Director Sanjay Leela Bhansali
· Cast Shah Rukh Khan, Aishwarya Rai, Madhuri Dixit
· Released Jul 12, 2002
Worldwide
₹35 Cr India nett
Gross collection
India Nett
₹35 Cr
After GST
Overseas
₹₹20 Cr
International gross
Budget
₹50 Cr
Production cost
Boxoffy VerdictHit
Devdas earned a Hit verdict — comfortably profitable, with ₹35 Cr India nett against a reported budget of ₹50 Cr, representing a 70% return on production cost. A Hit at the Indian box office means the film recovered its production and distribution costs and returned profit to all stakeholders. While not a record-breaker, the Hit verdict confirms genuine audience approval and successful commercial execution across its theatrical run.
Boxoffy Read
Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Devdas is one of Hindi cinema's most beautiful films — a production design and cinematography achievement so complete that the film functions as a sustained visual argument that excess itself can be a form of artistic rigour. Shah Rukh Khan's Devdas is the most internalized of his romantic performances, a man consuming himself with the aesthetics of his own destruction. Aishwarya Rai and Madhuri Dixit in the same film, at the same time, is a casting decision that the decade never recovered from.
Financial AnalysisBox Office vs Budget
Devdas was reportedly made on a budget of ₹50 Cr. Against that investment, the film collected ₹35 Cr India nett — a 0.7x multiple on production cost and a 70% return on the reported budget. Worldwide gross reached ₹35 Cr, including overseas contribution of ₹-6.3 Cr.
Break-even at the Indian box office typically requires approximately 1.5x the production budget once prints, advertising and distribution costs are factored in — placing the break-even threshold for Devdas at roughly ₹75 Cr India nett. The film fell short of this threshold, resulting in the Hit verdict.
Devdas is classified as a Hit by Boxoffy. The film collected ₹35 Cr India nett against a reported budget of ₹50 Cr. The film was commercially profitable.
Devdas collected ₹35 Cr India nett at the box office, with a worldwide gross of ₹35 Cr India nett. The India nett figure represents collections after GST extraction, as reported by Box Office India and cross-referenced with Sacnilk and Pinkvilla.
Devdas released in 2002 and is likely available on major Indian streaming platforms. Check Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, JioHotstar, ZEE5 and SonyLIV for current availability, as OTT rights shift periodically.
Devdas was directed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali. The 2002 Hindi film earned a Hit verdict at the Indian box office, collecting ₹35 Cr India nett.