Dev D (2009)
"Dev.D" (original title)

After breaking up with his childhood sweetheart, a young man finds solace in drugs. Meanwhile, a teenage girl is caught in the world of prostitution. Will they be destroyed, or will they find redemption?

Director:

Anurag Kashyap

Writers:

Saratchandra Chatterjee (novel), Abhay Deol (concept),

Stars:

Abhay Deol, Mahie Gill, Kalki Koechlin

5 wins & 11 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Abhay Deol	...	Dev
Mahie Gill	...	Paro
Kalki Koechlin	...	Leni
Dibyendu Bhattacharya	...	Chunni
Sindbad Phgura	...	The Twilight Players
Ammo 'Too Sweet'	...	The Twilight Players (as Ammo 'Too Sweet')
Jimi the Quiff	...	The Twilight Players (as Jimi 'The Quiff')
Parakh Madan	...	Rasika
Kuldeep Singh	...	Paro's father
Gurkirtan	...	Dev's father
Sanjay Kumar	...	Leni's father
Aseem Sharma	...	Bhuvan
Satwant Kaur	...	Dev's mother
Shena Gamat	...	Owner of Hotel Welcome
Helen Jones	...	Leni's mom

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.

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Plot Keywords:

prostitute | childhood sweetheart | self destruction | misunderstanding | vodka | 

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Taglines:

All Dev ever wanted was LOVE....

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

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Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

India

Language:

Hindi Panjabi English French Tamil

Release Date:

6 February 2009 (India)

Also Known As:

Dev D

Filming Locations:

Chandigarh, Punjab, India

Box Office

Budget:

INR 60,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$10,950 (USA) (6 February 2009)

Gross:

$10,950 (USA) (6 February 2009)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Anurag Kashyap Films, UTV Motion Pictures, UTV Spotboy

Technical Specs

Runtime:

144 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

The location portrayed as Chandigarh Airport (where Dev arrives from London) in the movie is actually Chandigarh Railway Station.

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Goofs

Dev calls Paro and the time shown in the movie is 11PM. Just after the call Dev goes to buy liquor but Dev is staying in Delhi and in Delhi liquor shops are closed by 10PM.

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Crazy Credits

The film's name appears twice, once as the character's name and then as the film's name itself.

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Connections

Version of Devdas (1955)

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Soundtracks

"Yahi Meri Zindagi Yahi"
Written by Amitabh Bhattacharya
Composed by Amit Trivedi
Performed by Aditi Singh Sharma
Courtesy of Super Cassettes Industries Limited (T-Series)

User Reviews

My God ! Is this an Indian movie ?

I've been waiting for this movie since the past 2 months. I had gone to see another movie around 2 months back and there was a poster of Dev. D. It starred Abhay Deol. From that moment, I knew this movie is gonna be one of a kind. It takes place in the modern era. The instances shown in the movie are very life-like. The story deals with a loser ( Abhay Deol ) and how he deals with his life. Its like a modern rip-off from Devdas.

Everything about this movie is top notch. Right from the direction to the sets, its stunning. The screenplay is impeccable & the cinematography couldn't get better. The visuals are delightful. The music score is exceptional. Even though it is a slow movie, the pace seems very fast. The editing also is so well done. The dialogues are perfect, used in a really vulgar tone. The story is set in & around Delhi. The locations shown are ideal.

I really don't remember the last time I had seen such a good bollywood movie. But this flick is not one that will please all audiences. Only connoisseurs of movies will respect & admire this class act. Hats off to Anurag Kashyap. Legend.