Director: Anurag Kashyap
Writers: Saratchandra Chatterjee (novel), Abhay Deol (concept), 2 more credits »
Stars: Abhay Deol, Mahie Gill, Kalki Koechlin | See full cast and crew »
Storyline
Dev who, after spurning Paro's love due to a misunderstanding, turns to drugs and vodka for solace. Paro moves on but Dev still is in remorse. He meets Chanda, a prostitute with problems of her own. Dev likes her but his penchant for self-destruction prevents him and Chanda from truly getting together. He also meets sleazy people like Chunni, Chanda's pimp who drags Dev further into self-destruction to further his own needs.Movie Reviews
Dev D is a modern-day
interpretation of the classic novel "Devdas" by Sarat Chandra. Dev
(Abhay Deol), Paro (Mahi Gill) and Chanda (Kalki Koechlin) of Dev D
reflect the sensibilities, conflicts aggression, and independence. Free
thought, exuberance and recklessness of the youth of today. A generation
that is jammed between eastern roots and western sensibilities. Dev D
is set in the rustic and colorful Punjab and also explores the dingy,
morbid, dark underbelly of Delhi. From sprawling mustard fields to a
riot of neon. Now we have come through various versions of the novel
"Devdas", but "Dev. D" is way different than all the others. It's not
actually the remake of Devdas, yet it can be said as it has been just
inspired by it. There are minor similarities yet the characters are
similar in a way. The new Devdas likes to have his vodka with Coke, asks
Paro for some nude pictures of herself, chats with Paro through IM,
likes to have sex, smokes even during pissing after waking up in the
morning & does other various stuffs according to the current trend
of Indian Youth. There are so many reasons why "Dev. D" strikes hard on
it's viewers. It's a coming of an age cinema of Bollywood. Bollywood
never did witnessed any stuff like Dev. D ever before. The soul of the
movie lies within it's characters, specially "Dev.D" along with Paro,
Chanda & Chunni. The movie also depicts Delhi in a superior way.
Anurag Kashyap always trying to do something new & creative with
each of his movies. First it was Black Friday, which portrayed some
stunning reality behind the blasts in Mumbai in the year 1993, which
also made it highly controversial & then it was "No Smoking", which
was an attempt of a cult movie, though it failed to express the real
message behind the movie. Anurag Kashyap this time does it in a
Tarantino style. A love story in a Tarantino way. Now that's something
really innovative! He gives an extra-ordinary direction, with keeping in
mind to entertain the viewers. The humor of the movie with it's witty
one liners keeps the viewers hooked during the first half. Though the
second half looses it's momentum a bit, the movie still strikes in a
powerful way. Now if we talk about the performances, Abhay Deol is one
of the most talented actors in Bollywood. Not only he performs well, but
what he did in this movie is called "Class Act". Top class act by
Abhay. Also the performances by the two of the new-comers is refreshing
& amazing. Adding to all the factors above is the music or the score
of the movie. That's something different yet again for Bollywood. The
track "Emotional Atyachar" is already famous. But the best tracks of the
movie are "Ek Hulchul Si" & "Emotional Atyachar (Rock Version)". It
would simply blow the mind of the lovers of rock music. Excellent songs
& score by Amit Trivedi. The unusual cinematography of the movie
gives the movie a different look, yet a dark look. Dev.D is a fantastic
movie to be made in Bollywood history. A never before experienced love
story with sex, drugs, drinks & lot many stuffs. A classic love
story with fantastic performance by Abhay Deol.
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