| Dev D | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Anurag Kashyap |
| Written by | Anurag Kashyap Vikramaditya Motwane |
| Screenplay by | Anurag Kashyap |
| Based on | Devdas by Sharat Chandra Chattopadhyay |
| Produced by | Ronnie Screwvala |
| Starring | Abhay Deol Mahie Gill Kalki Koechlin |
| Cinematography | Rajeev Ravi |
| Edited by | Aarti Bajaj |
| Music by | Amit Trivedi |
Production companies | |
| Distributed by | UTV Motion Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 144 min |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
| Budget | 11 crore [2] |
| Box office | 20.82 crore [2] |
Dev.D is a 2009 Indian Hindi-language romantic drama film released on 6 February 2009. Written and directed by Anurag Kashyap, it is a modern-day take on Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay's classic Bengali novel Devdas,[3][4] previously adapted for the screen by P.C. Barua and Bimal Roy and more recently by Sanjay Leela Bhansali.[5] Dev.D received positive critical reviews.[6][7] The film is set in contemporary Punjab and Delhi, where familial ties are negotiated by the traditional system and marriages are a game of power and a matter of honour.
The film's release was accompanied by a tie-in mobile video game based on the film, it was released by UTV Indiagames.[8]
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