Devdas is the sweeping tale of two soul mates whose love is thwarted by India's rigid class structure. Devdas makes his way home to India after spending 10 years studying in London. He plans to marry Paro, his childhood best friend, but his parents don't want him to marry her. They believe that Paro's family, who descend from a line of dancers, is of a lower class than their own. Eventually, Paro marries another man, and the despondent Devdas descends into life-threatening alcoholism.