Devdas is sent away by his father so he can improve himself but upon his return his father still doesn’t welcome him back. Devdas and Paro are in love but Paro is a lower caste and is set to be married to an older widower. Devdas is devastated & leaves home. He becomes an alcoholic womanizer and falls in love with a courtesan. Paro tries to get Devdas away from drinking before he self destructs.

Keywords: based-on-novel-or-book, courtesan, remake, calcutta, family-disapproval, childhood-sweetheart, early-1900s, kolkata,

Title: Devdas
Imdb rate: 7.6
Imdb votes: 36,804
Year: 2002
Language: Hindi
Genre: Drama, Musical, Romance
Country: India
Director: Sanjay Leela Bhansali
Writers: Saratchandra Chatterjee (based on the novel by), Prakash Kapadia (screenplay), Sanjay Leela Bhansali (screenplay), Prakash Kapadia (dialogue)
Actors:
Shah Rukh Khan
Aishwarya Rai Bachchan
Madhuri Dixit
Jackie Shroff

Awards: Nominated for 1 BAFTA Film Award. Another 57 wins & 9 nominations.