Actor Gaurav Chopra, who is gearing up for the stage production of Devdas -- a recreation of the eponymous classic novel -- says he almost felt like he was starting from scratch as a performer as the process of acting in theatre is quite indulgent.

The story of "Devdas" has been adapted from the novel for the big screen time and again, and performed by icons like Guru Dutt, Dilip Kumar and Shah Rukh Khan. Filmmakers like Anurag Kashyap and Sudhir Mishra also made films like Dev.D and Daasdev.