Many consider Dev D to be one of the best works of director Anurag Kashyap. A modern-day adaptation of the novel Devdas, it starred Abhay Deol, Mahie Gill and Kalki Koechlin in lead roles.
In an interaction with Humans of Bombay, Abhay revealed how he had an inclination that Anurag Kashyap's Dev D would go big and change his life and career. The 2009 film was a success.