Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s exquisite adaptation of Saratchandra Chatterjee’s classic romantic tragedy leaves one with a feeling of elation and satiation. It confirms the director’s faith in the power of the visual medium to create poetry out of melodrama and the audience’s faith in Bhansali as one of the most gifted filmmakers mainstream Hindi cinema has produced.

Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s labour of love Devdas is a larger-than-life, poignant and spectacular interpretation. Clearly Devdas is a work of art and heart…For all its hype, grandeur, money, blood, sweat, music, tragedy, Devdas is a must-see for even the most pragmatic and unromantic.