''Challenge'' is a 2009 Indian

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action romance film Romance films or movies involve romantic love stories recorded in visual media for broadcast in theatres or on television that focus on passion, emotion, and the affectionate romantic involvement of the main characters. Typically their journey ...

directed by

Raj Chakraborty Raj Chakraborty (born 21 February 1975) is an Indian film director, actor, producer and politician. He is one of the most commercially successful film-makers in Tollywood. Before directing his debut film, he was busy in Bengali TV. Raj Chakrabo ...

. The film stars Dev and

Subhashree Ganguly Subhashree Ganguly (born 3 November 1990) is an Indian actress, model and the winner of Anandalok Nayikar Khonje 2006. She is the highest paid actress of Bengali cinema. She made her acting debut in 2008 with the Odia comedy drama film '' Mat ...

. For few scenes and music-videos, shooting was done in Dubai. The film is a remake of Telugu movie '' Dil'' (2003).

Plot

Abir joins a college where Pooja, daughter of a ruthless businessman, is studying. Her father is very obsessive and conservative in taking care of Pooja and does not tolerate if anyone directly or indirectly disturbs Pooja. Abir is ragged by a bunch of students, in return he smashes all of them. He also confronts her father's henchmen and makes them say sorry to him when they misbehave with him before his fight to the students. This is seen by Pooja and she gets impressed of him. She falls in love with him, which in turn he reciprocates. This is found by Pooja's father. The rest of the story is how Abir and Pooja unite, after a series of events. The films ends with a happy note.

Cast

* Dev as Abir *

as Pooja * Rajatabha Dutta as Agnideb Sen, Pooja's dad, an industrialist and a local don * Tulika Basu as Pooja's Mom *

Biswajit Chakraborty Biswajit Chakraborty, (born 29 October 1948) is an Indian film actor who appears predominantly in Bengali movies. He was born in Kolkata, West Bengal. His debut movie was '' Sunya Theke Suru'' directed by Ashoke Viswanathan. He has acted in more ...

as Aabir's Dad *

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as Aabir's Mom *

Kharaj Mukherjee Kharaj Mukherjee or Kharaj Mukhopadhyay (born 7 July 1963) is an Indian actor. He completed his early education from St. Lawrence High School, Kolkata He made his debut in Bengali film with the film ''Hulusthul'' in 1980. In the last 32 years, ...

as Principal * Parthosarathi Chakraborty as Gopal *

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as Karthik Da *

Prasun Gain Prasun Gain (born 3 September 1977) is an Indian actor and dramatist who works in Bengali cinema and television. He is best known for his roles in ''Detective Byomkesh Bakshy!'' (2015), '' Alifa'' (2016), and ''Prem Amar'' (2009). He also played ...

as Poncha * Pradip Dhar as Karthik's assistant *

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as Ranjan * Tamal Roy Chowdhury as Pooja's maternal grandfather * Debranjan Nag as Bhajahari

Sequel

Challenge 2 ''Challenge 2'' is a 2012 Indian Bengali action comedy film directed by Raja Chanda starring Dev and Pooja Bose in lead roles. The film is a spiritual sequel to the 2009 Bengali film '' Challenge'', but contains a very different storyline. Ma ...

'' is a 2012 Indian Bengali action comedy film directed by Raja Chanda starring Dev and Pooja Bose. The film is a spiritual sequel to the 2009 Bengali film Challenge

Soundtrack

Jeet Gannguli Jeet Gannguli (, born Chandrajeet Ganguly, on 24 May 1977), is an Indian score composer of Bengali and Hindi movies. Early life and education Born in a Bengali Brahmin family, Gannguli was initiated into the world of music at the age of thr ...

composed the music and lyrics were written by

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, Dipangshu Acharyaa,

Nachiketa Chakraborty Nachiketa Chakraborty, simply known as Nachiketa, is an Indian singer, songwriter, musician, composer and playback singer who is known for his modern Bengali lyrics. He achieved fame in the early 1990s, with the release of his debut album ''Ei Be ...

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for Challenge.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Challenge Film Bengali remakes of Telugu films Bengali-language Indian films 2000s Bengali-language films Films directed by Raj Chakraborty Bengali action comedy films Films scored by Jeet Ganguly