Task: Explanation
Input (English): Devdas is a 2002 Indian romantic drama film directed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali and based on the 1917 Sharat Chandra Chattopadhyay's novel "Devdas". This is the third Hindi version and the first film version of the story in Hindi done in colour. The film follows Devdas (Shah Rukh Khan), a wealthy law graduate in the early 1900s, who returns from his studies in London to marry his childhood sweetheart, Paro (Aishwarya Rai). However, the rejection of this marriage by his own family sparks his descent into alcohol, ultimately leading to his emotional deterioration and him seeking refuge with a prostitute, Chandramukhi (Madhuri Dixit Nene). The film was screened at 2002 Cannes Film Festival and was also screened retrospective, during the 2014 International Film Festival of India in the "Celebrating Dance in Indian cinema" section. "Devdas" won the Filmfare Award for Best Film. The film also won five National Awards and a further ten Filmfare Awards, tied with "Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge" with the most Filmfare Awards any film had won at the time (later beaten in 2005 by Bhansali's "Black"). Question: Who wrote the novel turned movie in which "Dola Re Dola" is a featured song? Answer: Sharat Chandra Chattopadhyay
Output (English): Devdas is a 2002 Indian romantic drama film directed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali and based on the 1917 Sharat Chandra Chattopadhyays novel Devdas.