Sir Narayan Mukherjee [Vijay Crishna], a zamindar, and his wife Kaushalya [Smita Jaykar] have heard that their younger son, Devdas [Shahrukh Khan], is coming home from a law school in England to their mansion in Tal Sonapur, Bengal. On the day of his return, Kaushalya insists everyone in the family close their eyes so that she will be the first person to see him. Her plan backfires, however, when instead of coming straight home, Devdas goes to see Parvati "Paro" Chakraborty [Aishwarya Rai], his childhood sweetheart, first. This incident ignites Kaushalyas dislike of Paro. Paro is Devdass neighbour and childhood friend. The years apart turned their friendship into love. When he was sent to England at the age of ten, she lit a lamp for him, which she carefully tended to over the years and never allowed to extinguish. It seems to everyone, including Paros mother Sumitra [Kirron Kher], that Devdas and Paro will get married, but Devdass vindictive sister-in-law Kumud [Ananya Khare] reminds Kaushalya of Paros maternal lineage, which consists of dancers. This is considered inappropriate for an alliance with the Mukherjee family. When Sumitra announces her desire for Devdas and Paro to marry, Kaushalya rejects and humiliates her in public. In retaliation, Sumitra vows to ensure that Paro will get an even better marriage, and soon arranges for Paro to marry Thakur Bhuvan Chaudhry [Vijayendra Ghatge], a forty-year-old widowed aristocrat with three grown children. Devdas gets into a fight with his father about his relationship with Paro, and flees to a brothel with his college friend Chunnibabu [Jackie Shroff]. He leaves a letter for Paro, stating that love had never existed between them. At the brothel, Devdas meets a good-hearted tawaif [courtesan] named Chandramukhi [Madhuri Dixit], who falls in love with him. Soon, Devdas realizes his mistake in abandoning Paro. Devdas returns to Paro at the time of her wedding to Bhuvan Chaudhry and asks her to elope with him. Paro refuses, reminding him of the way he had discarded her so easily. Grieved, Dev leads Paro to her bridal procession and Paro, still holding the lamp, breaks into sobs as she is carried away. Devdas, having lost both Paro and his family, is heartbroken. He moves to Chandramukhis brothel permanently and becomes an alcoholic. Eventually, he becomes so ill that the slightest dose of alcohol could kill him. Eventually, news of his alcoholism reaches Paro, who arrives at Chandramukhis brothel and angrily accuses her of manipulating him into drinking. She soon realizes, however, that Chandramukhi deeply cares for Devdas. Chandramukhi urges Paro to convince Devdas to stop drinking; Paro attempts to persuade him, but Devdas remains stubborn. He promises Paro that before he dies, he will come to her doorstep one last time. Paro invites Chandramukhi, whom she has befriended, to a celebration of Durga Puja at her husbands home and introduces Chandramukhi to her in-laws without revealing her profession. However, Bhuvans ill-natured son-in-law who turns out to be Kalibabu [Milind Gunaji], a frequent visitor to Chandramukhis brothel who made inappropriate advances towards Paro, reveals her background and humiliates her in front of Bhuvan and the guests. He also tells Bhuvan of Paros relationship with Devdas. As a result, Bhuvan punishes Paro by permanently forbidding her from leaving the mansion. Devdas tells Chandramukhi that he loves her but that she must let him go. He decides to travel the country, and takes Dharamdas [Tiku Talsania], a trusted servant, with him. While on a train, he meets his old friend Chunnibabu [Jackie Shroff], who offers him a glass of wine, and drinks it knowing it will be fatal. On the verge of death, Devdas remembers his promise to see Paro one last time. He travels to her house, collapsing in front of the main gate. Paro learns of his presence, and, screaming his name, runs out of the house and attempts to reach him. Bhuvan sees this and orders the servants to close the gates, leaving Paro sobbing in front of them. Devdas sees a blurred image of Paro running to him, but the gates close before she can reach him and Devdas dies. At the same time, the lamp that Paro had lit for him flickers out.

