Dev.D is a 2009 Indian romantic drama film released on February 6, 2009. Written and directed by Anurag Kashyap, the film is a modern day take on Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay’s classic Bengali novel Devdas. Dev.D was embraced by the media ,critics and public alike.Times of India had given it 5 stars.This film is considered to be a path breaking film depicting the youth of contemporary India.
Plot: Dev (Abhay Deol) is the son of a rich Punjabi Businessman. He and Paro (Mahi Gill) are childhood sweethearts. But Dev, being a insecure arrogant guy, instead of acknowledging her affection and care, nudges Paro over frivolous things. The movie is based in the 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“. Dev is sent to London for higher studies when his father senses how spoilt his son is. But while separated by distance, Paro and Dev’s youthful love only blossoms. Dev arrives to Chandigarh to meet Paro. Their endeavor to make love makes for some dark comic moments. The seeds of suspicion are sown here, that the couple will never be able to weed out for a lifetime. When Dev hears rumours about Paro, he immediately believes them and ditches Paro. 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 whoever her parents choose. On her wedding day, he realizes that the rumors were false. But his ego doesn’t let him accept his mistake, and he lets her marry someone else.
Box Office
Dev D had an average opening day collection of Rs 15 million. However the movie picked up in box office soon and recovered its budget of Rs 60 million in a few weeks. The net collection in its first four weeks were nearly Rs 150 million.
Music
Dev.D boasts 18 tracks by artist Amit Trivedi, who says it “would be the ‘Baap of different genres’ with each track sounding distinctively from the other.
1. “Emosanal Attyachar (performed by BandMaster Rangeela and Rasila) 4:00
2. “Duniya” (performed by Amit Trivedi) 3:52
3. “Nayan Tarse” (performed by Amit Trivedi) 3:09
4. “Pardesi” (performed by Toshi) 4:00
5. “Saali Khushi” (performed by Amit Trivedi) 3:13
6. “Paayaliya” (performed by Shruti Pathak) 5:54
7. “Mahi Mennu” (performed by Labh Janjua) 2:54
8. “Aankh Micholi” (performed by Amit Trivedi) 4:00
9. “Yahi Meri Zindagi” (performed by Aditi Singh Sharma) 3:43
10. “Dhol Yaara Dhol” (performed by Shilpa Rao and Kshitij Tarey) 4:10
11. “Ek Hulchul Si” (performed by Joi) 4:29
12. “Hikknaal” (performed by Labh Janjua) 3:47
13. “Dil Mein Jaagi” (performed by Anusha Mani) 3:01
14. “Emotional Attyachar (Rock Version)” (performed by Bony Chakravorty) 4:01
15. “Ranjhana” (performed by Shilpa Rao and Kshitij Tarey) 1:47
16. “Mahi Mennu (Sad Version)” (performed by Labh Janjua) 1:21
17. “Dev-Chanda Theme 1″ (instrumental) 2:23
18. “Dev-Chanda Theme 2″ (instrumental) 1:47
Cast
* Abhay Deol as Devendra Singh Dhillon (Dev)
* Kalki Koechlin as Lené/Chanda (Chandramukhi)
* Mahi Gill as Parminder (Paro)
* Dibyendu Bhattacharya as Chunnilal
* Asim Sharma as Bhuvan (Paro’s Husband)
* Parakh Madan as Rasika
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