I must admit that the trailer to this film showed alot of promise...shame it didnt live up to the hype!!! the first 20 minutes of the film have got some some nice set-pieces. Bhansali is one of the better bollywood directors (although that isnt saying much) but he does use some nice sweeping camera angles to hypen the grandeur feeling of the film. As far as the story is concerened, its nothing new and the pace at which it unfolds is a major fault. This film could have been miles shorter. The characters are poor although madhuri dixit is the better of the leading ladies Another factor which contributed to the films length were the songs. Although Ismail Darbor has done a good job with the songs and they are well choreographed, they are far too long. self-indulgent is a good phrase to describe Devdas. Its a very polished and grand film but when you take that away you are left with somthing which is Average. Its only saving grace is its good direction.
6/10 then
6/10 then