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{{Short description|2012 Indian Bengali film by Raja Chanda}}
{{Use British English|date=March 2013}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2015}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Challenge 2
| image = Challenge 2 poster.jpg
| caption = Promotional poster
| director = [[Raja Chanda]]
| producer = Srikant Mohta and Mahendra Soni of [[Shree Venkatesh Films]]
| writer = [[N.K. Salil|NK Salil]]
| based_on = [[Dookudu]]
| starring = [[Dev (Bengali actor)|Dev]] [[Pooja Bose]] [[Tapas Paul]] [[Ashish Vidyarthi]] [[Kharaj Mukherjee]]
| music = [[Jeet Gannguli]] [[Savvy Gupta|Savvy]]
| cinematography = Shailesh av Awasthhi
| editing = Saikat Sengupta, Rabi Ranjan Maitra, Jahidul Islam Shuvo
| studio = Shree Venkatesh Films
| distributor =
| released = {{Film date|df=y|2012|10|19}}
| runtime = 162 minutes
| country = India
| language = Bengali
}}
'''''Challenge 2''''' is a 2012 Indian Bengali [[action comedy film]] directed by [[Raja Chanda]] starring [[Dev (Bengali actor)|Dev]] and [[Pooja Bose]] in lead roles. The film is a spiritual sequel to the 2009 [[Cinema of West Bengal|Bengali film]] ''[[Challenge (2009 film)|Challenge]]''; it contains a very different storyline. Major parts of the movie were shot in [[Malaysia]], [[Dubai]] and [[Mumbai]] besides [[Kolkata]]. ''Challenge 2'' is a remake of 2011 [[Telugu cinema|Telugu]] film ''[[Dookudu]]'',<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.filmz24.com/bengali/bengali-films-are-remaking-from-south-indian-films/ |title=Bengali Films are remaking from South films |publisher=filmz24.com |accessdate=10 February 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140318012156/http://www.filmz24.com/bengali/bengali-films-are-remaking-from-south-indian-films/ |archive-date=18 March 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref> directed by [[Srinu Vaitla]] and starring [[Mahesh Babu]] and [[Samantha Ruth Prabhu]]. The film was blockbuster at box office collection.

==Plot==
Debraj Roy ([[Tapas Pal]]) is an independent MLA of the constituency of Debnagar, which is named after him, in [[West Bengal]], and is regarded as a champion for the poor and one who have idealistic values. When a truck collides with the car his brother Angshuman Roy ([[Kushal Chakraborty]]) and he are in, Debraj goes into a coma. Except for his family, everyone else presumes that he is killed in the accident. Years later, his son Abhiraj Roy a.k.a. Abhi ([[Dev (Bengali actor)|Dev]]) is a police officer in [[Mumbai]] who fights against the mafia and is on a mission to apprehend a [[Mafia]] don Guru Nayak ([[Ashish Vidyarthi]]) who is involved in [[illegal drug trade]], [[extortion]] and [[arms trafficking]].

When he heads to [[Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia]] in an undercover operation, he meets Pooja, the daughter of Abhi's senior police officer, Madhusudan Bakshi ([[Rajatava Dutta]]) and soon falls in love with her. She initially rejects his advances which makes him give up. However, he is successful in the undercover operation and arrests Nayak's brother Bunty (Surajit Sen). After returning to [[India]], he again meets Pooja and, to his surprise, she reciprocates his feelings. In an attempt to arrest Nayak, Bunty and the police commissioner is killed and Debraj's loyal follower Shivu (Kaushik Chakraborty) reveals to Abhi that Nayak, along with Debraj's rival, Apurba Ghosh ([[Deepankar De]]), and Debraj's other followers including Jagganath (Sumit Ganguly) and Krishnakanto Mitro (Debesh Roy Chowdhury) were behind Debraj's accident, which makes Abhi plot to kill all of them.

