Beauty is Heart-deep(PART 1 OF 3)
Kato, they say, "Beauty is skin-deep." Who said, "Beauty is heart-deep"?
I did.
Are you sure?
Absof*ckinglutely!
Tsk, tsk, tsk,... No swearing, Kato... Why is that?
Look at the following list.
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■“Actual Shelf List”
Look at Number 220. After viewing the movie, I jotted down the following comment.
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■“Actual Catalogue Page”
I see... Beauty is only skin-deep, and the real beauty is heart-deep. Ummmm ... Kato, do you really believe what you said?
Why not?
I suppose I understand what you mean, Kato, but what exactly do you mean by "heart-deep"?
Good question! Look at the following lists.
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■“Actual Shelf List”
Kato, have you really viewed all these movies?
Yes, I have.
Amazing!... 228 movies! ... So, you're really a cinephile, aren't you?
Yes, I am. Look at Number 199.
It is a Hindi movie, isn't it?
Yes, Diane, you're telling me.
What is Devdas?
Well ... Devdas is a Bengali Romance novel by written by Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay in 1917 when he was only seventeen years of age. In many ways, it parallels the Krishna, Radha, and Meera myths, the relationships between its three protagonists---Devdas, Parvati, and Chandramukhi.
So, Devdas is a title of the novel, isn't it?
Yes, it is. It is also the name of a young man from a wealthy Bengali Brahmin family in India in the early 1900s.
You're saying, Kato, the movie is about a romance based on the above novel, aren't you?
Yes, I am. Here's a trailer you can take a look at the romance.
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Devdas
This is the third Hindi version and the first colour film version of the story in Hindi.
The film is directed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali and stars Shahrukh Khan, Madhuri Dixit, and Aishwarya Rai in the leading roles.
At the time of its release, Devdas was the most expensive Bollywood film ever produced, with a reported budget of Rs 50 crores.
Shahrukh Khan's performance won him a Filmfare Award.
The film also made Aishwarya Rai win a Filmfare Award for her performance as Paro and is considered among the best.
The song "Dola Re Dola" became a hit with its unique dance duet between Aishwarya Rai and Madhuri Dixit.
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Devdas was declared hit in India by Box Office India.
The film was recently included in Time Magazine's top 10 movies of the millennium worldwide.
It was also India's entry for Best Foreign Language Film at the Oscars.
Time Magazine named Devdas as the best movie of 2002 among all the movies released around the world in 2002.
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