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Devdas (2002)
52K
Original name: देवदास
Genre: Drama, Musical, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 185 min.
Story:
Devdas is sent away by his father so he can improve himself but upon his return his father still doesn’t welcome him back. Devdas and Paro are in love but Paro is a lower caste and is set to be married to an older widower. Devdas is devastated & leaves home. He becomes an alcoholic womanizer and falls in love with a courtesan. Paro tries to get Devdas away from drinking before he self destructs.
Style:
touching, emotional, sentimental, weeping, thought provoking, serious, captivating, romantic, breathtaking, rough ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
unfulfilled love, forbidden love, love triangle, alcoholic, losing-it hero, true love, love, prostitution, unrequited love, prostitute, drunkenness, stepmother stepdaughter relationship, tragic love, hindu, death of protagonist, courtesan, self destructing, love affair, unfulfillment, childhood sweetheart, power of love, betrayal, train, tragedy, class differences ...
Time:
2000s, 20th century, 1900s, 90s, 21st century, contemporary
Place:
india, london, kolkata, england, asia, europe
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Story:
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Story:
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Plot:
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