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Dev.D

Dev.D

Get Ready for Emotional Atyachar

20097.02h 24m

Overview

The son of a wealthy businessman finds solace in drugs and alcohol when he breaks up with his childhood love.

Directed by Anurag Kashyap
Written by Saratchandra Chatterjee, Anurag Kashyap, Vikramaditya Motwane
Produced by Ronnie Screwvala
Box OfficeBudget: $1.7MRevenue: $7.6M

Top Cast

Abhay Deol

Abhay Deol

Devendra Singh Dhillon

Mahie Gill

Mahie Gill

Paro

Kalki Koechlin

Kalki Koechlin

Leni

P

Parakh Madan

Rasika

K

Kuldeep Singh

Paro's father

G

Gurkirtan

Dev's father

S

Sanjay Kumar

Leni's father

A

Aseem Sharma

Bhuvan

S

Satwant Kaur

Dev's mother

S

Shena Gamat

Owner of Hotel Welcome

Themes & Keywords

drug addictiontragic love

About Dev.D

Dev.D is a comedy, drama, romance film released in 2009 exploring themes of drug addiction, tragic love. Directed by Anurag Kashyap, it stars Abhay Deol, Mahie Gill, Kalki Koechlin. The son of a wealthy businessman finds solace in drugs and alcohol when he breaks up with his childhood love.

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