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Deva is currently running in cinema halls. The cop thriller starring Shahid Kapoor and Pooja Hegde is a remake of director Rosshan Andrrews’ 2013 hit film Mumbai Police in which Prithviraj Sukumaran plays the lead role. In an interview with Gulf News, Rosshan talked about bringing back his decade-long movie in a reimagined form in a new film industry.
Roshan said that instead of remaking Mumbai Police shot-by-shot in Bollywood with Shahid Kapoor in the leading role, he and writer duo Bobby-Sanjay wanted to adapt it to the current filmmaking climate. He also justified changing the climax of Deva, which many who have seen the original, have not liked.
Rosshan Andrrews, known for Malayalam blockbusters such as Salute, Mumbai Police and Kayamkulam Kochunni, called Deva one of his best works so far. Talking about remaking Mumbai Police in Hindi, he shared, “The core thought of Mumbai Police was about the protagonist and antagonist being the same person. That was our approach to Deva as well. We revisited the themes, the narrative structure, and the visual storytelling.”
He seemed to imply that he preferred Deva more than the original movie Mumbai Police as he added, “Deva is, in my opinion, the best version of this concept. As a filmmaker, I always want to push my boundaries and upgrade myself, and I can confidently say Deva is one of my best works.”
Shahid Kapoor’s Deva grossed ₹34.01 crore at the global box office during its first weekend, the makers said. The film earned Rs 11.75 crore on its third day, taking its three-day total to ₹34.01 crore in gross box office collection (GBOC), according to a poster shared by Zee Studios on its social media handles.
