Debutante actress, Kalki Koechlin plays the new age Chandramukhi aka Chanda in Anurag Kashyap’s Dev D, a modern take on the classic Devdas. Her Chanda defies all conventions in her revamped avatar. “She is not the quintessential Bollywood nautch girl but a young girl from Delhi who gets into prostitution. … Read more
She came into Anurag Kashyap’s film to play one of the female leads. Now the French girl is the leading lady in his life. Meet 25-year-old Kalki Koechlin, who plays Chandramukhi aka Chanda in Dev D, the modern-day, sexed-up version of Devdas. Born to French parents based in Bangalore, Kalki … Read more
Sudhir Mishra is trying to make his political adaptation of Sarat Chandra’s ‘Devdas’ interesting and different in every way. Chitrangada Singh’s Chadramukhi in the film is a shrewd and sensuous socialite. The move is titled ‘Aur Devdas’ and has Shiney Ahuja playing the modern-day Devdas with Lara Dutta playing Paro. … Read more
Devdas is being remade again — this time, in Pakistan, by producer Nadeem Sha and veteran Pakistani director, Iqbal Kashmiri. Music is by Vajahat Atrye and is arranged by Uttam Singh. The songs for the film will be sung by Indian singers, including Asha Bhosle, Sonu Nigam, Shreya Ghoshal, Kavita … Read more
Adapted from Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay’s book and inspired by Bimal Roy’s Dilip Kumar earlier role as ‘Devdas’, the movie is a classic slice of a bygone era. The film is the tragic love story of Devdas (Shahrukh Khan), Paro (Aishwarya Rai) and Chandramukhi (Madhuri Dixit). All three bold characters who … Read more