Dir. Anurag Kashyap
(2009, Not Rated, 137 min)
When Dev.D starts it seems to be about one thing, but as it develops it reveals itself to be something different, and that’s what I like about it – its gradual progress from something clear and familiar to something unexpected, and how that progress feels natural and not like a bait-and-switch. A young Indian man, Dev (Abhay Deol), sent away from home when he was a boy, returns from his schooling in London with his love of Paro (Mahie Gill) undiminished since childhood. Standing in the way of their romance are the usual obstacles: class difference (her family is employed by his) and a terrible misunderstanding (a jealous lout claims to have had sex with Paro, and Dev believes him).
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