Dev.D (2009 film)

Dev D
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Anurag Kashyap
Produced by	Ronnie Screwvala
Written by	Anurag Kashyap Vikramaditya Motwane
Based on	Devdas by Sharat Chandra Chattopadhyay
Starring	Abhay Deol Mahie Gill Kalki Koechlin
Music by	Amit Trivedi
Cinematography	Rajeev Ravi
Edited by	Aarti Bajaj
Production company	UTV Spotboy
Distributed by	UTV Motion Pictures
Release date	6 February 2009 (2009-02-06)
Running time	144 min
Country	India
Language	Hindi, Punjabi, English, French, Tamil
Budget	₹11.3 crore (US$1.8 million)
Box office	₹49.87 crore (US$7.8 million)

Dev.D is an Indian romantic black comedy drama film 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".

The film is divided into three parts from the view of the main characters:

Paro (Mahi Gill) is an idealistic, young, lower-middle class girl living in Punjab. Her childhood sweetheart is Dev (Abhay Deol), the son of a rich businessman. Paro cares for him immensely, and fully expects a future with him. Dev constantly takes Paro's love and affection for granted. He grows up to be arrogant and lazy, which causes his father to send him to London to complete his education. While separated by distance, Paro and Dev's youthful love only blossoms more, despite Dev becoming increasingly more egotistical and entitled. After finishing his studies, Dev returns to Chandigarh and meets Paro, and they rekindle their romance. After some time, Dev overhears scandalous rumours about Paro concerning her reputation and sexual history, which he immediately believes. Paro is shocked to see Dev's chauvinist attitude towards her, even after she claims innocence. Dev hypocritically passes judgement on Paro and does not approve of the things that he has heard. Paro turns her back on him when she hears him insult her and rashly 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.