LagatarDesk: It has been 19 years of Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s film Devdas. Devdas was released in 2002. The film has left a deep impression in the hearts of the audience. Aishwarya Rai, Shahrukh Khan and Madhuri Dixit played lead roles in the film. Bhansali is known for the grandeur of his films. From the sets of the film to the clothes of the actors, Bhansali takes care of everything closely. Devdas is also one of Bhansali’s such films.
Devdas was the most expensive film of 2002
In 2002, Devdas was the most expensive film of all the films made in Hindi cinema. From its set, costume, star fees to supporting artist, the filmmaker had spent money like water. Devdas was a 2002 magnum opus film because of investing so much money. When the film was released, it had earned 46.66 crores at the box office, which was a huge achievement for that time. On the completion of 19 years of Devdas, we tell you some such things, about which you will not know.
Chandramukhi’s room was of 12 crores
It cost about 50 crores to make this film. The luxurious set of the film was used for almost 9 months. The costliest part of the set of the film was Chandramukhi’s (Madhuri Dixit) kotha, which cost Rs 12 crore to prepare.
Paro’s house was built from stained glass
Paro’s (Aishwarya Rai) house was made of stained glass. 1.2 lakh pieces of stained glass were used to build Paro’s house. Its cost was around Rs 3 crore. Let us tell you that it rained many times during the shooting, so the stained glass had to be painted again and again. Due to which a lot of money was spent on the artisans.
Madhuri Dixit wore a lehenga worth 15 lakhs
The lehenga that Madhuri Dixit wore in Devdas was very much discussed. Madhuri Dixit’s lehenga was designed by Abu Jani-Sandeep Khosla, which cost upwards of 15 lakhs. The lehenga that Madhuri wore during ‘Kahe Ched Ched Mohe’ weighed more than 30 kg. Which was later replaced with a 16 kg lehenga.
Neeta and Bhansali visit Kolkata for Aishwarya’s saris
In Devdas, Aishwarya Rai (Paro) wore many such saris, seeing which people’s eyes were left open. Sanjay Leela Bhansali worked hard to make Devdas’s Paro look special. Designers Neeta Lulla and Bhansali had traveled a lot in Kolkata and bought 600 saris. By mixing and matching these sarees, different looks were prepared for Aishwarya Rai.
