The film is set in the early 1900s .
The film is follows Shah Rukh Khan as Devdas , a wealthy law graduate who returns from London to marry his childhood sweetheart , Paro , played by Aishwarya Rai .
The film is set in the early 1900s and follows Shah Rukh Khan as Devdas , a wealthy law graduate who returns from London to marry his childhood sweetheart , Paro , played by Aishwarya Rai .