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Dev.D is a film of genre Drama directed by Anurag Kashyap released in USA on 6 february 2009 with Abhay Deol

Dev.D (2009)

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Released in USA 6 february 2009
Length 2h24
Directed by
Genres Drama,    Comedy,    Romance
Rating78% 3.947653.947653.947653.947653.94765

Dev.D is an Indian romantic black comedy drama released on 6 February 2009. Written and directed by Anurag Kashyap, it is a modern-day take on Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay's classic Bengali novel Devdas, previously adapted for the screen by P.C. Barua and Bimal Roy and more recently by Sanjay Leela Bhansali. Dev.D was embraced by the media, critics and public. The film is set in contemporary Punjab and Delhi, where familial ties are negotiated by the traditions of patriarchy and marriages are reduced to a game of power and "honour".

Synopsis

Paro Dev (Abhay Deol), the son of a rich businessman, is an insecure narcissist. He and Paro (Mahi Gill) are childhood sweethearts. Instead of acknowledging her affection and care, Dev nudges Paro over frivolous things. He is sent to London for higher studies when his father senses how spoilt his son is. While separated by distance, Paro and Dev's youthful love only blossoms more. After finishing his studies, Dev returns to Chandigarh and meets Paro. Their endeavor to make love makes for some dark comic moments. When Dev hears rumours about Paro, he immediately believes them and ditches her. The seeds of suspicion are sown here, which the couple are never able to weed out. What makes them fall apart is mutual suspicion and an essentially male vision of how a woman should conduct herself sexually. Paro turns her back on him when she hears him insult her and agrees to marry a man of her parents' choice. On her wedding day, Dev learns that the rumors were false but his ego doesn't let him accept his mistake, and he lets Paro marry someone else.

Actors

Abhay Deol

(Devendra Singh Dhillon)Mahi Gill

(Paro)Kalki Koechlin

(Leni)Sunil Grover

(Band Singer)Gurkirtan Chauhan
And :
Nawazuddin Siddiqui
Anurag Kashyap
Surekha Sikri
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