Devdas is the soundtrack of the 2002 Indian Hindi-language film of the same name directed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali. It was released on 2 April 2002 by Universal Music India. The soundtrack, which was developed for two years, contains nine original songs (composed by Ismail Darbar and Birju Maharaj) and one background score (composed by Monty Sharma), with lyrics by Nusrat Badr and Sameer Anjaan. The film's screenplay was written by Bhansali and Prakash Ranjit Kapadia. It stars Shah Rukh Khan, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and Madhuri Dixit, with Kirron Kher, Smita Jaykar and Vijayendra Ghatge playing supporting roles.