By Naman Ramachandran
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Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan announced that his production company Red Chillies Entertainment has acquired the rights to Sanjay Leela Bhansali's 2002 film "Devdas". Khan played the lead role in the 2002 film, which screened at the Cannes Film Festival.
Khan was at the Locarno Film Festival to accept a career achievement award and give a masterclass. He made the announcement during a special screening of the film. "We as a production company have bought back the rights to this film and I am very, very proud that it is now ours," Khan told the audience before the screening.
The 2002 film adaptation of Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay's 1917 novel is just one in a long line of film adaptations of the tragic story. Khan acknowledged this rich history, noting, "By the time I saw the film, I think they had made 18 films based on the same novel, or 20, and a lot of other plays and songs."
