''Deva'' is a 2025 Indian

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-language

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directed by

Rosshan Andrrews Rosshan Andrrews (born 6 January 1975) is an Indian film director who mainly works in Malayalam cinema. Biography Rosshan Andrrews was born to Burney and Andrews of the Moolakuzhi Nedumparampil house in Thrissur. He attended St. Aloysious Thriss ...

, and produced by

Siddharth Roy Kapur Siddharth Roy Kapur (born 2 August 1974) is an Indian film producer and the founder of Roy Kapur Films. He is the former managing director of The Walt Disney Company India and the former president of the Producers Guild of India in a tenure la ...

under Roy Kapur Films. The film stars

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Pooja Hegde Pooja Hegde ( born 13 October 1990) is an Indian actress who primarily works in Telugu, Hindi and Tamil films. One of the highest-paid actresses of South Indian cinema, Hegde is a recipient of four SIIMA Awards along with three Filmfare Awar ...

and Pavail Gulati. It is a remake of Andrrews's own 2013

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film ''

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'', with a different climax. The film follows a violent cop who undergoes a personality change after losing his memory in an accident and has to reinvestigate the murder of a fellow police officer. The film was officially announced in May 2023.

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began in October 2023 in

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and wrapped by September 2024. The film's score was composed by Jakes Bejoy who also composed two songs, while two other songs were composed by Vishal Mishra. The cinematography and editing were handled by Amit Roy and

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, respectively. ''Deva'' was theatrically released on 31 January 2025, to mixed reviews from critics with praise towards Kapoor's performance, the cinematography and editing, but criticism towards the screenplay and climax. It had poor box-office returns.

Plot

ACP Dev Ambre of the

, is involved in an accident that leaves him with partial memory loss. Leading up to the accident, he was on a call with his brother-in-law, DCP Farhan Khan. He informed Farhan that he has solved the murder case of their friend, ACP Rohan D’Silva, who was killed during a gallantry awards ceremony at the police parade ground. However, before disclosing the murderer’s name, the accident occurred, resulting in his memory loss. Following his recuperation, Farhan tells Dev about his past, particularly his explosive behavior. He was a complex person with deep-seated emotional issues, particularly in connection to his father, also a police officer, who was killed in the line of duty, resulting in him growing up, showing resentment towards the world, and the tragedy that befell their friend Rohan. Despite his tough exterior, he is vulnerable and sensitive but deeply emotional and empathetic, with a strong sense of justice. Considering Dev’s impressive-yet-volatile capabilities as a police officer, Farhan reassigns him to the case despite his condition. As Dev recollects his past investigation, he notices inconsistencies between his new findings and the direction his old self had taken. He re-examines evidence, revisits witness statements, and reconstructs the crime scene, although certain details do not add up. During the procedure, he also discovers that he was working undercover for gangster-turned-politician, Prabhat Jadhav and even killed a notorious gangster. Rohan was shocked and hurt by his betrayal, and was unable to process his emotions. He confronted him, who confessed to the crime. In spite of his initial anger and hurt, Rohan decided to forgive him. He planned to reveal the truth about the gangster's death and his involvement, though in a way that would clear his name and give him a chance to redeem himself. However, he misunderstood Rohan's intentions and assumed that he was going to expose him. In a fit of rage and fear, he killed Rohan. Having uncovered the motive behind Rohan’s murder, Dev deduces that he himself was the killer. His past self had premeditated the murder, installing a remote-controlled automatic rifle on a rooftop overlooking the stage and shooting his friend with a tap on his phone during the gallantry awards ceremony. Upon confessing everything to Farhan, it is revealed that he was already aware of the fact that he was culprit, as Dev had already confessed on the call moments before the accident. Nonetheless, Farhan needed reason why Dev killed him , Dev surrenders himself to the police. Six months later, Dev is in prison cell and probably has his memory back as we see him in a fit of rage again when trouble happens.

