Dev D…all about s-e-x?
I wrote sex, but then changed it to s-e-x remembering the manner in which Rasika of the impossibly plunging cleavage (which might have bared her navel if it would have been a couple of inches deeper and her shoulders if a few inches wider - all of which in a salwar suit) stressed upon the word by converting its monosyllabic status to tri-syllabic. After all, this is about Dev D, and as a friend of mind remarked a couple of weeks back, it was all about sex.
But is it? Or is it just a journey of hedonism by a self obsessed youth blinded by the glare of the gilted environment provided by a filthy rich industrial family; a self obsession which addled his mind to a sociopathic, narcissist status ? Or is it the rejection of a naive girl, which subsequently bought about the downfall of the suitor-turned-rejector? Or is it a portrayal of how society, and to an extent family despite being the primary support system shuns an individual’s lapse of judgement, not providing her with an opportunity for self abnegation?
Sex, being one of the strongest drivers just played its part, like it does in any normal individual’s life. Maybe.
Untitled - R. Kelly
Saudades de Rock - Extreme
Them Crooked Vultures - Them Crooked Vultures
March 28th, 2009 at 11:44 am
Gary said:
Why would you end it with a maybe? (wonders)
March 31st, 2009 at 12:24 pm
ahmad raza said:
people tell me that dev.d is devoid of all the emotions that the earlier adaptations of devdas speak of. but i think there can’t be any emotions involved with the character that we have known as devdas.
its by far the best adaptation of the novel!!
April 6th, 2009 at 4:19 pm
Sirop said:
Dev D is about discovering yourself, your first love, emotions, dependency, despondancy, sexuality… it is about letting go, of innocence lost, of the first kiss, of making love vs fucking, of parenting gone wrong… of love of loss of lust.
All these in the backdrop of a country so obsessed with keeping it all under wraps that it pushes and encourages the underbelly to flourish… it ensures alcohol flows, drug abuse happens, sex trade thrives. Everyone knows about it and desires it, but doesn’t or is not allowed to talk about it.
Morality is so fucked up, it pushes people into prostitution, loveless marriages and drug addictions… its real, its in your face and makes you squirm. People cannot deal with it and so scoff and comment, “its all about sex”. Well, in a country unable to accept sex education in the school syllabus, what else can you expect?