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{{Short description|Indian Bengali comedy-action film}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2015}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Challenge
| image = Challengefilm.jpg
| caption = Theatrical Release Poster
| director = [[Raj Chakraborty]]
| writer =
| producer = [[Shree Venkatesh Films]]
| starring = [[Dev (Bengali actor)|Dev]]<br />[[Subhashree Ganguly]]
| cinematography = Soumik Haldar<ref name="soumik">{{Cite news|url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1081108/jsp/entertainment/story_10079598.jsp
|title=Spotlight|work=The Telegraph|accessdate=6 March 2009|location=Calcutta, India|date=8 November 2008}}</ref>
| editing =
| music = [[Jeet Gannguli]]
| distributor =
| released = {{Film date|df=y|2009|3|20}}
| runtime = 140 minutes
| country = [[India]]
| language = [[Bengali language|Bengali]]
| budget =
| gross =
| screenplay = [[N.K. Salil]]
}}
'''''Challenge''''' is a 2009 Indian [[Cinema of West Bengal|Bengali]] [[action romance film]] directed by [[Raj Chakraborty]]. The film stars [[Dev (Bengali actor)|Dev]] and [[Subhashree Ganguly]]..The film was a major hit in the history of Bengali Cinema.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://calcuttatube.com/2009/01/06/challenge-2009/ |title=Challenge (2009) |publisher=calcuttatube.com |accessdate=5 March 2009 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090227021903/http://calcuttatube.com/2009/01/06/challenge-2009/ |archivedate=27 February 2009 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://calcuttatube.com/2009/01/25/subhashree-exclusive-interview/ |title=Subhashree – Exclusive Interview |publisher=calcuttatube.com |accessdate=5 March 2009 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090207003423/http://calcuttatube.com/2009/01/25/subhashree-exclusive-interview/ |archivedate=7 February 2009 }}</ref><ref name="Time for action">{{Cite news|url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1081021/jsp/entertainment/story_9995563.jsp|title=Time for action|work=The Telegraph|accessdate=6 March 2009 |last=Nag |first=Kushali |location=Calcutta, India|date=21 October 2008}}</ref> For few scenes and music-videos, shooting was done in Dubai. The film is a remake of Telugu movie ''[[Dil (2003 film)|Dil]]'' (2003).{{Citation needed|date=August 2020}}

==Plot==
Abir ([[Dev (Bengali actor)|Dev]]) joins a college where Pooja ([[Subhashree Ganguly]]), 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 (Bengali actor)|Dev]] as Abir
* [[Subhashree Ganguly]] as Pooja
* [[Rajatabha Dutta]] as Agnideb Sen, Pooja's dad, an industrialist and a local don
* Tulika Basu as Pooja's Mom
* [[Biswajit Chakraborty]] as Aabir's Dad
* [[Laboni Sarkar]] as Aabir's Mom
* [[Kharaj Mukherjee]] as Principal
* Parthosarathi Chakraborty as Gopal
* [[Supriyo Dutta]] as Karthik Da
* [[Prasun Gain]] as Poncha
* Pradip Dhar as Karthik's assistant
* [[Abhimanyu Mukherjee]] as Ranjan
* Tamal Roy Chowdhury as Pooja's maternal grandfather
* Debranjan Nag as Bhajahari

==Sequel==
''[[Challenge 2]]'' 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 ==
{{Infobox album
| name = Challenge
| type = Soundtrack
| artist = [[Jeet Gannguli]]
| cover =
| alt =
| released = 2009
| recorded = 2008
| venue =
| studio = [[Shree Venkatesh Films]]
| genre = [[Film Soundtrack|Feature film soundtrack]]
| length = {{Duration|m=
|s=}}
| label =
| producer = [[Shree Venkatesh Films]]
| prev_title = [[Jackpot (2009 film)|Jackpot]]
| prev_year = 2009
| next_title = [[Paran Jai Jaliya Re]]
| next_year = 2009
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Challenge
| type = Soundtrack
| single1 = Mahi Ve
| single1date = 5 Mar 2016
| single2 = Bondhura Elomelo
| single2date = 19 Mar 2016
| single3 = Dekhechi Tomake
| single3date = 22 Mar 2016
| single4 = Bhojo Gourango
| single4date = 27 Feb 2016
| single5 =
| single5date =
}}
}}

[[Jeet Gannguli]] composed the music and lyrics were written by [[Priyo Chattopadhyay]], [[Dipangshu Acharyaa]], [[Abhimanyu Mukherjee]], [[Nachiketa Chakraborty]], [[Gautam Sushmit]] for Challenge.
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Track No.
!Track
!Singer
!Lyrics
!Length
|-
|1
|"Bhojo Gourango"
| [[Jeet Gannguli]]
| Priyo Chattopadhyay
|3:45
|-
|2
|"Bondhura Elomelo"
| [[Dibyendu Mukherjee]], Satabdi Chakraborty
| Dipangshu Acharyaa
|4:43
|-
|3
| "Challenge Nibi Na Sala"
| Jeet Gannguli
| Abhimanyu Mukherjee
|
|-
|4
|"Dekhechi Tomake Srabone"
|[[Shaan (singer)|Shaan]], [[June Banerjee]]
| Priyo Chattopadhyay
|2:25
|-
|5
|"Janina"
|[[Nachiketa Chakraborty]]
| Nachiketa Chakraborty
|
|-
|6
|"Mahi Ve"
|[[Kunal Ganjawala]]
|Gautam Sushmit
|3:12
|}

== References ==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb title|1399178}}

{{Raj Chakraborty}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Challenge Film}}

[[Category:Bengali remakes of Telugu films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:Bengali-language films]]
[[Category:2000s Bengali-language films]]
[[Category:Films directed by Raj Chakraborty]]
[[Category:Bengali action comedy films]]

Challenge (2009 film) - Revision history

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