Sanjay Leela Bhansali's magnum opus, which was released on July 12, 2002, starred Aishwarya Rai, Madhuri Dixit, Jackie Shroff besides the 48-year-old actor.
Tweeting a dialogue from the film, SRK wrote, 'Hum Lailaaj ho gaye'... Thanks Sanjay Leela Bhansali, Jagguda, Madhuri, Aish, Binod, Prakash, Ismail, Bela and whole crew for my favouritest film (sic). 'Devdas'."
Besides becoming a blockbuster in India, 'Devdas' was also received well by the western audiences.
It was nominated for the BAFTA Award for best foreign language film and was also India's submission for the Academy Award for best foreign language film.
Written by Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay in 1917, the story of 'Devdas' depicts the tragic love story between a wealthy Bengali Brahmin boy Devdas and his middleclass neighbour Paro.
The story has been translated to the big screen several times with K L Saigal, Soumitra Chatterjee, Dilip Kumar, Shah Rukh Khan and Abhay Deol playing the tragic hero.
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