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Deva (2025)

Deva poster
Original title
देवा
Directed by
Rosshan Andrrews
Genre
action thriller, police procedural film
Country
India
Runtime
2h 35m
Rated
12
Rating
6.1 of 10 from 65 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A violent police officer loses his memory in an accident and becomes a different person. He must reinvestigate the murder of a fellow cop with no memory of his past self or the case.

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What happens

Deva is a 2025 Indian Hindi-language action thriller film directed by Rosshan Andrrews, and produced by Siddharth Roy Kapur under Roy Kapur Films. The film stars Shahid Kapoor, Pooja Hegde and Pavail Gulati. It is adapted from Andrrews's own 2013 Malayalam film Mumbai Police. 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. Principal photography began in October 2023 in Mumbai 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 A. Sreekar Prasad, respectively. Deva was theatrically released on 31 January 2025, to mixed reviews from critics with praise towards lead cast performances, the cinematography and editing, but criticism towards the screenplay and climax. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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