Wow!!!!We have had Dev Das in 2001 and other remakes of classics in the past. However I can scarce remember when an attempt to capture the essence of the classics and blend it in the current socio-cultural context has been made and that too in a seemingly natural way as if it couldn't be anything but that. While a autocratic father might have been a obstacle in their children's wishes such was not the case. The insecurities and lack of volition on the part of the boy himself defeat his longings for love. Girls do not become prostitutes only because they are trafficked or are poor. They might belong to extremely well off families and maybe ostracized because they were caught on film doing something which mankind has been doing ever since its dawn. These paradoxes make the film an exciting and mind opening experience and are a refreshing break from the cliché. My favorite moment in Dev.D is ironically the point where it departs from the original piece of literature. Not so much because society approves of it now but because the character is more evolved. Thumbs up