Well Made Movie: Dev D

Dev D, loosely based on the famous Devdas, this modern day movie about love, loss and drama is quite freaky. Anurag Kashyap strikes the right cord in portraying a modern day lovelorn Romeo devastated by circumstances and loss of his one love. His depiction of modern day India is spot on. The night life, the characters, the pace of life and the entire aura gets you to identify with the film as a city dweller.

Paro played by Mahi Gill is one of the characters well cast and played. Dibyendu Bhattacharya plays Chunni who introduces him to the vices of life and the other woman who Dev gets obsessed with; Chanda, played by Kalki Koechlin.

Abhay Deol, plays Dev better than any star I can imagine. Popping pills, drinking like a fish and baring his soul torn between two women he fits into the role with ease.

This is a marvel in terms of movie making. Kind of makes me proud that Hindi movies have come of age with movie like this.