When Debraj comes out of the coma, the doctors who treated him advise his family that his life is at risk if he encounters or hears anything upsetting, disturbing or shocking. Abhi hides the events surrounding the accident and shifts his family to his previously abandoned mansion which is now being used for film making. Abhi creates a dummy political set-up at this mansion. In the guise of a reality television program, Abhi tricks an aspiring but unsuccessful film actor Swarnakamal ([[Kharaj Mukherjee]]) by making him believe that the television show is being sponsored by actor Mithun Chakraborty's television show, and that Mithun Chakraborty wants to offer Swarnakamal very high remuneration for his realistic performance in the show. On the other hand, an aspiring actor Premjit ([[Subhashish Mukhopadhyay]]) and Apurba Ghosh are tricked by Abhi with a real estate business deal to exploit his criminal nexus.

Abhi keeps this drama under wraps from Debraj by making him believe that Abhi is also an MLA revered by people fulfilling his dad's wishes. He marries Pooja after gaining her family's consent much to Debraj's delight. Meanwhile, Abhi manages to kill Jogonnath and Apurba without the knowledge of anybody while Debraj believes that they died due to ailments. Nayak reaches [[Kolkata]] to kill Abhi and Abhi's drama is exposed before everybody except Debraj. Abhi killed Guru Nayak's gang members and others in an encounter while Nayak is later killed in a Ramlila event. Debraj too comes to know about Abhi's drama and is happy for the affection his son showed on him.

==Cast==
* [[Dev (Bengali actor)|Dev]] as [[Indian Police Service|IPS]] Officer Abhiraj Roy a.k.a. Abhi
* [[Pooja Bose]] as Pooja Bakshi
* [[Tapas Paul]] as [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|MLA]] Debraj Roy
* [[Ashish Vidyarthi]] as Mafia King Guru Nayak
* [[Rajatava Dutta]] as Mudhushudhon Bakshi
* [[Kharaj Mukherjee]] as Swarnakamal
* Surajit Sen as Bunty
* [[Deepankar De]] as Apurba Ghosh
* [[Laboni Sarkar]] as Pooja's mother
* [[Subhasish Mukhopadhyay|Subhasish Mukherjee]] as Premjit
* [[Bharat Kaul]] as Police Commissioner Puulak Ghosh
* Joyjit Banerjee as Joydeep, Abhi's colleague
* [[Biswanath Basu]] as Babla, Film artist supplier
* [[Kushal Chakraborty]] as Angshuman Roy
* Kaushik Chakraborty as Shibu, Debraj Roy's henchman
* Debesh Raychowdhury as Krishnakanto Mitra
* [[Arun Bannerjee]] as Akhilesh, Abhi's uncle
* Tulika Basu as Abhi's aunt
* Sumit Ganguly as Jagannath
* Kunal Padhy as the new Police Commissioner
* [[Raj Chakraborty]] as film director (cameo)
* Arghya Basu as a corrupt police officer
* [[Rittika Sen]] as Liza, Pooja's sister
* Pradip Dhar as Cool Babu
* Rajat Ganguly as Anondo, Abhi's uncle
* Jahidul Islam Shuvo as IPS, Dev's Friend
* Vashcar Dev as IPS, Dev's friend
* [[Mousumi Saha]] as Abhi's mother (special appearance in footage)

