‘For
many
years,
people
were
telling
me
to
do
a
massy
film.’
Rediff.com‘s
Hitesh
Harisinghani,
Afsar
Dayatar,
Mayur
Sanap
report
from
the
Deva
trailer
launch.
It
looks
like
Shahid
Kapoor
has
done
it
again!
The
actor
is
set
to
bowl
everyone
over
in
another
power-packed
role
with
Deva.
After
unveiling
the
teaser,
the
actor
met
up
with
fans
at
the
open
air
venue
of
the
Carter
road
amphitheatre
in
Bandra,
north
west
Mumbai.
The
action
thriller
has
Shahid
playing
a
trigger-happy
cop
who
can
ace
the
bullet
fires
and
dance
moves.
For
a
long
time,
says
Shahid,
people
have
been
asking
him
to
do
a
‘massy
film’
and
Deva
is
his
response.
“Deva
is
a
piece
of
my
heart.
For
many
years,
people
were
telling
me
to
do
a
massy
film.
So
for
me,
this
is
that
next
step
in
my
journey,”
Shahid
says.
“It’s
been
probably
my
most
challenging
film.
There
is
so
much
in
the
character
which
I
don’t
want
to
reveal.
All
I
can
say
is
that
paisa
vasool
picture
hain,
bohot
mazaa
aayega.”
VIDEO:
‘You
all
have
Deva
inside
you’
The
film
is
helmed
by
Director
Rosshan
Andrrews,
known
for
Malayalam
films
like
Mumbai
Police,
Kayamkulam
Kochunni,
Salute.
Andrrews,
who
turns
50th
today,
January
6,
was
present
at
the
event
with
wife
Ancy,
and
called
Deva
his
dream
project
which
came
to
fruition
only
after
Shahid
agreed
to
do
the
film.
VIDEO:
‘Deva
is
my
victory‘
Producers
Umesh
Bansal
and
Siddharth
Roy
Kapur
flank
Director
Roshan
Andrrews
and
Shahid
Kapoor.
Photograph:
Hitesh
Harisinghani/Rediff.com
Shahid
said
the
film
juxtaposes
the
dynamic
nature
of
Mumbai
and
his
character
Deva
is
the
reflection
of
the
city.
“We
shot
the
entire
film
in
Mumbai.
Deva’s
madness
is
Mumbai’s
madness.
The
character’s
name
is
Dev
but
there’s
an
‘A’
in
his
name,”
he
says.
“There
are
two
types
of
animals
within
everyone.
There
is
a
deva
in
us
and
there
is
an
asur
in
us
too.
This
film
is
about
seeing
two
personalities
in
one
character.
Mumbai
is
also
like
that.
It’s
very
beautiful
and
there
are
some
edgy
things
as
well.
That
is
what
makes
Mumbai
so
special.
We
had
to
share
it
with
the
junta.
This
film
is
for
them,”
declares
Shahid.
Deva
arrives
in
theatres
on
January
31.
