Dev.D

Dev.D (2009) is Anurag Kashyap's reckless reworking of Devdas, and you can watch it online on iFILM. The century-old novel gets dragged into a world of vodka, cocaine and Delhi's night highways.

Dev comes back from London to Paro, the girl he grew up with. One stupid fight ends it, and while she marries someone else and moves on, he refuses to. He drowns in booze, drives around half-wrecked, and eventually crosses paths with Chanda, a student pushed into escort work after a scandal ruined her name. Abhay Deol, Mahie Gill and Kalki Koechlin carry the leads; Nawazuddin Siddiqui turns up in a smaller role.

This isn't a weepy tale of heartbreak. Kashyap films a man who keeps choosing the fall. Amit Trivedi's electro-folk score barely stops to breathe and pushes the whole thing forward. Good for anyone tired of polished Bollywood and ready for something loud, bitter and a little ugly. Stream Dev.D (2009) online on iFILM.