Yes, despite the makers not officially confirming it, Deva is undoubtedly a remake of the 2013 Malayalam thriller Mumbai Police - if the trailer hadn’t already made that clear. This shouldn’t come as a surprise, given that both films are directed by Rosshan Andrrews, and Sanjay-Bobby, who wrote the screenplay for Mumbai Police , are credited among the writers of Deva . ‘Deva’ Movie Review: A Watered Down Remake of Rosshan Andrrews’ ‘Mumbai Police’ Almost Redeemed by an Impressive Shahid Kapoor .
Mumbai Police is considered one of the landmark films in Prithviraj Sukumaran’s career, with his performance earning widespread acclaim for taking on a role that was seen as groundbreaking at the time. The Malayalam film, also starring Jayasurya and Rahman, was not only praised by critics but also became a box office hit. As for its Hindi remake, Shahid Kapoor plays the lead in Deva , alongside Pooja Hegde, Pavail Gulati, Pravesh Rana, and Girish Kulkarni.
As the trailer suggests, Deva was never intended to be a faithful remake of Mumbai Police , with added mass appeal and a female love interest in Pooja Hegde. That said, the basic structure remains the same: Dev, a trigger-happy, rule-bending cop, is tasked with solving the assassination of a fellow officer and his best friend, Rohan. However, he suffers an accident just as he cracks the case, resulting in memory loss.
His superior, Farhan, who is also his brother-in-law and friend, asks him to reinvestigate the case,.
