The Eternal Saga of Love : Devdas …tells about the tragic story of doomed love. Sarat Chandra’s classic novel is retold in this book, along with the various Bollywood versions filmed on the novel. The subtlety of K.L. Sehgal’s portrayal of Devdas, Dilip Kumar’s brooding melancholy to Shahrukh’s overwhelming presence in the latest film on Devdas, all are dealt with in this book. The various nuances of the two heroines of this novel, Paro and Chandramukhi, polarly different, yet bound together somewhere with a common thread of love for Devdas, are also discussed. The various aspects of the respective film-making of the films, the passion, dedication and hard work that went into the various aspects of production, have been portrayed as well. Colour photographs and caricatures have been added to this book to make it more interactive and illustrative.
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