Devdas (2002)
Devdas makes his way back home to India after spending 10 years studying in London. After his wealthy family prohibits him from marrying the woman he is in love with, his life spirals further and further out of control as he takes up alcohol and a life of vice to numb the pain.
23 July 1961, Bombay, Maharashtra, India
15 May 1967, Bombay, Maharashtra, India
1 July 1978, Guwahati, Assam, India
7 June 1954, Bombay, State of Bombay, India
13 August 1960, Bhavnagar, India
2 November 1965, New Delhi, India
1 November 1973, Mangalore, Karnataka, India
14 June 1955, Punjab, India
July 14, 2002
The song and dance numbers alone are worth the price of entry.
July 14, 2002
It's all vastly sumptuous, though the spectacle frequently overwhelms the dramatic impact.
July 20, 2002
When a movie throws as much at you as Devdas does, it's easy to forgive minor disappointments.
July 09, 2002
At over two and a half hours, the film's epic scale may not suit some Western viewers, but those willing to surrender themselves to the drama are in for a real treat.
July 19, 2002
Pleasures don't come much guiltier than this.
July 25, 2002
It does what the movies were meant to do: move, dance and swirl in the popular imagination.
July 22, 2004
Aishwarya Rai's natural beauty anchors the film's three best musical numbers, which balance out the slower and heavier melodramatic parts. All in all, a classy production.
July 14, 2002
Opulence rules. So does emotion. Pack a lunch and have an experience because Bollywood beckons.
September 05, 2003
The entire film has an overwhelming hugeness to it that's hard to resist.
February 02, 2004
There's more to Devdas than extravagance; the emotion and passion of the story is felt just as strongly in every frame as the budget.