Soundtrack

The film soundtrack was predominately composed by Ismail Darbar and features playback singers Kavita Krishnamurthy [as Chandramukhi], Udit Narayan [as Devdas], and Shreya Ghoshal in her debut performance [as Parvati].

Track #	Song	Performed by	Composition/Lyrics
1	Silsila Ye Chaahat Ka	Shreya Ghoshal	Ismail Darbar & Nusrat Badr
2	Maar Dala	Kavita Krishnamurthy & Kay Kay	Prakash Kapadia & Nusrat Badr
3	Bairi Piya	Udit Narayan & Shreya Ghoshal	Ismail Darbar & Nusrat Badr
4	Kaahe Chhed Mohe	Pt. Birju Maharaj, Kavita Krishnamurthy & Madhuri Dixit	Ismail Darbar & Nusrat Badr
5	Chalak Chalak	Udit Narayan, Vinod Rathod & Kavita Krishnamurthy	Ismail Darbar & Nusrat Badr
6	Hamesha Tumko Chaha	Kavita Krishnamurthy & Udit Narayan	Ismail Darbar & Nusrat Badr
7	Woh Chand Jaisi Ladki	Udit Narayan	Ismail Darbar & Nusrat Badr
8	Morey Piya	Jaspinder Narula & Shreya Ghoshal	Sameer
9	Devs Last Journey - The Theme	Rashmi Sharma, Supriya Raghav Chatterjee	Ismail Darbar & Nusrat Badr - Music: Monty
10	Dola Re Dola	Kavita Krishnamurthy, Shreya Ghoshal & Kay Kay	Ismail Darbar & Nusrat Badr

[[filmfare awards]]

= Devdas won ten awards at the 2002 Filmfare Awards: * Best Film - Bharat Shah * Best Actor - Shahrukh Khan * Best Actress - Aishwarya Rai * Best Director - Sanjay Leela Bhansali * Best Supporting Actress - Madhuri Dixit * Best Female Playback - Kavita Krishnamurthy & Shreya Ghosal for "Dola Re Dola" * Best Cinematographer - Binod Pradhan * Best Art Direction - Nitin Chandrakant Desai * Best Choreography - Saroj Khan * Best Scene of the Year - Confrontation scene between Parvati and Chandramukhi.

[[star screen awards]]

= Devdas won five awards at the 2002 Star Screen Awards: *Best Actor - Shahrukh Khan [shared with Ajay Devgan] *Best Actress - Aishwarya Rai *Best Supporting Actress - Madhuri Dixit *Star Screen Award Jodi No. 1 - Aishwarya Rai & Shahrukh Khan *Star Screen Award Best Male Playback - Udit Narayan for Woh Chand Jaisi Ladki

Box office

Devdas was a huge hit at the box office. It grossed 39 crores and became the highest grossing film of 2002.

Awards

* Devdas was Indias entry for Best Foreign Language Film at the Oscars in 2003. * The film was also screened at the 2002 Cannes Film Festival, though it was not eligible for an award.

Notes

* [http://www.planetbollywood.com/displayReview.php?id=042106032920 Music Review - Devdas] at Planet Bollywood * [http://devdas.indiatimes.com/audio.htm The Audio Visual] at Devdas Official Site

[[iifa awards]]

= Devdas won six awards at the 2003 IIFA Awards: * Best Movie - Devdas - Bharat Shah * IIFA Best Director Award - Sanjay Leela Bhansali * Best Actor In Leading Role Devdas - Shahrukh Khan * Best Actress In Leading Role Devdas - Aishwarya Rai * Best Actress In A Supporting Role Devdas - Kirron Kher * IIFA Best Female Playback Award Devdas - Shreya Ghosal, Kavita Krishnamurthy for Dola Re Dola

[[national film award]]s

= *2003: National Film Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment *2003: National Film Award for Best Female Playback Singer - Shreya Ghoshal

[[mtv asia awards]]

= Devdas was nominated for the 2003 Asian Film Award.

[[british academy film awards]]

= Devdas was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Foreign Language Film, 2003.