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14 Years on, Why Devdas Was a Selfish Lover, Who Ruined Lives

Devdas, you were selfish AF!

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Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s magnum opus Devdas was released on this day 14 years ago and soon the cult classic took over social media and #14YearsOfDevdas became the trend of the day after Shah Rukh Khan tweeted ‘Devdas’- bhara pyaar.

Even though the film is based on a Bengali novel written by Sharat Chandra Chattopadhyay and has been made into a movie in many Indian languages, we can’t gulp down the fact that Devdas is not a man, who loved, loved and just loved but rather a selfish, alcoholic a**hole who ruined everyone else’s lives in the film and deserved what he got.

PS: This article is not for faint (Devdas) hearted people.

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Paro Waits for 10 Years. Only to be...

Devdas, you were selfish AF!
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Parvati “Paro” Chakraborty is a simple, sanskari girl who with just a diya waited for her piya (Devdas) to return from ‘phoren’ land. The two meet and do what lovers do best, sing songs in their palatial houses and play eye ‘mataka’. Ish!

But unfortunately for Paro her love story was not to be a ‘happily ever after’. Devdas, a grown man, didn’t have the balls to fight for his love with his strict orthodox family. Instead, the coward decided to leave his ladylove and breaks up with her over a letter. What a douchebag!

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Bairi Piya Bada Re Bedardi

Devdas, you were selfish AF!
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After Paro, alcohol becomes Devdas’s new BFF. And like any good friend, alcohol saves Devdas’s sanity to make him realise that he was a fool to leave Paro. Devdas like a lovestruck puppy goes back wagging his tail only to find Paro all set to walk the isle.

The dog, oops, Devdas, tries to convince the woman he ditched once upon a time, to come back to him even if doing so leaves her family red-faced in society. How thoughtful! Imagine if Paro would have agreed to it, Devdas would have in all probability turned out to be an insensitive jerk!

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Devdas Made Use of Chandramukhi’s Hospitality

Devdas, you were selfish AF!
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The bewda Devdas initially used to visit Chandramukhi daily, but later on conveniently moved in with with her. The unemployed Devdas didn’t support his good host Chandramukhi neither financially nor emotionally. In fact, all that Devdas ever spoke about was either about Paro or alcohol. WTF dude, have a heart.

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After all This, Devdas has the Audacity to die Outside Paro’s House

Devdas, you were selfish AF!
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After screwing up everyone’s life, Devdas wakes up from his slumber and suddenly remembers that one promise he probably made to Paro in his drunken state – that he’ll meet her before he dies. That’s all he remembers – not how he dumped her because he wasn’t man enough to convince his family. Neither how he tried to woo her on her wedding date nor how he misused Chandramukhi’s love nor how he left her just the way he left Paro.

Yeah! He doesn’t remember anything except to die outside his former lover’s house. *Slowclap*

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