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Sanjay Leela Bhansali received his first BAFTA nomination for Devdas, a 2002 Indian biographical musical romance film. The film is a modern adaptation of Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay's 1917 Bengali novel Devdas. The film follows the story of Devdas, a young man from a wealthy Bengali family who falls in love with Paro, a lower-caste woman. The film was a critical and commercial success, and Bhansali's direction was praised.