==Release==
The film released on 19 October 2012 (Durga panchami) just before the Durga Pujo weekend in 270 theatres across India including [[West Bengal]], [[Kolkata]], [[Mumbai]], [[Delhi]], [[Bihar]], [[Assam]], [[Tripura]], [[Madhya Pradesh]] and [[Chhattisgarh]]{{citation needed|date=March 2015}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rReday5PEh0&list=UUttspZesZIDEwwpVIgoZtWQ |title=News 100 – 29th Oct 2012|publisher=YouTube |date=29 October 2012 |accessdate=29 October 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/challenge-2-bengali-film-released-in-270-screens-sets-a-new-record/302628-8-73.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121031003243/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/challenge-2-bengali-film-released-in-270-screens-sets-a-new-record/302628-8-73.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=31 October 2012 |title=Challenge 2: Bengali film released in 270 screens, sets a new record|publisher=CNN-IBN |date=28 October 2012 |accessdate=29 October 2012}}</ref> and is being screened in both single screen and multiplexes. According to Producer Mr. Mahendra Soni – this is the first time a non-double-version Bengali flick has been released in 270 theatres across the country and continues its successful run in the non-niche segment of core viewers outside Bengal.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-10-28/news-interviews/34779863_1_bengali-film-screens-sets-record|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130103230526/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-10-28/news-interviews/34779863_1_bengali-film-screens-sets-record|url-status=dead|archive-date=3 January 2013|title=Challenge 2 released in 270 screens, sets record|date=28 October 2012 |work=[[The Times of India]]|accessdate=29 October 2012}}</ref>

==Soundtrack==
{{Infobox album
| name = Challenge 2
| type = soundtrack
| artist =
| cover =
| alt =
| released = {{Start date|df=y|2012|10|}}
| recorded = 2012
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = [[Film soundtrack|Feature film soundtrack]]
| length =
| label = [[Shree Venkatesh Films]] – V Music
| producer = [[Shree Venkatesh Films]]
| prev_title =
| prev_year =
| next_title =
| next_year =
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Challenge 2
| type = Soundtrack
| single1 = Challenge Nibi Na Sala
| single1date = 20 Sep 2012
| single2 = Police Chorer Preme Poreche
| single2date = 27 Sep 2012
| single3 = Pyaar Ka Bukhar
| single3date = 3 Oct 2012
| single4 = Elo Je Maa
| single4date = 11 Oct 2012
}}
{{Extra chronology
| artist = [[Jeet Gannguli]]
| type = soundtrack
| prev_title = [[Ekla Akash]]
| prev_year = 2012
| title = Challenge 2
| year = 2012
| next_title = [[Bapi Bari Jaa]]
| next_year = 2012
}}
{{Extra chronology
| artist = [[Savvy Gupta]]
| type = Soundtrack
| prev_title = [[Goray Gondogol]]
| prev_year = 2012
| title = Challenge 2
| year = 2012
| next_title = [[Bawali Unlimited]]
| next_year = 2012
}}
}}

The soundtrack of the film was scored by [[Jeet Gannguli]] and [[Savvy Gupta|Savvy]].
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! Track !! Song !! Singer(s) !! Duration (min:sec) !! Music !! Lyricist
|-
| 1 || "Challenge Nibi Na Sala" || [[Suraj Jagan]] || 4:20 || Jeet Gannguli || Prasen (Prasenjit Mukherjee)
|-
| 2 || "Police Chorer Preme Poreche" || [[Abhijeet Bhattacharya]] & [[Akriti Kakkar]] || 4:11 || Jeet Gannguli || [[Raja Chanda]]
|-
| 3 || "Elo Je Maa" || Abhijeet Bhattacharya & [[Shreya Ghoshal]] || 5:07 || Jeet Gannguli || [[Priyo Chattopadhyay]], Raja Chanda
|-
| 4 || "Pyaar Ka Bukhar" || Suraj Jagan || 3:22 || Savvy || Savvy
|}

== References ==
{{reflist}}

{{Raja Chanda}}

[[Category:2012 films]]
[[Category:Bengali-language films]]
[[Category:Indian action comedy films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:Films scored by Savvy Gupta]]
[[Category:2012 action comedy films]]
[[Category:Films scored by Jeet Ganguly]]
[[Category:Films shot in Kolkata]]
[[Category:Bengali remakes of Telugu films]]
[[Category:Fictional portrayals of the West Bengal Police]]
[[Category:Masala films]]
[[Category:2010s Bengali-language films]]
[[Category:Films directed by Raja Chanda]]
[[Category:2012 comedy films]]

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