Ek Aur Devdas: Sudhir Mishra’s ‘DaasDev’ Is a Reverse Devdas

Sudhir Mishra’s ‘DaasDev’ is modern take on Devdas, set in the Indian hinterland with a political backdrop.

Filmmaker Sudhir Mishra is now all set to release his next directorial venture, DaasDev. Starring Richa Chadha as Paro, Aditi Rao Hydari as Chandni and Rahul Bhat as Dev, the film is yet another retelling of Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay's classic novel Devdas. Mishra’s latest version is set in the modern time of hinterland India against the backdrop of politics in Uttar Pradesh.

DaasDev follows a path contrary to the plot of the classic novel and is a romantic thriller film that talks about addiction to power, addiction to love that is explored through these three main characters.

“It became a reverse journey because if Devdas is a journey from a noble person to a ‘das’, this is a journey from ‘das’, a person who is a slave to his addictions and the dynastic ambitions of his family, to Dev. It is about how he liberates himself, how he breaks free and ultimately achieves a kind of nobility which is essentially what a ‘dev’ is. Hence, ‘Daasdev’. . . It is in a sense, love in the time of bullshit, power and insensitivity but it is still love because without that there would be nothing.”

Sudhir Mishra

Sudhir Mishra who’s helmed films like Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi, Yeh Saali Zindagi, Khoya Khoya Chand before could have yet another promising premise in Daasdev. The film boasts of incredible cast including Richa Chadha who is known for her performances in films like Gangs of Wasseypur, Masaan, and Fukrey. Rahul Bhat is known for his extensive work in the TV industry and for his lead role in Anurag Kashyap’s Ugly. The extremely versatile actor Aditi Rao Hydari was last seen in her powerful role in Bhoomi.

DaasDev is all set to release on 16th February 2018 in theatres worldwide.

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