Dev.D
Dev.D
The film was released on 6 February 2009 to strong critical acclaim for its unconventional storytelling, visual style, and music. It had a modest box office performance, earning ₹21.5 crore domestically against a small budget, and was declared a hit. Over time, Dev.D attained cult status and is now considered a landmark in Indian independent cinema. A tie-in mobile video game based on the film was released by UTV Indiagames.
Plot
The film is divided into three parts from the point of view of the main characters.
Cultural references
• Kalki's character is a modern adaptation of Chandramukhi), who was most recently played by Madhuri Dixit in Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Devdas). In the film, the young Leni is shown to be a fan of Madhuri's, listening to the songs of Chandramukhi. When she takes up prostitution as profession, she adopts the name Chandramukhi or Chanda, in honor of the character. • Chanda's back story in which she gets embroiled in an MMS scandal while in school is a reference to a similar scandal that took place at Delhi Public School, R.K. Puram in 2004. • Later in the film, when Dev is depressed after losing both Paro and Chanda, he is driving his new BMW while heavily drunk. This is a reference to the Sanjeev Nanda BMW hit-and-run case in 1999.
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