An action-packed slog

Clever, believable, and super fun to watch. It totally has replay value.

It's a mild crowd pleaser for people who are exhausted by blockbusters.

A lot of perfectly good film show their cards early, establish a unique premise and let the audience explore a topic at a leisurely pace, without much in terms of surprise. this film is not one of those films.

In the early 1900's, Devdas (Shah Rukh Khan) returns from school in England, and wishes to marry his childhood sweetheart Paro (Aishwarya Rai), who has loved him devotedly all the time he's been away. His family objects, and he leaves Paro to debauch in a brothel, where he meets Chandramuki (Madhuri Dixit) who falls in love with him. The two women bond over their shared love of Devdas, but are powerless to help him as he slips into drunkenness.Based on a 1917 novel by Sharat Chandra Chattopadhyay, the plot is tight and engrossing. All three main actors are near perfection in their roles. The supporting cast (which includes Jackie Shroff) are also solid. The music is good and the dances breath-taking. The extravagant costumes and sets are a feast for the eyes. This is a serious drama that will keep the viewer entranced to the very end.

This film was, at the time of its release, the most expensive film. I can totally understand why. It is all completely lavish and the sets are wonderful. The acting is the best part though. Shahrukh Khan excels in the role of Devdas, a role I think only him and perhaps Aamir Khan could do well. His performance is totally out of this world. For me, Aishwariya Rai ruins the film a bit; her acting is ordinary, if that, and she just doesn't do much to add to the overall effect; the other two steal the show. Madhuri, on the other hand, is absolutely fantastic. The music of the film is one of a kind, with the stand out tracks, for me, being 'Maar Daala' and 'Dola re Dola'. Technically, everything is superb; can't fault the screenplay, cinematography and editing. Sanjay Leela Bhansali has got it right once again. Hats off to him.Verdict: one of the finest films you'll see. I give it 9/10

I think this is one of my favorite bollywood movies and one of my favorite actor srk is in here and he did a tremendously good job as well as everyone else who did this movie. This movie is based on a true Indian epic which was also a remake of the old movie made at 1955. Anyways its about a young man named devdas coming from London after a long time. He finally gets to be paro his childhood love and he wants to marry her but his dad wants him to marry a well known girl so he basically leaves and moves in with his friend who basically is a heavy drinker and they part together and devdas meets another girl played by madhuri whose a bar dancer but he drinks so much because he simply can't get paro off his mind. So he just keeps drinking and eventually dies. This movie was pretty sad and over reacting was needed and it worked nd i hink its hi best performance. Aishwarya rai and madhuri were good to and the songs were excellent and matched the film ill give it an 8/10

Neither the novel was a work of art, nor any film based on it. Devdas is shockingly among the most boring, unidimensional characters Indian literature could have possibly produced! Even Sharat Chandra Chattopadhyay had admitted that the novel was a mistake he committed during his 20s; an age when almost all of the youth is into self pitying and self destruction. Shah Rukh khan as Devdas overacts and makes you laugh at times when he cries out loud, and sounds like a hungry goat! With some mediocre acting and an overdose of glitz, this melodramatic crap isn't worth watching for any reason, except for some soothing music.Rating: SUPER DUD!PS: On contrary, Anurag Kashyap's DEV-D is a brilliant attempt, which gives you a positive outlook of the immensely negative character.