Made first for older women 1
Dev.D's audience scores lean most toward older women at 75 of 100 1. Its overall reach is rated targeted — targeted reach aimed at a specific demographic segment 2. As an adaptation it scores 61 of 100 for faithfulness, a moderately faithful treatment of its source material 3. Relative to the expected cast make-up for its production origin, on-screen representation registers above the baseline for mixed-heritage and below it for South Asian 4. On content balance it reads entertainment-first at 17 of 100, weighting storytelling over explicit messaging 5.
- 1Audience scoreolder women 75 of 100 is the top quadrant.WhatSphere audience model, score_version 1
- 2ReachAudience breadth rated targeted.WhatSphere audience model, score_version 1
- 3FaithfulnessFaithfulness 61 of 100 — a moderately faithful adaptation.WhatSphere faithfulness checklist, score_version 1
- 4RepresentationRepresentation vs production-origin baseline: mixed-heritage 78, South Asian 26.WhatSphere representation model, score_version 1
- 5Content balanceContent balance entertainment-first at 17 of 100.WhatSphere content-balance model, score_version 1
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Synopsis
The son of a wealthy businessman finds solace in drugs and alcohol when he breaks up with his childhood love.
Age: 63 — leans mature
Quadrant Scores
Audience Representation
Source Material
| Title | Author | Type | Year | Purchase link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Devdas | Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay | novel | 1917 |
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What Changed from the Source
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Source faithfulness: 61/100
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Cast & Crew
Anurag Kashyap (director) · Rajeev Ravi (director)
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