As
Sanjay
Leela
Bhansali’s
magnum
opus
Devdas
clocked
20
years
on
Tuesday,
the
team
behind
the
2002
film
cherished
creating
a
"melancholic
yet
poetic" piece
of
art.
Based
on
Sharat
Chandra
Chattopadhyay's
1917
novel
of
the
same
name,
the
period
drama
featured
superstar
Shah
Rukh
Khan
in
the
titular
role.
Bhansali's
production
banner
celebrated
the
milestone
in
a
post
on
Instagram,
along
with
throwback
posters
of
the
film.
"Devdas
is
mystical.
Devdas
is
melancholic
yet
poetic.
Devdas
is
a
character
and
a
film
so
special
that
it
sparks
love,
longing
&
romance
within
us
even
today...
Devdas,
20
years
later
still
stands
for
all
this
and
a
lot
more!
Here’s
celebrating
#20YearsOfDevdas,”
read
the
post
by
Bhansali
Productions.
In
the
movie,
Aishwarya
Rai
Bachchan
played
Devdas'
childhood
sweetheart
Paro
and
Madhuri
Dixit
Nene
essayed
the
role
of
courtesan
Chandramukhi,
who
lends
support
to
Devdas
as
he
descends
into
alcohol
after
Paro
gets
married
to
a
much
older
man,
Bhuvan
Choudhry.
Dixit
Nene
also
marked
the
occasion
by
sharing
a
picture
of
hers
from
Devdas,
which
was
posted
by
one
of
her
fans,
on
Instagram
Stories.
"Thank
you
for
being
such
a
big
fan," the
actor
wrote
with
a
heart
emoji.
Devdas
was
written
by
Bhansali
and
Prakash
Ranjit
Kapadia.
Chattopadhyay's
novel
has
been
adapted
for
the
big
screen
many
times,
with
filmmaker
Bimal
Roy's
1955
classic
starring
Dilip
Kumar,
and
KL
Saigal's
1936
version
being
the
most
popular
ones.
Bhansali’s
Devdas
had
its
world
premiere
at
the
2002
Cannes
Film
Festival,
where
it
was
screened
out-of-competition.
Upon
its
release
in
India,
the
film
received
positive
response
and
won
many
accolades,
including
five
National
Awards
--
best
popular
film
providing
wholesome
entertainment,
best
playback
singer
for
Shreya
Ghoshal,
production
design
for
Nitin
Desai,
best
choreography
for
Saroj
Khan
and
best
costume
design
for
Neeta
Lulla,
Abu
Jani,
Sandeep
Khosla
and
Reza
Shariffi.