In 1900s India, Calcuttan zamindar Devdas Mukherjee — unable to marry his lover — takes up alcohol and the company of a courtesan to alleviate the pain.
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Movie2002·185 min
Devdas
Directed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali
A drama romance film directed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali.
◈ CrunchScore
Top 17%
of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement
★ TMDB Audience Rating
7.5/10
385 ratings
About Devdas
- Pacing
- Measured (4 of 9)
- Tone
- Dark (2 of 9)
- Intensity
- Intense (7 of 9)
- Complexity
- Approachable (4 of 9)
- Humor
- Serious (1 of 9)
- Scale
- Personal (4 of 9)
- Spirit
- Earnest (5 of 9)
- Texture
- Stylized, Contemplative
- Story Tags
- forbidden love, grief and loss, obsession, early 1900s, music performance, international, urban, romantic partners, anti hero, everyman, tragedy arc, slow burn reveal, forbidden star crossed, sweeping romance