‘Daas Dev’ A Story Of Freedom: Sudhir Mishra

Sudhir Mishra, who is awaiting the release of his project “Daas Dev”, says its story is unlike the original “Devdas” as it is more about freedom and liberation. Mishra, known for directing critically acclaimed films like “Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi”, “Dharavi” and “Chameli”, has interpreted the concept of Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay’s “Devdas”, which was interpreted for two film versions.

“If you take the literal meaning of the original ‘Devdas’, it means God’s slave. So, this is a journey of a noble creature who becomes a slave, to his addiction, to his guilt, and dies. “Now in my film, he is a ‘daas’ who is a slave to addiction of alcohol and power is also an addiction in the context of politics. He is the heir to a political dynasty. It is about how he rids himself of that addiction — it’s a reverse, more positive journey,” Mishra told IANS.