Dev (TV series)

Dev is an Indian suspense drama television series produced by Peninsula Pictures. The series revolves around Dev Anand Burman, a detective battling inner demons. The crime stories are suggested by real-life cases.

The first season premiered on 5 August 2017. Ashish Chaudhary, Sumona Chakravarti and Pooja Bose played the lead roles in this season. The first season ended on 12 November 2017 after the planned 27 episodes and was replaced by Entertainment Ki Raat.

The second season began airing on 25 June 2018. Ashish Chaudhary, Amit Dolawat, Jigyasa Singh and Pooja Bose play the lead roles in this season.

Plot
Detective Dev Anand Burman (Ashish Chaudhary) battles inner demons caused by the death of his wife Mahek. He has become a recluse but still works on criminal cases with Inspector Amod Narvekar. The Inspector believes that Dev murdered his own wife. Dev befriends his landlady Zohra Aapa who treats him like a son. Later, he meets fire-brand Meera who forces him to reassess his life.

Cast

 * Ashish Chaudhary as Detective Dev Anand Burman
 * Pooja Bose as Mehek Miranda Burman / Vaani Sahay
 * Sumona Chakravarti as Meera Banerjee
 * Amit Dolawat as Inspector Amod Narvekar
 * Jayshree Arora as Zohra Rizvi
 * Rajesh Khera as Arastu Sahay
 * Surbhi Jyoti as Lawyer Fatima Hydari
 * Sonal Vengurlekar as Pranali Saluja
 * Mandar Jadhav as Ankit Saluja
 * Neha Chowdhury as Janhvi Purohit
 * Gauri Singh
 * Vijay Badlani
 * Atharva Vishwakarma as Avinash Malhotra alias Avi
 * Jigyasa Singh as Dhwani Karchiwala
 * Divyangana Jain as Kinjal Singhal
 * Ayush Shrivastava as Bhaskar Tripathi

Controversy
The show was previously titled Dev Anand. However, after the family of the legendary actor Dev Anand sent a notice to the makers, they decided to rename the show.