Weak, Self-Destructive Men....

Often, I used to wonder/ marvel: why has Devdas been such a popular theme down the decades.

I think i just found the insight... in Great Bong's review of Dev D :

Anurag Kashyap’s Devdas accurately captures the essence of the original character , that of a weak, sniveling, self-destructive individual with a morbid fascination for emotional cruelty, who always realizes the worth of something after he has lost it.

Funny thing is, each of us can recognize at least one specimen of this male archetype as having passed by, on the road of life...

Passed by being the operative phrase...