Cast

Production

Development

In early-August 2022, it was reported that

visited

at his residence and narrated a script which impressed him. Later, in November 2022, Rosshan Andrrews through his social media handles, confirmed that he would direct Shahid Kapoor in his upcoming film. Touted to be an

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, the film marks the first collaboration between Rosshan and Kapoor, and the first Hindi venture of Rosshan. The film is produced by

's Roy Kapur Films and

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and co-produced by Malvika Khatri. The production houses made a public announcement on 25 May 2023, confirming the project. The film's official title ''Deva'' was revealed on 24 October 2023, on the occasion of

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, though it was previously reported to be named ''Koi Shaq''. Siddharth Roy Kapur had gained permission from

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, who reserved the title for a

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–starrer film. Shariq Patel of

revealed that they had been in separate discussions with Siddharth and Shahid over the years about different projects. Somehow they didn't materialise and it took this film to come together and this is the first time that the Zee Studios have collaborated with both director and actor.

Pre-production

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started on 16 November 2022. It took several months for the writing and pre-production. The film is scripted by the duo

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, in their ninth collaboration with Rosshan.

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Hussain Dalal Hussain Dalal is an Indian actor and screenwriter, known for his work in Hindi films. He has written dialogues for films such as '' Bring On the Night'' (2012), ''Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani'' (2013), '' Margarita with a Straw'' (2014), '' 2 States' ...

and Arshad Syed wrote the Hindi dialogues for the film. Later, Rosshan began

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for the film and shared a few pictures through his

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page. Kapoor stated the film is an "edgy action thriller with lots of action and thrill". Vishal Mishra would compose the songs, and background score by Jakes Bejoy. Technicians include

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Amit Roy,

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Sandeep Ravade, and

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s Niharika Jolly, Malavika Kashikar and Chandani Mehta. Supreme Sundar, Abbas Ali Moghul, Anl Arasu, Parvez Shaikh, Vikram Dahiya were also hired as stunt directors. Prior to the start of film production, Kapoor attended a special workshop in October 2023, in order to train physically and intensively for his role in the film.

Casting

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was the casting director. Shahid Kapoor plays the role of a police officer in the film, and sported a short hairstyle for his character, similar to his look in ''

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'' (2014) since 10 years. He said he is playing "a very hard character" in the film. In May 2023,

was reported to be the lead actress, and her inclusion was confirmed by makers on 13 October 2023, on Hegde's birthday. The makers wanted "a fresh casting" and finalised Hegde, marking her maiden collaboration with both Rosshan and Kapoor. Hegde portrays Diya, a journalist.

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joined the cast in early-November 2023, and would play a police officer role. The film marks her second collaboration with Kapoor, after web series ''

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''. For her character, she underwent training for three months during the project's pre-production process, and also went through a workshop in Mumbai. In late-November, Pavail Gulati joined the cast, marking his first

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. Gulati felt his role "demands physical and mental dedication". For that he attended a special workshop in January 2024, in order to train physically and intensively for his role in the film. For some challenging scenes involving

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scenes featuring Gulati, Rosshan initially considered hiring a body double, but said he felt the body double's work was inauthentic and did it himself.

Filming

It was reported that the whole film would be shot in

, mostly in real places, with only a few small scenes shot on a set.

commenced with a

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on 12 October 2023 with the film's cast and crew. Shahid Kapoor and Pooja Hegde joined in this schedule, in

. Later in November, Kubbra Sait and Pavail Gulati joined this schedule. The schedule was extensively shot at

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Charnul, Mumbai. The first schedule was wrapped in Mumbai on 21 December 2023. In late-February stills were revealed by the official social media handles for the film under the tagline ''#OnTheSetsOfDeva''. The second schedule of the film was begun in March 2024 in Mumbai, with Gulati joining the schedule. Hegde joined the schedule on 14 March 2024. On the next day, Kapoor joined the schedule on 15 March. Kapoor shot some action and chasing scenes in this schedule in Mumbai. Gulati was trained with the stunt directors before filming a

sequence in Mumbai in late March 2024. Action scenes featuring Kapoor was shot in April 2024, at Dongri, Mumbai. The next schedule began on 19 June, with an action sequence choreographed by Supreme Sundar being shot at Mumbai. Hegde joined the final schedule early-July after completing first schedule of ''

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''. Filming wrapped on 8 July 2024 except a song sequence. A footage of Kapoor, while filming a song was leaked and went viral. In early-September 2024, a song titled "Bhasad Macha", featuring Kapoor and Hegde, choreographed by the duo

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was shot in Mumbai for four days. Entire principal photography wrapped on 4 September with a wrap-up party held in Mumbai. It was revealed that 3 different

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scenes were filmed to keep the suspense around the ending of the film.

