''Paglu 2'' is a 2012 Indian

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romantic action comedy film directed by

Sujit Mondal Sujit Mondal is an Indian film director in Bengali cinema. He started his career as an assistant director. From 2009, he started directing Bengali feature films with ''Saat Paake Bandha''. His also directed '' Paglu 2'' (2012). Mondal was chie ...

starring Dev and

Koel Mallick Koel Mallick (born Rukmini Mallick on 28 April 1982) is an Indian actress who appears in Bengali films. She is the daughter of actor Ranjit Mallick and Deepa Mallick. She made her film debut in ''Nater Guru'' (2003). Early life and education ...

in lead roles. This is sequel to ''Paglu'' series but storywise not a sequel of ''

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''. A major portion of this movie has been shot in

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. This film is a remake of 2011

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'', directed by Santosh Srinivas and starring

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and Hansika Motwani and also another popular remake was later done on

by 2014 Hindi film

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starring

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.It was second Highest Grossing movie in 2012.

Plot

Dev is a high school dropout from and a worthless village lad. He is hell bent on getting married. But the girl he wants to marry rejects him stating that he doesn't have college education. Dev, who is clever and street-smart decides to go to Kolkata for further education. While travelling in the train, he bashes up a bunch of rowdies teasing college girls. At the college in Kolkata, he meets Riya and falls in love with her. A city gangster, Rudra, is in love with her and blackmails her to marry him. He beats anyone moving closely with Riya. Meanwhile, henchmen of the dreaded chieftain Dubai Keshto, from

, are looking for Dev in the city.

Cast

* Dev as Dev (Paglu) *

as Riya *

Tota Roy Chowdhury Tota Roy Chowdhury is an Indian actor and martial artist based in Kolkata. He predominantly appears in Bengali and Hindi cinema. His notable roles include Feluda in the web TV series Feluda Pherot based on Satyajit Ray's Feluda Feluda, or P ...

as Rudra *

Rajatava Dutta Rajatava Dutta (Bengali: রজতাভ দত্ত; born 11 August 1967) is an Indian actor who appears in Bengali, Hindi and English films. He is often regarded as one of the most celebrated and respected Bengali actors of his generation. O ...

as Krishno Ghoshal aka Dubai Keshto, the most wanted person in CBI *

Rimjhim Mitra Rimjhim Mitra is a Bengali television and film actress. In 2010, she participated in a Bengali dance reality show. In 2013, she was the winner of season one of ''Jhalak Dikhla Jaa Bangla'', shown on ETV Bangla. She joined the Bharatiya Janata ...

as Kabita Ghoshal, Dubai Keshto's daughter *

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 Dev's father *

Biswanath Basu Biswanath Basu (or sometimes Biswanath Bose) is an Indian actor who appears in Bengali films. Filmography ;Key ;Films Television Apart from doing films, Basu has also appeared in many television serials. References External links * ...

as Dev's friend * Saeed Bro as Rohit *

Sayak Chakraborty Sayak Chakraborty (born 27 September 1994) is a Bengali actor who works in Bengali cinema. He is known for his portrayal as Krishna in the TV serial ''Mahaprabhu Sri Chaitanya'', a mythological show, and ''Karunamoyee Rani Rashmoni'' a historic ...

as Dev's friend *

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 Voice-over of Lord Shiva * Pradip Dhar *

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as Badshah Khan, Dubai Keshto's biggest enemy *

Mousumi Saha Mousumi Saha is an Indian actress. She acts in films of many languages. She also starred in 58 episodes of the Star Jalsha serial ''Khokababu'', airing from 2017 as "Kaushalya Mukherjee". Filmography Television * Sindoorkhela (2010-2012) *K ...

as Dev's mother * Kunal Padhi as Riya's father

Soundtrack

The soundtrack of the film was scored by

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 ...

Awards

*Anandalok Award for Best Actor (Male) - Nominated *Best Bengali film nominations for Anandalok Puraskar 2012

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Paglu 2 2012 films Bengali remakes of Telugu films 2012 romantic comedy films Films scored by Jeet Ganguly Indian romantic comedy films Bengali-language Indian films 2010s Bengali-language films Films shot in Dubai