Dev D Movie Review
Review by : Harish V
Starring: Abhay Deol, Kalki Koechlin, Mahi Gill, Parakh Mada, Dibyendu Bhattacharya.
Direction: Anurag Kashyap.
Music: Amit Trivedi
Production: UTV Spotboy, Bindaas
Anurag Kashyap after trying his hand in fantasy genre with Hanuman returns, comes back to his usual genre – dark, psychological drama. This is a modern version of Devdas and Abhay Deol, the multiplex favorite - enacts the role which was made memorable by Dilip kumar and recently by Shahrukh khan. Will the new Dev stand up to the old movies? Will the talented Anurag Kashyap prove his mantle as a capable director again?

Dev D is one disturbingly brilliant movie which is sure to
  Dev D

rake in many awards in international film festival circuit. A movie which defies all the usual clichés of Bollywood and comes up with a realistic and rustic view of the modern world which makes it worth the money spent.

The story is about Dev, who has a childhood sweetheart Paro. Due to some bad decisions he complicates his own life and his love is gone for ever. He couldn't stand the pain so falls for drugs. Enter Chanda, a modern girl who's involvement in a MMS scandal is pushed into the world of prostitution, falls in love with Dev. Will Dev do anything different from what Devdas did to his life? Check that out in a theatre near you.

First things first, this is an urban Gen-X Devdas who is more into heroine, Vodka and ganja than on whisky. And don’t expect Paro to be the homely girl but a girl who is ready to send a naked photo of hers to her boy friend who lives abroad. With lot of sex driven dialogues this film is only for the matured audiences. Anurag Kashyap is brilliant behind the cam and comes up with a movie which sure proves that Black Friday was no flash in the pan. This has an international look to it from the word go. But again the screenplay writer in him looses focus a wee bit as the movie moves at a snail’s pace. The second half especially really tests audience's patience. But if you are used to international award movies this pace won’t affect you and you will enjoy the life of this unlikely hero.

Technically Dev D is revolutionary, cinematography by Rajeev Ravi is brilliant and the camera work when the protagonist is high is very innovative and enjoyable. Music plays an integral part of the movie and Amit Trivedi comes up with a blinder, the popular ‘emotional athyachar’ is welcomed with hugh applause in the theatre and ‘Nayan tarse’ also sticks with you after the credits roll. The editing for the movie is done like an international movie and merits special mention.

The movie belongs to Abhay Deol and this talented actor is so capable that he goes through the role easily and comes out with a cool performance. Mahi Gill is good but Kalki Koechlin as Chanda is just too good and overshadows Mahi's performance. Book the best performance by a newcomer- female award for Kalki as beating her would need something spectacular. The rest of the crew is functional.

Overall this is a movie with an old story but the presentation is quite ahead of its time, film buffs will love Anurag Kashyap's masterpiece but people who are looking for 2 hours of entertainment would feel uncomfortable. This is a dark, disturbing and slow movie which is aimed at a niche audience
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Verdict: Applaud this gen-X Devdas

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