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DevdasDevdas is the male protagonist of a tragic Bengali novel by the same name, written by Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay in 1917. The novel has been made into a movie in multiple Indian languages including Bengali, Hindi (thrice), Telugu (twice) and Tamil. The character won critical acclaim to most of the actors who played it including K.L. Saigal, Dilip Kumar, and Akkineni Nageswara Rao. The first movie version was made in 1928 as a silent movie. The first movie adaptation with sound came in 1935 in Bengali, directed by P.C. Barua and starring K.L. Saigal. It was then remade in Hindi by director Bimal Roy in 1955 starring Dilip Kumar as Devdas, Suchitra Sen as Parvati (Paro, the female lead), and Vyjayantimala as the dancing courtesan Chandramukhi. The story was put to film most recently in Hindi in 2002 by Sanjay Leela Bhansali. Shahrukh Khan played Devdas in this adaptation (based on the 11th version of the novel). His co-stars included Aishwarya Rai (Paro) and Madhuri Dixit (Chandramukhi). It is one of the most expensive movies to come from Bollywood with a budget of RS 500,000,000. All the Devdas movies have the distinction of being box-office hits. Plot The basic plot of all versions The childhood friendship of Devdas and Paro blossoms into love as they grow up. Devdas' father does not approve of the relationship and as a result there is tension that leads to the severing of the relationship. Devdas realizes he cannot live without Paro and returns to her. Meanwhile she has been married to an older man with children. Devdas begins to drink to much and comes in contact with a courtesan, Chandramukhi, who falls in love with him. The exact way events unfold differs from version to version. External Links Devdas
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