Anurag Kashyap's Dev D is the modern version of Sarat Chandra's Chattopadhyaya's story about Paro, Devdas and Chandramukhi. Except the basic storyline there is no similarity between the other films based on same concept and Dev D.

Set in rustic North India, Dev D has real life characters living in modern era. Parminder (Mahi Gill) who is our Paro is a messy-haired, clumsy and about-average pretty. This modern day girl sends her nude pic online without any shyness to her childhood sweetheart Dev (Deol), studying in London. The two lovers finally meet.

Kashyap's Paro carries a house-mattress to the middle of the fields for them. Dev leaves Paro in the middle of their lovemaking, in the middle of the fields due to some misunderstanding. She gets married to a widowed wealthy man.

After Paro's wedding, Dev looses meaning to his life. Drugs, drinks and one-night stands become his life. Then Chandramukhi represented by Lenny (Kalki Koechlin), an underage commercial sex worker takes entry into Dev's life.         

The cast of the film has done full justice to their roles. Abhay Deol's acting is superb Mahi Gill's performance is above the mark. Kalki Koechlin is convincing as modern day, vulnerable Chandramukhi.