在洛卡诺电影节上,沙赫鲁克·汗透露了桑杰·利拉·班萨利的说服,在他们的电影改编中扮演德瓦达斯. At Locarno Film Festival, Shah Rukh Khan revealed Sanjay Leela Bhansali's persuasion to play Devdas in their film adaptation.

尽管他最初不愿意,但由于感觉"太酷", 沙赫·汗在洛卡诺电影节上分享了导演桑杰·利拉·班萨利如何说服他在他们的著名电影改编中扮演德瓦达斯. At Locarno Film Festival, Shah Rukh Khan shared how director Sanjay Leela Bhansali convinced him to play Devdas in their acclaimed film adaptation, despite his initial reluctance due to feeling "too cool." Bhansali对Khan说:“如果你不和你一起,我不会拍这部电影, 因为你的眼睛就像德夫达斯一样。” Bhansali told Khan, "I'll not make this film if not with you, because your eyes are like Devdas." Khan也承认他不希望观众模仿Devdas的缺陷, Khan also admitted he did not want viewers to emulate the flawed character of Devdas, seeing him as a "spineless person" instead.