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Devdas

Movie · 2002 · 185 min

A lush, slow-burning tragedy of love and self-destruction, drenched in opulent visuals and aching music.

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2002 Hindi film by Sanjay Leela Bhansali
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Year
2002
Runtime
185 min
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • romanticstrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • love
  • class
  • addiction
  • grief
  • betrayal
Places
  • single country house
  • big city
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • musical
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour2
Realism6
Romance9
Tension5
Darkness7
Complexity6
Emotional weight9

Details

Genres
drama, musical, romance
Directed by
Sanjay Leela Bhansali
Written by
Sanjay Leela Bhansali, Prakash Kapadia
Starring
Shah Rukh Khan, Aishwarya Rai, Madhuri Dixit, Jackie Shroff, Kirron Kher, Disha Vakani, Dina Pathak, Ananya Khare
Music
Ismail Darbar, Monty Sharma
Cinematography
Binod Pradhan
Runtime
185 min
Country
India
Languages
Hindi

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