India Devdas sits in the top 9% of India films on this catalog — ranked #171 of 1,983 by TMDB audience score.
Synopsis
देवदास
“A grand saga of timeless love.”
After his wealthy family prohibits him from marrying the woman he is in love with, Devdas Mukherjee's life spirals further and further out of control as he takes up alcohol and a life of vice to numb the pain.
Audience Engagement
298 audience reviews — more than 97% of India films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 96th percentile among India films.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #171 of 1,983 India films indexed here (91st percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +1.1 points above the India average of 6.4/10.
Among India Drama productions specifically: #130 of 1,132 (top 11%).
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Devdas. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Drama + Romance in India
356 India titles in our catalog blend the Drama and Romance genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Devdas itself).
The 2001–2003 India Window
Among 109 India films we catalog from this window, Devdas places #7 — near the top of its class.
The 2000s India Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2000s in India, 454 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Devdas premiered alongside 36 others.
Budget & Box Office Efficiency
At a 3h 5m runtime, production spent $36K per minute on screen and earned $72K per minute back.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 36 other India films in 2002.
The 369th India title from India we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1913).
Our India catalog contains 1,983 titles in total (1,904 films).
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on Devdas, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- childhood sweetheart · 4
- courtesan · 3
- family disapproval · 2
- kolkata · 2
- calcutta · 8
- 1900s · 8
- based on novel or book · 288
- remake · 101
- india · 84
Production Details
| Primary Country | India |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Hindi |
| Production Companies | V.I.P. Films, Mega Bollywood Private Limited |
| Runtime | 3h 5m |
| Release Date | July 11, 2002 |
| IMDb | tt0238936 |
| Official Site | erosnow.com |