Dev.D Reviews

Even so, this is a rather radical project, a film that could well have done more but accomplishes far more than enough, and I think the only reason we expect even greater things is that it really, really whets our…

All in all, Dev D is one big emotional attyaachaar for all those seeking those two hours of entertainment. Those expecting lovey dovey moments please stay away.

Perhaps the strongest point of Dev.D is its characterization. The film is as much a story of Chanda and Paro as it is of Dev Singh Dhillon.All the characters are almost equally strong.

In its first forty odd minutes Dev D sucks you into its drama, shocking you with its brazenness, and more specifically with Kashyap’s audacious re-imagination of the plot and its characters.Still, director Anurag Kashyap’s Dev D…

In standing this tale on its head, in the stylistic flourishes and inventiveness that he brings to it, Kashyap has lost some of its emotional underpinning. You watch fascinated but your heart rarely aches for Dev.

Dev D is one such flight of fancy from the filmmaker that definitely defies all conventions and demolishes all moulds.