The movie went into an emotional downward spiral a third of the way in and I sat there moved and almost crying for these tortured souls the rest of the two hours. She had a chemistry with Shahrukh that was understated until she was beyond his reach, but come on - the woman looks amazing, is there any doubt that a hundred Devdas types are dying for her? She was better as the movie progressed to the more serious part. Aish - was a bit wooden at times, but not always. Madhuri - what can one say about this truly great icon? She was amazing, you felt her pain, her caring, her selfless love, the moments between her and Shahrukh sizzled. Khan - your best actor award for this role in Devdas was well deserved. The detractors will keep saying he overacted, or he portrayed no emotions, for me this was a truly great role as an anguished lover. Recent roles in Swades and KANK are even more varied. It is remarkable how much this actor is accused of being typecast when every other year he pulls out an amazing performance - Dil Se (1998), Asoka (2001) and Devdas (2002) are all departures from his usual typecast romantic hero image. He was very very good in the drunk bits, very good in the anguished bits. Positives: Shahrukh Khan gave a very restrained performance, the silent tears accompanied with an anguish that only his eyes portrayed was a real departure from the screwed-up face crying. Chandramukhi's kotha and environs were lifted straight from Pakeezah, which was a very stylized movie and not authentic. There was no real need for the the two to meet, but this was Mr, Bhansali's directorial license. The duo dance was a great way to compare Aish vs Madhuri dancing skills (both were pretty even matched for me) but in the story line it was quite silly and should not have been there. Negatives - the sets were beautiful but over the top, ditto for the costumes. It was not flawless, most Bollywood movies are not. I came away moved by the tragic love story that unfolded. So, I have no comparisons to draw, no plot line differences to talk about. And, not being a great Dilip Kumar fan, I never watched the old version. I had no real recollection of the story as written. His stories (except SWAMI) mostly portrayed women as weak minded, subservient (maybe true to the time, but not to be admired), and men as weak and mostly well bred but not well educated. First off let me say that I was not a great Saratchandra admirer. I owned this film for 8 months but did not see it because of all the negative hype on the board.
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