Devdas with English subtitles.

Devdas is the story of a love beyond all else...even life.

The saga of a man called Devdas who loved,loved and just loved...

Devdas shared a magnetic childhood with his lovely playmate Paro where supreme love was felt before it was understood. When youth beckoned, the loved intensified. But, alas, a fateful moment of weakness on the part of Devdas created a permanent wall of seperation between him and his beloved Paro. On one side of the wall was a heartbroken Paro who became the wife of another. And on the other, was a completely shattered Devdas.

Unable to bear the agony of a life without Paro, Devdas made alcohol his constant companion. But that could not make him forget the piercing pain. Even the unflinching devotion of a beautiful courtesan Chandramukhi, did not ease the heartache of losing Paro. It was only when his eyes closed to a permanent sleep, did the pain begin to fade.

But even before losing the light of life, all Devdas urged, was to see his Paro just once ...

Thus giving his love the greatest dignity ... It was at Paro's doorstep, that the doors of heaven opened for Devdas.

He left behind a testimony of true love,that was pure, chaste, undemanding... and thus immortal. Indeed, love was his life... love makes him live on...

Awards

Race (Rajkamal Academy Cinematic Excellence) National Awards (2002)
Best Film
Best Director (Sanjay Leela Bhansali)
Best Artiste female (Aishwarya Rai)
Best Choreographer (Binod Pradhan)
Best Editor (Bela Sehgal)
Best Story
Screenplay (Prakash Kapadia & Sanjay Leela Bhansali)
Best Music Composer (Ismail Darbar)


International Indian Film Academy (2003) - Award for Technical Excellence
Best Art Direction (Nitin Desai)
Best Choreography (Saroj Khan – for song "Dola Re Dola".)
Best Cinematography (Binod Pradhan)
Best Costume Designer (Neeta Lulla, Abu Jani, Sandeep Khosla & Reza Shariffi)
Best Dialogue (Prakash Kapadia)
Best Make Up (Arun Pillai, Jaywant Parab, Pradeep Nahate)
Best Song Recording (Daman Sood, Bishwadeep Chatterjee & Tanay Gajjar)
Best Sound Re-Recording (Leslie Fernandes)
Best Sound Recording (Jitendra Chaudhary, Vikramaditya Motwane & Kunal Sharma)

International Indian Film Academy (2003) - Popular Award
Actor in a Leading Role (Shahrukh Khan)
Actress in a Leading Role (Aishwarya Rai)
Actress in a Supporting Role (Kiron Kher)
Best Picture
Best Direction


BAFTA (2003) (Nominated) – Best Film not in the English Language (Bharat Shah & Sanjay Leela Bhansali)

Filmfare Awards (2003)
Best Actor (Shahrukh Khan)
Best Actress (Aishwarya Rai)
Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Madhuri Dixit)
Best Art Direction (Nitin Desai)
Best Cinematography (Binod Pradhan)
Best Director (Sanjay Leela Bhansali)
Best Playback Singer – Female (Kavita Krishnamurthy & Shreya Ghoshal For episode "Dola Re".)
Best Scene of the Year
Best Film
R.D. Burman Award (Shreya Ghoshal)
(Nominated) Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Jackie Shroff)
(Nominated) Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Kiron Kher)
(Nominated) Best Lyricist (Nusrat Badr For the song "Dola Re".)
(Nominated) Best Music Director (Ismail Darbar)
(Nominated) Best Playback Singer – Female (Shreya Ghoshal For the song "Bairi Piya".)
(Nominated) Best Playback Singer – Female (Kavita Krishnamurthy For the song "Maar Dala".)


MTV Asia Awards (2003) Asian Film Award (Sanjay Leela Bhansali)

National Film Awards, India (2003) Golden Lotus Award
Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment (Bharat Shah (producer) & Sanjay Leela Bhansali (director))

National Film Awards, India (2003) Silver Lotus Award
Best Art Direction (Nitin Desai)
Best Choreography (Saroj Khan For "Dola re dola".)
Best Costume Designer (Neeta Lulla, Abu Jani & Sandeep Khosla)
Best Playback Singer (Female) (Shreya Ghoshal, For the song "Bairi piya".)

Screen Weekly Award (2003)
Screen’s Best Actor (Shahrukh Khan)
Screen’s Best Actress (Aishwarya Rai)
Screen’s Best Film
Screen’s Best Supporting Actress (Madhuri Dixit)
Special Award – Jodi No. 1 (on screen couple) (Shahrukh Khan & Aishwarya Rai)
(Nominated) Screen’s Best Supporting Actress (Kiron Kher)

Zee Cine Awards (2003) Popular Award
Best Actor (Shahrukh Khan)
Best Actress (Aishwarya Rai)
Best Cinematographer (Binod Pradhan) Best Director (Sanjay Leela Bhansali) Best Female Playback (Shreya Ghoshal & Kavita Subramaniam For the song "Dola re dola".) Best Film

Zee Cine Awards (2003) Popular Award
Best Costume (Neeta Lulla, Abu Jani, Sandeep Khosla & Reza Shariffi) Best Choreographer (Saroj Khan For "Maar dala".)

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