Devdas
(Devdas)

When his high-caste family forbids him from marrying the lower-caste woman he loves, Devdas drowns his despair in alcohol, finding refuge in the arms of a courtesan of legendary beauty. Caught between a woman whom he will never cease to love and another that convention forbids him from loving, the door to happiness remains forever closed to him…While the plot reminds us of Romeo and Juliette, for Indian audiences it recalls Radha and Krishna. A legendary tragic love story with a universal touch, this Bollywood super-production shines with a thousand lights: grandiose settings, sublime costumes, a stream of colours, highly photogenic actors and sumptuous choreographies all embody this blaze of passions. MFM