It was the only Indian film other than Devdas selected at the 2003 Helsinki International Film Festival.
Chunni Lal is a famous character of Bengali romance novel Devdas written by Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay.
He is the composer for many films based on the literary works of Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay; for example: “Devdas”, "Chandranath", “Shuvoda”, “Biraj Bou” etc.
YVS Chowdary directed eight films, among them were Devdas and Lahiri Lahiri Lahirilo, which ran for more than 175 days. Before becoming a director, he has associated with directors such as K. Raghavendra Rao, Ram Gopal Varma, Mahesh Bhatt, and Krishna Vamsi. YVS Chowdary is the owner of Bommarillu Vaari Banner and produced such films as Lahiri Lahiri Lahirilo, Devdas, and Seathaiah.
Ananya Khare (Hindi: अनन्य खरे), (born 16 March 1968), is a Bollywood actress starring in supporting roles of several successful movies, including Devdas and Chandni Bar.
Aur Devdas (literal; Another 'Devdas' like story) is an upcoming Bollywood erotic drama film directed by Sudhir Mishra, starring Shiney Ahuja, Lara Dutta and Chitrangada Singh.
Daman Sood is an Indian Sound Recording Engineer, best known for his work with musicians such as Jagjit Singh and Abida Parveen, as well as his prolific work as a Song Recordist for many Bollywood film soundtracks, including Devdas, Sarfarosh and Vaastav: The Reality.
The fictitious courtesan Chandramukhi (character) in Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay's highly acclaimed Bengali novel Devdas which has been adapted into film numerous times, mostly notably into Hindi in 1955 and 2002 with the character-role of "Chandramukhi" being played by actresses Vyjayanthimala and Madhuri Dixit respectively.
She began her acting career in her husband's famous production Devdas in 1936 and was the film's lead character Parvati or Paro.
Many Bengali stories like Devdas and Aradhana were used as plots for Telugu movies afterwards.