Deva
2025 · Directed by Rosshan Andrrews
Original language: Hindi
- action
- thriller
- mystery
- crime
The story
Dev Ambre, a ruthless cop, loses his memory in an accident just after he has finished solving a murder case and now has to reinvestigate it while keeping his memory loss a secret from everyone except DCP Farhan Khan.
What it’s like
Dim, rain-wet Mumbai streets under sodium streetlamps and the cold blue of late-night police stations, with the camera lurching through crowded lanes and tight interiors in a restless, handheld rhythm. The palette runs grey, amber and bruised teal, and the score pounds with heavy percussion and brass that spikes into chase sequences and falls away into moody, brooding quiet. Its vibe is gritty, brooding and kinetic, a noir-tinged cop thriller with a fractured, puzzle-box feel. It suits a late evening with the lights off, or a rainy weekend when you want something tense and unsettled. The pacing is brisk, with long stretches of investigation, sharp reversals and bursts of action, and its central figure is a hard, abrasive man who becomes unexpectedly vulnerable as he rebuilds his own history. The intensity is high: frequent fistfights and shootouts, a fair amount of blood, and menace throughout, though with little sexual content and only a light romantic thread. It is for viewers who enjoy Bollywood-style masala action with a darker, more procedural edge, and who want a mystery that keeps them guessing.
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