Aishwarya Rai-Shah Rukh Khan-Madhuri Dixit starrer 바카라˜Devdas바카라™ turns 21 today. The film is a classic example of why director Sanjay Leela Bhansali is true cinematic auteur. It also emphasises on why SLB is referred to as the true inheritor of Indian film heritage.
Some filmmakers have left such an indelible mark on cinema that the world will forever remember them. Amongst those is India바카라™s Sanjay Leela Bhansali. He is featured amongst cinema greats and their iconic works. He is the auteur who reimagined the most loved period romantic drama 바카라˜Devdas바카라™ with Aishwarya Rai, Shah Rukh Khan and Madhuri Dixit in the lead. The film turns 21 today and is considered a bonafide classic.
While Sanjay Leela Bhansali is among the rare filmmakers who could pull off bringing such a star-studded ensemble together, it is 바카라˜only바카라™ he who could make the characters of Dev, Paro and Chandramukhi shine way past the superstars playing them. The auteur portrayed his characters in the most unimaginable avatar, so much so that when you watched Devdas all you could see was Dev, Paro and Chandramukhi and not superstars Shah Rukh Khan, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and Madhuri Dixit.
Sanjay Bhansali is known for his keen eye for casting and 바카라˜Devdas바카라™ reflected that 바카라“ He is also known for extracting the best performances from his artists and the film was lauded for its benchmark performances delivered by the cast under the direction of the filmmaker.
Whether it was Paro바카라™s long cascading hair, Chandramukhi바카라™s intricate outfits, or Devdas바카라™ blood-shot eyes, the visuals from 바카라˜Devdas바카라™ continue to haunt us even to date. And when it comes to visuals Sanjay Leela Bhansali has always set the highest standards, from the elaborate set design, lighting and costumes his films aren바카라™t just movies but experiences as he draws you into another world.
And then comes the soul of the film, its music by Ismail Darbar and Birju Maharaj. From 바카라˜Dola Re바카라™, 바카라˜Maar Daala바카라™, 바카라˜Bairi Piya바카라™, 바카라˜Silsila Ye Chahat Ka바카라™, and 바카라˜Chalak Chalak바카라™ every single song from the 바카라˜Devdas바카라™ album was etched in the hearts and minds of audiences for their soulful melodies, poetic lyrics and picturisation which carried Sanjay Leela Bhansali바카라™s stamp of grandeur and beauty.
The auteur through the course of his career has delivered several fine cinematic offerings and the 21-year-old 바카라˜Devdas바카라™ only goes to prove why Sanjay Leela Bhansali is referred to as the true inheritor of the Indian film heritage.