Devdas (2002)
88 %
Reviews Counted: 16 Fresh: 14 Rotten:2 Average Rating: 7.6/10
Runtime: 3 hrs 2 mins
Synopsis:
The innocent affection of two children evolves into an enduring passion, binding the lovers across time and space and defying all convention. A love that can never be, but which torments incessantly, drives the hero to dissipation and consigns the heroine to an unfulfilling marriage. Such... [More]
Genre: Foreign Films
Starring: Shah Rukh Khan, Jackie Shroff, Aishwarya Rai
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01/26/06 03:16 AM
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.
07/22/04 10:53 PM
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.
02/02/04 01:02 PM
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12/15/03 05:12 PM
The entire film has an overwhelming hugeness to it that's hard to resist.
09/05/03 03:36 PM
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08/09/02 08:19 AM
Top Critic It does what the movies were meant to do: move, dance and swirl in the popular imagination.
07/25/02 12:54 PM
Top Critic When a movie throws as much at you as Devdas does, it’s easy to forgive minor disappointments.
07/20/02 12:04 PM
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07/19/02 08:18 AM
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07/14/02 08:16 AM
Opulence rules. So does emotion. Pack a lunch and have an experience because Bollywood beckons.
07/14/02 08:16 AM
It's all vastly sumptuous, though the spectacle frequently overwhelms the dramatic impact.
07/14/02 08:16 AM
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