After featuring in David Dhawan's slapstick comedy film "Hum Kisise Kum Nahin", Rai appeared alongside Shah Rukh Khan and Madhuri Dixit in Sanjay Leela Bhansali's love-saga "Devdas", an adaptation of Sharat Chandra Chattopadhyay's novel of the same name. She played the role of Paro (Parvati), the love interest of the protagonist (played by Khan). The film was screened at the 2002 Cannes Film Festival and was featured by "Time" in their listing of the "10 best films of the millennium". The film emerged as a major international success with revenues of over . Alan Morrison, writing for "Empire", praised the performances of the three leads and wrote, "Aishwarya Rai proves she has the acting talent to back up her flawless looks". "Devdas" was chosen as India's official entry for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film and received a nomination at the BAFTA Awards in the Best Foreign Language Film category. In India, the film won 10 Filmfare Awards, including a second Best Actress award for Rai.