Post-production

After filming was completed in July 2024, the film entered into an extensive

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phase. The

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of the film were provided by Firefly Creative Studio, Identical Brains Studios, Old Monk Studio and The VFX Company. Ken Metzker of Red Chillies Color did the colouring for the film. Subash Sahoo served as the

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. Although the technical crew worked on three climax sequences, only one climax scene made it into the final cut. On 30 December 2024, the film received a U/A certificate from the

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, with a finalised runtime of 156.53 minutes.

Soundtrack

The

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and two songs were composed by Jakes Bejoy in his third collaboration with Rosshan. This is his second film in Hindi, previously having composed

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of '' Durgamati'' (2020). Vishal Mishra also composed two songs, in his first collaboration with Rosshan. The lyrics are written by

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. The music rights were bought by

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. The teaser of track "Marji Cha Maalik" which featured in film's motion poster was released on 1 January 2025. The first single "Bhasad Macha" was released on 11 January 2025. The full audio of the track "Marji Cha Maalik" was released on 24 January 2025, after the huge public demand.

Marketing

The film's motion poster was released on 1 January 2025, coinciding with the New Year. The film's teaser was released on 5 January 2025 at an event in Carter Road Amphitheatre,

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. On 11 January 2025, Kapoor and Hegde were in

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where they performed "Bhasad Macha" and for promotional activities of the film at the opening ceremony of the

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. The trailer for the film was released on 18 January 2025 at an event in Mumbai. According to ''

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'', promotional activities were delayed because of health issues. The promotional campaign kickstarted with an event held at

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, Mumbai on 23 January. The next day an event was held at R. D. National College, Bandra. On 28 January, Kapoor and Hegde toured

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for the film's promotion. A fan event was held at

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. The same day, an event was held at the

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where the cast interacted with the media and fans.

Release

Theatrical

''Deva'' was theatrically released worldwide on 31 January 2025. It was earlier planned to release in theatres on 11 October 2024 (

), but was eventually postponed to 14 February 2025 (

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). Later the release was preponed by two weeks.

Home media

The digital streaming rights were acquired by

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. The film began streaming on the platform from 28 March 2025. The satellite rights were acquired by

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Reception

Critical response

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'' Vinamra Mathur termed ''Deva'' a "forgettable remake" of Andrrews's

film ''

'' (2013). She praised Kapoor's performance, but bemoaned that the film had changed the original's climax by altering the lead character's homosexuality.

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of ''

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'' was not pleased with turning ''Mumbai Police'' story into a hero-centred narrative. Justin Rao of ''

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'' also opined that "''Mumbai Police'' is reduced to a hero-worshipping vehicle of cliches and boredom in a painful downgrade of a solid idea". Writing for ''

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'', Zinia Bandyopadhyay believed that changing the original's climax "took away

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biggest shock value". Conversely,

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was more appreciative of the remake (which he considered significantly different from the original) for "liberally and judiciously sprinkling a mix of masala ingredients on a good cop-bad cop whodunnit".

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opined, "Shahid's heft is the only thing that keeps up the momentum in a mediocre rehash, dumbed down by flimsy motive and mindless bravado". Nandini Ramnath of ''

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'' was appreciative of the film's technical aspects, particularly its cinematography and editing, as well as Kapoor's performance, but was critical of "its treatment of weighty themes such as guilt, culpability and redemption". ''

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'' Rishabh Suri bemoaned that despite compelling work from Kapoor, the film was let down by a "predictable story" and "convoluted twists".

Box-office

'' reported that ''Deva'' had a low opening weekend and weak holds on its first Monday and Tuesday. The film concluded its run with worldwide gross estimated to be 51.73–59 crore, emerging as a

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References

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