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[[File:Copy_of_Devdas_4634.jpg|frame|Chandramukhi, the title character and Paro.]]
'''''Devdas''''' is a Bengali Romance novel by Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay. Essentially, it is a retelling of the Krishna, Radha, and Meera myths, the relationships between its three protagonists - Devdas, Parvati, and Chandramukhi - paralleling the Hindu deities. The film is similar to the book ''[[The Sorrows of Young Werther]]''. Devdas is part of a rich Bengali family who used to play with [[Childhood Sweetheart]] Paro. After Devdas comes back from England finishing his education, both Paro and he fall in love and Paro's mother deigns to inform Devdas's mother of arranging a marriage between them. [[Parental Marriage Veto|Devdas's father disapproves]] because Paro comes from a middle class trader family and Devdas is too weak willed to stand up to him. Paro gets married to a much older wealthy widower and Devdas spends his days drunk and in mourning. He is introduced to a Courtesan Chandramukhi in Calcutta who falls in love with him. And so, Paro keeps thinking of Devdas, Devdas keeps thinking of Paro and drinking himself to death and Chandramukhi falls in love with a drunk Devdas who never responds to her love. And [[It Gets Worse]].▼
▲''Devdas'' is a Bengali Romance novel by Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay. Essentially, it is a retelling of the Krishna, Radha, and Meera myths, the relationships between its three protagonists - Devdas, Parvati, and Chandramukhi - paralleling the Hindu deities. The film is similar to the book ''[[The Sorrows of Young Werther]]''. Devdas is part of a rich Bengali family who used to play with [[Childhood Sweetheart]] Paro. After Devdas comes back from England finishing his education, both Paro and he fall in love and Paro's mother deigns to inform Devdas's mother of arranging a marriage between them. [[Parental Marriage Veto|Devdas's father disapproves]] because Paro comes from a middle class trader family and Devdas is too weak willed to stand up to him. Paro gets married to a much older wealthy widower and Devdas spends his days drunk and in mourning. He is introduced to a Courtesan Chandramukhi in Calcutta who falls in love with him. And so, Paro keeps thinking of Devdas, Devdas keeps thinking of Paro and drinking himself to death and Chandramukhi falls in love with a drunk Devdas who never responds to her love. And [[It Gets Worse]].
The novella has been made into a film in many Indian languages, including Bengali, Hindi, Telugu, Tamil, and Assamese. The most notable adaptations include a 1955 film by Bimal Roy, a 2002 film by Sanjay Leela Bhansali starring [[Shah Rukh Khan]] as Devdas, [[Madhuri Dixit]] as Chandramukhi and [[Aishwarya Rai]] as Paro (all three pictured above) and ''Dev.D'', a modern day and loosely-derived take of the novel set against contemporary Punjab and Delhi, where familial ties are negotiated by the traditions of patriarchy and marriages are reduced to a game of power and "honour".
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* ''Devdas'' (1928, silent film)
* ''Devdas'' (1935, in Bengali)
* ''Devdas'' (1936, in Hindi)
* ''Devdas'' (1937, in Assamese)
* ''Devadasu'' (1953, in Telugu and Tamil)
* ''Devdas'' (1955, in Urdu, Pakistani film)
* ''Devdas'' (1965, in Urdu)
* ''Devadasu'' (1974, in Telugu)
* ''Devdas'' (1979, in Bengali)
* ''Devdas'' (1982, in Bengali, Bangladeshi film)
* ''Devadas'' (1989, in Malayalam)
* ''Devdas'' (2002, in Bengali)
* ''Devdas'' (2002, in Hindi)
* ''Dev.D'' (2009, in Hindi)
* ''Devdas'' (2010, in Urdu, Pakistani film)
* ''Devdas'' (2013, in Bengali, Bangladeshi film)
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* [[All Love Is Unrequited]] - Obviously.
* [[Arranged Marriage]] - The cause of all of Devdas's problems.
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** Its also been interpreted the other way around, with Chandramukhi as Betty and Paro as Veronica.
* [[Byronic Hero]] - Devdas
* [[Despair Event Horizon]] - Devdas crosses this after Paro's marriage.
* [[Don't Make Me Take My Belt Off]] - Devdas's dad.
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* [[This Bed of Roses]] - Chandramukhi offers Devdas a place to stay at the brothel where she works.
* [[Type Caste]] - A Reason Paro and Devdas are fated to be [[Star-Crossed Lovers]].
▲* [[Unlucky Childhood Friend]] -Paro, who is his [[First Love]].
* [[What an Idiot!]] - Devdas. If he just stood up to his father, then Paro would not have been married to another.
* [["Well Done, Son" Guy]] - Reason Devdas spends half his screentime drunk.
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