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Dev
| Producer/s: |
Govind
Nihalani |
| Director: |
Govind Nihalani |
| Cast:
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Amitabh
Bachchan, Om Puri, Fardeen Khan, Kareena Kapoor... |
| Music: |
Adesh
Shrivastava |
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 A
meaningful film to some, Dev may be a total bore for
the others.
This
is because it neither makes a popcorn affair (Sorry
Bebo!) nor a food for thought (Sorry Mr. Puri).
Known
for choosing hard hitting subjects, Nihlani proves his
mettle once again in Dev as far as putting up a reality
show is concerned but then ghost of commercial cinema
takes over him and we find the skillful director giving
into the temptation.
Watching
Mr Bachchan as an upright Police Commissioner Dev Pratap
Singh, who lost his only son due to 'communal bullet'
and Om Puri as morally corrupt cop Tejinder Khosla,
in the same frame is nothing but a complete visual delight.
But
the clichéd characterisation and stereotyped
plot takes its toll on the movie that could well have
been a classic.
Amongst
the stalwarts stand tall the estranged kids, Fardeen
as young Farhaan and reel-life Zahira Sheikh, Aaliya
(Kareena Kapoor).
While
the former turns hostile towards the system after Police
kills his father, the latter witnesses some of the gruesome
crimes committed against humanity.
Farhaan's
'jehadi' ideology is fuelled by terrorist supporter
Latif (Ehsaan Khan) and his ilk.
As
the young man learns that there is no way to peace,
peace is the way; power hungry Chief Minister (Amrish
Puri) and his henchman Rao (Milind Gunaji) pull the
strings of Dev, Khosla and Latif in order to save their
seat.
 Together
with the clash of philosophies and savagery of vitiated
system Aaliya croons for her lover and even kisses but
fails to lend any help to Nihlani's ambitious project.
The director tries to save the clash of titans for the
climax but till then it gets too late. The music of
the film by Aadesh Srivaastav is soulful and cinematography
is first rate.
Despite
being a technically sound film, Dev remains a far cry
from Govind's 1983 masterpiece, 'Ardhsatya'.
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