Anurag
Kashyap
had
an
amazing
surprise
waiting
for
him
at
the
PVR
theatre
in
Juhu
recently.
He
ran
into
Aditya
Chopra
who
had
come
to
see
Dev
D
as
part
of
the
paying
audience.
The
reclusive
director
who
makes
it
a
point
to
watch
all
major
films
at
paid
previews
made
an
exception
for
Dev
D
and
braved
the
eyes
and
whispers
of
the
aam
junta
after
reading
the
positive
reviews.
Luckily
the
audience
left
Aditya
alone
to
watch
the
film.
Anurag
is
still
finding
hard
to
believe
what's
happening
to
his
surrealistic
take
on
Devdas.
"My
friend
Rajat
Kapoor
suggested
that
I
go
and
check
out
the
theatres
on
Saturday
evening
to
see
audiences'
reaction.
I
very
reluctantly
took
his
advice.
Little
did
I
know
what
was
waiting
for
me
at
the
PVR
at
Juhu.
It
looked
like
the
whole
industry
had
turned
up
for
the
public
screening
after
hearing
good
things
about
my
film.
There
were
Anupam
and
Kirron
Kher,
Minissha
Lamba,
producer
Madhu
Mantena
and
lots
of
other
people
from
our
ilk."
But
the
surprise
of
the
evening
was
Aditya
Chopra.
"When
I
found
him
sitting
next
to
me
I
didn't
know
how
to
react."
Aditya
sure
knew
how
to
react.
After
the
screening
he
sent
Anurag
a
message
saying
that
Dev
D
rocked
and
that
he
should
continue
on
the
path
that
he
had
chosen
for
himself.
Says
Anurag,
"I
wouldn't
like
to
reveal
what
he
smsed
me.
But
yes,
Aditya
Chopra's
words
mean
a
lot
to
me.
Frankly,
I
never
thought
my
film
would
get
this
kind
of
a
response.
It
is
an
exhilarating
experience.
The
actors
have
contributed
so
much
not
only
Abhay
Deol
but
the
two
leading
ladies.
People
say
Mahi
Gill
shows
flashes
of
Suchitra
Sen
in
her
performance.
As
for
Kalki
(Koechlin),
she
didn't
falter
one
bit
in
living
out
her
character."
Story first published: Thursday, July 21, 2011, 11:33 [IST]