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Anurag Kashyap has balls! How else would you describe someone who had the gall to come up with such a stylish, sleek and contemporary version of Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay's iconic "Devdas" where all characters have shades of grey, speak filthy language and are completely unapologetic about their way of life?

This stilted vision is for all to see in the manner in which Kashyap has moulded his characters, moved his narrative forward as well as the style of editing and photography that he adopts (Aarti Bajaj and Rajeev Ravi respectively are the technicians) in this movie. Music by Amit Trivedi is completely unconventional and totally different from what we have heard so far. The songs replace the background score and there are as many as 18 of them that play along with the movie. "Emosional Atyachaar", it seems, has become National Anthem of sorts!

And how can we forget the casting? Mahi Gill is the best thing to have happened to Bollywood since Kajol. Watch out for that sequence where she violently pumps water out of the hand pump. Its so graphic and explicit- a very bold way of expressing the trauma that the character is going through. Kalki Koechlin takes boldness one step further- she is particularly impressive in the sequences in Canada- where she confronts her father and also where she shouts to her mother that she is not out to suck every c**k that comes her way!

Thank God for someone like Abhay Deol who has the sense and courage to take up one unconventional role after another. The actor has taken giant strides in his half a dozen film old career and is definitely THE ACTOR to look out for!

If there is one thing that has been consistent about Anurag Kashyap, it has been his honesty and his strong refusal to bow down to the diktats of commercial cinema- It is good to see "Dev D" being accepted by all and sundry after debacles like "Black Friday", "Gulel" and "No Smoking". Three cheers to Anurag and his brand of cinema- both are here to stay!!!