Top 100 Bollywood Movies of All Time: No.26 - "Devdas", One Of Shah Rukh Khan's Most Special Films

Devdas, which made it to the number 26 spot on the list of Top 100 Bollywood Movies Of All Time, was touted as one of Sanjay Leela Bhansali's dream project as it boasted a stellar cast of Shah Rukh Khan, Aishwarya Rai, and Madhuri Dixit.

Based loosely on the 1917 Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay’s novel of the same name, the film revolves around a young man named Devdas, who returns from London to get married to his childhood friend, Paro. However, their marriage faced objections from Devdas’ family due to their different status and background, leading him into alcoholism.

Let's take a look at 5 interesting facts about one of the Top 100 Bollywood Movies Of All Time, Devdas below!

Devdas garnered critical and commercial success

The film emerged to be the highest grossing film of the year and won numerous accolades including 5 National Awards and 10 Filmfare Awards.

The romantic flick was considered as the most expensive Bollywood film at that time

According to some reports, director Sanjay Leela Bhansali spent a whopping of Rs 50 crore to produce the film. There were 42 generators, 700 light men and countless junior artists used during the shoot.

Shah Rukh Khan wasn’t the first choice for the male lead in the film

Do you know that the makers of the film initially approached Salman Khan for the role of Devdas in the film, however, Salman declined the role? And it eventually went to Shah Rukh Khan and then became one of the most memorable roles in his career.

Talking about the film, Shah Rukh Khan said,

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan’s heavy earrings caused her trouble during the shooting of the iconic Dola re Dola dance

Not many know that Aishwarya’s ears began to bleed while filming the Dola re Dola dance because of her heavy earrings. However, the actress showed how professional she was as she didn’t let anyone know and still tried to finish the dance scene.

Kareena Kapoor was also cast for the role of Paro

Before the role of Paro was given to Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Kareena Kapoor also gave a test-look but she did not make it to the final cast because director Sanjay Leela Bhansali was not convinced with her look.