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Dev.D

2009 film by Anurag Kashyap
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Dev.D

Summary

Dev.D is a film[1]. Dev.D ranks in the top 2% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,003 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Dev.D's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • Dev.D was directed by Anurag Kashyap[4].
  • Anurag Kashyap wrote the screenplay for Dev.D[5].
  • Dev.D's composer is recorded as Amit Trivedi[6].
  • Dev.D's genre is romance film[7].
  • Dev.D's genre is drama film[8].
  • Dev.D's genre is erotic film[9].
  • Dev.D's genre is comedy film[10].
  • Dev.D's genre is film based on literature[11].
  • Dev.D's based on is recorded as Devdas[12].
  • A cast member of Dev.D was Abhay Deol[13].
  • A cast member of Dev.D was Mahi Gill[14].
  • A cast member of Dev.D was Kalki Koechlin[15].
  • A cast member of Dev.D was Sasha Shetty[16].
  • Dev.D was produced by Ronnie Screwvala[17].
  • Among the performers on Dev.D was Amit Trivedi[18].
  • Dev.D's production company is recorded as UTV Motion Pictures[19].
  • Dev.D's director of photography is recorded as Rajeev Ravi[20].
  • The original language of Dev.D was Hindi[21].
  • Dev.D was distributed by video on demand[22].
  • Dev.D's color is recorded as color[23].
  • Dev.D's country of origin is recorded as India[24].
  • Dev.D was published on January 1, 2009[25].
  • Dev.D's distributed by is recorded as UTV Motion Pictures[26].
  • Dev.D's distributed by is recorded as Netflix[27].

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Authorship and Creation

Dev.D was performed by Amit Trivedi[18]. Dev.D was produced by Ronnie Screwvala[17]. Dev.D was directed by Anurag Kashyap[4]. Anurag Kashyap wrote the screenplay for Dev.D[5]. Cast members include Abhay Deol[13], Mahi Gill[14], Kalki Koechlin[15], and Sasha Shetty[16].

Publication

Dev.D was released on January 1, 2009[25]. The original language of Dev.D was Hindi[21]. Genres include romance film[7], drama film[8], erotic film[9], comedy film[10], and film based on literature[11]. Dev.D was distributed by video on demand[22].

Subject and Themes

Main subjects include prostitution[28] and alcoholism[29].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Dev.D's after a work by is recorded as Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay[30].

Why It Matters

Dev.D ranks in the top 2% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,003 views/month).[2] Dev.D has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] Dev.D is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]

Related Entities

Abhay Deol film India Kalki Koechlin London Netflix Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . nytimes.com. Retrieved . nytimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . nytimes.com. Retrieved . nytimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [31] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [32] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Filmová databáze film id → 87302
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P12879]]: 87302, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269267|batch #269267]]"
  2. 14w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Main subject → prostitution, alcoholism
    Based on → Devdas
    Aliases → —
    Described by source → 50 Films That Changed Bollywood, 1995-2015
    + 28 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/38225|batch #38225]]: MovieLens IDs (part 1)"
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