Dev.D

Dev D
Theatrical release poster
Directed byAnurag Kashyap
Written byAnurag Kashyap
Vikramaditya Motwane
Based onDevdas
by Sharat Chandra Chattopadhyay
Produced byRonnie Screwvala
StarringAbhay Deol
Mahie Gill
Kalki Koechlin
CinematographyRajeev Ravi
Edited byAarti Bajaj
Music byAmit Trivedi
Production
companies
Distributed byUTV Motion Pictures
Release date
  • 6 February 2009 (2009-02-06)
Running time
144 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi
Budget11 crore
Box office20.82 crore

Dev.D is a 2009 Indian Hindi-language romantic drama film written and directed by Anurag Kashyap. It is a modern-day adaptation of the novel, Devdas. The film stars Abhay Deol, Mahie Gill and Kalki Koechlin in lead roles. Released on 6 February 2009, it received positive reviews from critics. The film is set in modern-day Punjab and Delhi where family ties are negotiated by the traditional system and marriages are a game of power and a matter of honour.

A tie-in mobile video game based on the film, was released by UTV Indiagames.