Overview
- Anurag Kashyap’s 2009 modern take on Devdas begins a one-week big-screen return Friday at PVR cinemas across India.
- Abhay Deol, who played Dev, shared on Instagram Thursday that a collaborative exchange with Kashyap shaped a key scene, proposing that the character be on a multilingual phone call.
- Deol also recalled an improvised moment that won instant praise from Kashyap and stayed in the film, adding fresh interest to the re-release.
- The posts land after a public rift in 2020 and a 2023 apology from Kashyap, which fans are reading as a sign of warmer ties around the film’s comeback.
- The original 2009 release—starring Deol, Kalki Koechlin and Mahie Gill, and set in contemporary Punjab and Delhi—earned about Rs 15.3 crore in India, with the new limited run expected to tap nostalgia and introduce the film to first-time viewers.