The opening of the movie with the rather out of tune and loud wedding song gives a rather bad first impression. But as the real story begins one is captivated by the performances by Vidya Balan and Saif AliKhan as they keep it simple and real. The supporting performances are rather shoddy especially those who portray the parents and relatives. Raima sen and snaky dutt are pleasant to watch. The ending is an interesting twist and outlines lolitas love and faith for shekhar although there is unnecessary melodrama in the last scene.

Although I've been unable to have a chance to see the original adaptation by bimal roy, vidhu chopra has definitely retained the classic essence of the film and lacks the overdone and unreal lavishness of snaky leela bhansalis adaptation of 'devdas'.(written by the same author )