuri Dixit as Chandramukhi
- Aishwarya Rai as Parvati 'Paro' Chakraborty
- Jackie Shroff as Chunnilal
- Kirron Kher as Sumitra Chakrabort
- Atiqa Odho as Neilia
- Smita Jaykar as Kaushalya Mukherjee
- Ananya Khare as Kumud Mukherjee
- Vijayendra Ghatge as Bhuvan Chaudhry
- Tiku Talsania as Dharamdas
- Milind Gunaji as Kalibabu
- Neha Pendse as Chaurangi
- Manoj Joshi as Dwijdas Mukherjee
- Ava Mukherjee as Devdas's Badi-ma
- Sunil Rege as Neelkanth Chakraborty
- Vijay Crishna as Sir Narayan Mukherjee
- Jaya Bhattacharya as Manorama
- Disha Vakani as Sakhi
- Dina Pathak as Bhuvan's Mother
- Amardeep Jha as Kalibabu's Mother
- Radhika Singh as Yashomati
- Apara Mehta as Badi Aapa
- Muni Jha as Kaka
The major part of the movie was filmed at Dharavi, Mumbai, recreating early 20th-century Calcutta. Chandramukhi's kotha was constructed next to an artificial lake, to make it look like a set in Varanasi on the Ganges. A temple city surrounded the set, for which inspiration was taken from the Dilwara Temples in Rajasthan. For the creation of Paro's room in a haveli 122,000,008 pieces of stained glass were used.
Devdas grossed ?68.19 crore (US$9.5 million) in India and $6.5 million (?31.68 crore) in other countries, for a worldwide total of ?99.87 crore (US$14 million), against its ?44 crore (US$6.1 million) budget. The film had an extraordinary opening worldwide and recorded highest opening weekend and week of the year with collections of ?19.83 crore (US$2.8 million) and ?33.45 crore (US$4.7 million) respectively. It was the highest-grossing Bollywood film of 2002 worldwide.
India
It opened on Friday, July 12, 2002, across 325 screens, and grossed highest opening day of the year with figure of ?2.09 crore (US$290,000) nett. It became the second film to gross ?2 crore (US$280,000) nett opening day after Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham.... It also had highest opening weekend and week of the year with collections of ?6.15 crore (US$860,000) nett and ?11.78 crore (US$1.6 million) nett respectively. The film earned a total of ?41.65 crore (US$5.8 million) nett. It was the highest-grossing film of 2002 in India.
Overseas
It had an opening weekend of $2 million (?9.75 crore) and went on to gross $2.9 million (?14.13 crore) in its first week. The film earned a total of $6.5 million (?31.68 crore). Overseas, it was the highest-grossing Bollywood film of 2002.
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