Television
empress
Ekta
Kapoor
has
now
set
her
eye
on
the
timeless
love
story,
Devdas.
The
After
Sanjay
Leela
Bhansali,
Ekta
attempts
to
recreate
Sarat
Chandra
Chattopadhyay's
popular
novel
and
this
time
on
TV.
The
classic
story
has
been
told
before
and
retold,
but
it
still
remains
one
of
the
most
loved
love-stories
of
all
time.
Ekta
Kapoor,
who
knows
what
sells,
is
apparently
in
tlaks
with
bringing
the
original
triangle
love
story
to
television.
Devdas,
the
love
story
that
revolves
around
the
three
charactres,
Devdas,
Paro
and
Chandramukhi,
and
their
tragic
yet
beautiful
story
of
friendship,
ego,
betrayal,
rift,
tragedy
and
of
course
love.
Ekta
Kapoor,
the
lady
behind
the
current
hit
TV
show
Jodha
Akbar,
is
working
on
the
script
for
the
show
and
is
plannimg
to
bag
a
prime
time
slot
for
the
show
on
Colors
TV.
Previously,
the
story
of
Devdas
has
been
made
into
feature
films
by
many
including,
Bimal
Roy
(starring
Dilip
Kumar,
Vyjayanthimala
and
Suchithra
Sen),
Sanjay
Leela
Bhansali
(featuring
Shahrukh
Khan,
Aishwarya
Rai
Bachchan
and
Madhuri
Dixit),
and
Anurag
Kashyap
(modern
version
titled
Dev
D
-
starring
Abhay
Deol,
Kalki
Koechlin
and
Mahi
Gill).
The
star
cast
for
the
TV
version
is
yet
to
be
finalised
as
well.
Let's
wait
and
watch
which
lucky
actors
would
bag
this
epic
show.