The touching story of a snooty misogynist alcoholic and his Stockholm syndrome victim girlfriends.
"Devdas" is an eye-opening documentary about a woman called Paro – who is suffering from severe delusion and Stockholm syndrome – and her boyfriend Devdas, an unsalvageable misogynist with anger management issues and an alcohol problem. Over the years, millions of viewers have mistaken "Devdas" for a tragic Bollywood period piece about love and love lost, but here it is: retold in all of its genuinely fucked up glory.
It all starts when the youngest son of the dramatic, rich-as-heck Mukherjee family decides to come back home from London.
This may have laid grounds for Indian Glee because the drama is ridic.
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Oh, did I tell you? That second woman in the frame above, Sumitra, is a neighbour at best. For reals, not even related but can't stfu. Some people will do anything to pin their daughter on the London desi douchebag.
Sumitra's daughter Paro is Dev's childhood ~friend~ (riiight) who casually has a fucking shrine for him and her life revolves around Dev. She's obsessed and admittedly worships him. The day Dev left for London, she lit up a diya (oil lamp) and hasn't let it be put out.
Upon hearing Devdas is there, Paro immediately breaks into song and dance because what did you expect? A rational reaction?
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