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Staring: Shahrukh
Khan, Aishwarya Rai, Madhuri Dixit, Jackie Shroff, Kiron Kher, Smita Jaykar,
Vijayendra Ghatge, Tiku Talsania, Milind Gunaji, Ananya, Dina Pathak and
Vijay Crishna
Director: Sanjay
Leela Bhansali
Producer: Bharat
Shah
Music: Ismail
Darbar, Monty and Pandit Birju Maharaj
Running time:
184 minutes
Year: 2002 (cinema),
2002 (DVD)
DVD: Single sided
dual layered, extras on an single layered disc
Release by: Eros International
Alternate versions: tons
of unofficials DVDs
Extras:
- promos and showreel of Devdas (31 mins)
- Indian premier (18 mins)
- Cannes footage (9 mins)
- best scenes of Shahrukh, Aishwarya and Madhuri (non feature related,
41 mins)
Video:
Aspect ratio:
2.20:1
Anamorphic enhanced:
Yes
Format: NTSC
Source:
7/10 Artifacts:
6/10 Sharpness:
6/10 Colour:
7/10 Contrast:
7/10
Comment: Mixture
of results with the video, source quality is of pretty decent quality
with little blemishes. Colour is generally good but not brilliant and
hasn't that added vibrancy it needs to make the picture more pleasing
- this is however one of the best recent Eros DVDs colour wise. Contrast
is inadequate while sharpness is mediocre at best. Major problems with
the video stem from poor encoding methods; appallingly a constant bit
of 4.8Mb/sec is used throughout with major pixilation noticeable on
motion scene especially the songs and dances sequences. Aliasing problems
are consistent throughout making finer detail look a mess on motion.
Framing is incorrect; theatrical aspect ratio and promos show an aspect
ratio close to 2.55:1 while the DVD feature presents the movie at 2.20:1
- mostly due to cropping of the video and improper matting.
Audio:
Language/Formats:
Hindi Dolby Digital 5.1
Subtitles: English
(including songs)
Source:
8/10 Clarity:
8/10
Comment:
Pretty decent Dolby Digital 5.1 sound track with songs kicking the surrounds
into action
Overall DVD rating:
6/10
- if only Eros had spent the same time and effort doing the DVD
authoring as it did the packing then we might have had a winner - sadly
a film that is touted as the best of Indian cinema around the world gets
only a mediocre DVD - at best it's just an OK DVD (video is a disappointment)
possibly one of the better efforts made by Eros in recent times but will
leave many fans bitterly disappointed at the treatment Devdas has got
on DVD. As always it's not totally a bad DVD but not particularly a good one either -it should and could have been much much better.
Links:
- Film reviews
- IndiaFM
- Planet
Bollywood
- Rediff
- BBC
- Forums threads
- Official Devdas
DVD screen shots
- DEVDAS DVD pirate/official
info
- Devdas Curtain
Raiser
- My mail to Eros
about Devdas dvd
- Devdas and Monsoon
Wedding - how "Adult"?
- Are tragic endings
back in vogue after Devdas?
- Devdas VHS for
sale on Indiaweekly!
- Extended version
of Devdas with never before seen
- Devdas Arrives
- Amitabh Bachchan
on Bhansali's Devdas
- why should I buy
real DVDs?
- Extra Footage
In Devdas
- i demand a 4-DVD
VERSION OF DEVDAS
- HAVE PIRATE VERSIONS
OF DEVDAS AFFECTED BOX OFFICE
- Devdas- Any GOOD
Sound Presentation?
- Is the Devdas
DVD available actually by Eros?
- Keep on hammering
Devdas
- Devdas' author
- Devdas Book
- different ending
of devdas download
- First Devdas Review
out!!
- Devdas Screening
Problems?
- Devdas / Box Office
- SLBs DEVDAS Your
2 cents.. & Web-REVIEWS
- Devdas and APD
IMO both films are a mess
- 'Devdas makes
you cry'
- DEVDAS IS OPENING
EARLY IN UK!
- Devdas DVD will
go the K3G DVD way
- THE DEVDAS EXPERIENCE
- THE MUSIC
- Devdas Film Review
from Cannes Film Festival
Screen shots:
DVD main menu
DVD chapter menu
DVD song menu
hopeful
the devdastation returns :|
teasing not pleasing
lacking detail in backdrops
p(r)ay for love
twinkle Madhuri
rainbow gesture
flashy set pieces
Mr T eat your heart out
late swim
Shahrukh in deep
searching for the light (on DVD)
extras menu
Sanjay gives his views
Devdas at Cannes
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