Dev (2019)

Dev
Budget₹55 crore

Plot

Dev Ramalingam, whose family lives and owns a business in India, is a wealthy, adventure-loving young man who pursues new adventures. Dev always takes his best friends, Vicky and Nisha, on adventures worldwide. Vicky, however, wants to lead a regular life and always tries to avoid accompanying Dev on their thrill-seeking trips. He feels that once Dev is busy with a full-time job or at least an active love life, he might not be keen on bothering him anymore. Vicky engages in hot pursuit of potential girlfriends for Dev and comes across Meghna Padmavati, who lives in the United States and is the CEO of a San Francisco startup. Dev is intrigued by Meghna, so he obliges Vicky's pleas and sends her a friend request on Facebook. Dev is reluctant to stalk a girl nowadays, but his friends encourage him to do so anyway. As fate would have it, he eventually finds her in India on an official visit. He tries to woo her, but Meghna finds it challenging to trust men due to the childhood trauma she experienced when her parents divorced, leaving her and her mother, Padmavati, to fend for themselves. She is rude to Dev and brushes off his advances, but eventually understands that Dev is a decent man and is mildly interested in him.

On an impromptu cross-country road trip, the two fall in love despite Meghna's insecurities. Dev reassures her that he will be there for her no matter what. After Dev reaches home, his father, Ramalingam, gives him control over a new business venture that he is initiating, and Dev agrees to take care of it. While Dev is busy with work, he intentionally avoids communicating with Meghna for a few days to surprise her. Meghna's insecurities creep up on her, and she becomes filled with rage and betrayal. Meghna breaks up with Dev immediately. Dev tries to convince Meghna, but she ignores him and leaves the country. Her actions shake Dev, and he meets with an accident, which leaves him critically injured.

He recovers from his injuries and, with his father's advice and motivation, tries to come out of his heartbreak. He eventually trains for the Everest summit trekking, a lifetime goal. While on the trek, an avalanche hits the base camp he is heading for. The authorities are unable to find Dev or his location, and he is feared dead. Meghna watches this on the news. She realises she is still in love with Dev and tries to reach him. At the same time, Dev escapes the avalanche unscathed and continues his climb towards the summit in dangerous conditions. He reaches the summit and becomes unconscious due to exhaustion, but the Indian authorities rescue him on time. When Dev wakes up, he finds that Meghna reached him on time with the authorities.

In a mid-credit scene, and they reconcile. They now have twin babies, whom they take on their newest adventures.

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