SHEKHAR KAPUR'S DEVI, Issue 18


Book Description

Created by acclaimed filmmaker Shekhar Kapur (Elizabeth, Four Feathers, Bandit Queen). Tara Mehta, the young woman from Sitapur who was chosen by the gods to host the essence of Devi, celestial warrior supreme, has fought renegade gods, apsara assassins, ruthless crime lords and even the darkness lurking inside her own soul. With the help of a fallen priest, a burnt-out cop and a smart aleck journalist, she has somehow managed not only to survive, but to harness her divine abilities to become the protector of Sitapur. But everything's about to change. When a mysterious vigilante starts killing criminals in Sitapur, Devi finds herself blamed for the murders. As she tries to piece together the identity of the vigilante, Tara uncovers a secret that goes all the way back to her own childhood. The journey of the girl who became a goddess takes a new twist, as she comes face to face with something that will change her life forever.




DEVI Issue 18


Book Description

Created by acclaimed filmmaker Shekhar Kapur (Elizabeth, Four Feathers, Bandit Queen). Tara Mehta, the young woman from Sitapur who was chosen by the gods to host the essence of Devi, celestial warrior supreme, has fought renegade gods, apsara assassins, ruthless crime lords and even the darkness lurking inside her own soul. With the help of a fallen priest, a burnt-out cop and a smart aleck journalist, she has somehow managed not only to survive, but to harness her divine abilities to become the protector of Sitapur. But everything's about to change. When a mysterious vigilante starts killing criminals in Sitapur, Devi finds herself blamed for the murders. As she tries to piece together the identity of the vigilante, Tara uncovers a secret that goes all the way back to her own childhood. The journey of the girl who became a goddess takes a new twist, as she comes face to face with something that will change her life forever.




DEVI Issue 06


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Created by acclaimed filmmaker Shekhar Kapur (Elizabeth, Four Feathers, Bandit Queen). START OF A NEW STORYLINE! It's been a month since Devi desappeared. In hiding, Tara tries hard to understand whether or not she wants to be a goddess or if she has a choice anyway. Meanwhile, Kratha launches a desperate attempt to break Iyam out of Durapasya captivity to help her finish what she started, and another power that seeks to shape the future of the world emerges.




DEVI Issue 01


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Created by acclaimed filmmaker Shekhar Kapur (Elizabeth, Four Feathers, Bandit Queen). To combat a world corrupted by demons and renegade gods and demons, the forces of Light have reincarnated the fierce and feminine warrior called Devi. However, the odds of Devi just surviving her rebirth get a whole lot worse when the world's deadliest assassin arrives in Sitapur to kill her!




SHEKHAR KAPUR'S DEVI - VOL. 1


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Tara Mehta, an unsuspecting young woman in the futuristic Asian city, Sitapur, is the Devi. She has no idea that she is about to become the centerpiece of a divine battle between the Gods of Light and the demon Lord Bala. Devi is a powerhouse of a story about a young woman battling for survival in a landscape of ancient legends, duty and fate. She walks the line between tradition, destiny and free will. Where will she fall? Between the Divine and the Diabolical, there is Devi.




DEVI Issue 12


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Created by acclaimed filmmaker Shekhar Kapur (Elizabeth, Four Feathers, Bandit Queen). NEW STORYLINE - She is Tara Mehta, the current avatar of the DEVI, a celestial warrior who hosts the essence of an entire pantheon. Forever torn between the divine and the human in her, she has found some semblance of peace in devoting herself and her abilities towards making a better world. But all that is about to change. As ancient spectres of armageddon awaken from their slumber, the countdown begins for the final cataclysm. In these turbulent times when alliances are tested, enmities are set aside Tara faces the biggest challenge of her life, as she comes face to face with her most formidable opponent ...... herself.




DEVI Issue 05


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Created by acclaimed filmmaker Shekhar Kapur (Elizabeth, Four Feathers, Bandit Queen). The gods unite to bless Tara and send her hurtling irrevocably towards divintiy. Meanwhile, with murder on their minds, the warriors of the light and dark assemble at a ruined temple where the Devi-to-be lies in a deep trance. Only two people want Tara to live ? a failed policeman, and a lapsed priest. Can they save her in spite of the overwhelming odds?




DEVI Issue 19


Book Description

Created by acclaimed filmmaker Shekhar Kapur (Elizabeth, Four Feathers, Bandit Queen). Tara Mehta is the modern incarnation of Devi, a celestial warrior goddess who has sworn to protect the city of Sitapur. Now, however, Devi finds herself on the wrong side of the law she has sworn to uphold, as the police name her the prime suspect in a series of vicious murders. Making matters worse, monstrous Darinde soldiers of the dark god Bala are resurfacing in Sitapu, obeying the commands of a mysterious new leader. Devi finds herself torn between proving her own innocence, and countering this deadly new threat.




DEVI Issue 10


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Created by acclaimed filmmaker Shekhar Kapur (Elizabeth, Four Feathers, Bandit Queen). As the battle between the gods' servants and Bala's hordes rages in the slums of Sitapur, Bala breaks through to the secret labyrinth that holds the Source that will make him all-powerful. Meanwhile, finally working in harmony with her human host, Devi vanquishes the Darinde and her own doubts. Now she has the chance to finish Bala off once and for all - but before evil is destroyed, great sacrifices must be made.




DEVI Issue 04


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Created by acclaimed filmmaker Shekhar Kapur (Elizabeth, Four Feathers, Bandit Queen). Torn from the Devi ritual before it is complete, Maya must use her untrained powers in order to defend herself against the Apsara assassin, Kratha. Meanwhile, inspector Rahul Singh uncovers the secrets of Sitapur, makes the acquaintaince of true evil, and comes face-to-face with the woman who will change his life forever.