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{{Infobox film
| name = Paglu
| image = Paglu Film Poster.jpg
| caption = Movie Commercial Poster
| director = [[Rajiv Kumar Biswas]]
| producer = [[Nispal Singh]]
| writer = [[N.K. Salil]]
| screenplay = [[N.K. Salil]]
| starring = {{Plainlist|
* [[Dev (Bengali actor)|Dev]]
* [[Koel Mallick]]
* [[Rajatava Dutta]]
}}
| music = [[Jeet Gannguli]]
| cinematography = Kumud Verma
| editing = Rabiranjan Maitra<br/>Aninda Chattopadhyay
| studio = [[Surinder Films]]
| distributor = [[Shree Venkatesh Films]]
| released = {{Film date|df=y|2011|6|3}}
| runtime = 158 minutes
| country = [[India]]
| language = [[Bengali language|Bengali]]
| budget = {{INR}}5 [[crore]]<ref name="tel20Jun2011" />
| gross = {{INR}}10 crore<ref>http://spicyonion.com/box-office-india/paglu-bengali-movie-box-office-collection</ref>
}}
'''''Paglu''''' (English: ''Mad'') is a 2011 Indian [[Bengali language|Bengali-language]] [[romantic action]] film directed by [[Rajiv Kumar Biswas|Rajib Biswas]]. The film is a remake of the 2006 Telugu film ''[[Devadasu (2006 film)|Devadasu]]''.<ref name="tel20Jun2011">{{cite news |title=Paglu vs Shatru |url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1110620/jsp/entertainment/story_14133957.jsp |work=The Telegraph |location=Calcutta |date=20 June 2011 |accessdate=2015-06-27}}</ref> The film stars [[Dev (Bengali actor)|Dev]], [[Koel Mallick]] and [[Rajatava Dutta]] in lead roles, and follows the story of how a college student falls in love with a [[non resident Indian]] girl. The film was declared as all time blockbuster at the box office and broke the collection of saathi(2002) and was the highest grossing bengali movie of all time until Chander pahar released.

''Paglu'' marked the third collaboration of Dev with Koel Mallick following their previous hits [[Premer Kahini]] (2008), [[Mon Mane Na (2008 film)|Mon Mane Na]] (2008) and [[Bolo Na Tumi Aamar]] (2010). The film is the first instalment of the '''Paglu''' franchise. The song from ''Paglu'', "''Paglu Thoda Sa Karle Romance''" became a hit among youngsters and topped the Bengali Music Charts.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.bengalspider.com/resources/5701-Cast-crew-songs-review-Bengali.aspx |title=Bengali movie Paglu - Cast,crew,songs and review and rating |date=14 June 2011 |website=Bengal Spider |access-date=1 May 2020}}</ref>

''Paglu'' was theatrically released in India on 3 June 2011.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2113735/releaseinfo?ref_=ttfc_sa_1 |title=Paglu Release Info |date=14 June 2011 |website=imdb |access-date=1 May 2020}}</ref> The film became a financial success,<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/media/entertainment/bengali-screen-entertainer-paglu-a-runaway-hit/articleshow/8840867.cms |title=Bengali screen entertainer 'Paglu' a runaway hit|date=13 June 2011 |website=The Economic Times |access-date=1 May 2020}}</ref> emerging as one of the [[List of highest-grossing Bengali films|highest grossing Bengali movies]] of all time, with a lifetime collection of ₹ 9.95 crore.

==Plot==
The film begins with Dev ([[Dev (Bengali actor)|Dev]]),a college student, meeting Rimi ([[Koel Mallick]])– a girl who comes from the U.S. to take admission in 'Princeton' College for completing papers. She becomes a matter of rivalry between Dev and his rival in college, Ronnie, whom Dev defeats in a challenge and wins over Rimi.
Rimi’s father, a Senator in the U.S ([[Rajatava Dutta]]), arrives in town and takes her back to the U.S on the pretext of celebrating her birthday. He separates the couple, but they vow to get back to each other.
Dev's visa is rejected so he organizes a public rally and pleads his love for Rimi which helps him to get his visa.
Once he is in the U.S., he starts a game with Rimi’s father which sees Dev laying down a challenge to him and also sees Dev getting beaten up by his security guards. He returns and takes Rimi away with him, but later Rimi goes back to her house. The film concludes with Dev going back to India and Rimi joining him there.<ref>{{cite news |title=Paglu Movie Review |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bengali/movie-reviews/Paglu/movie-review/8771189.cms |work=The Times of India |date=18 May 2016 |accessdate=2017-07-01}}</ref>

==Cast==
*[[Dev (Bengali actor)|Dev]] as Dev aka Paglu
* [[Koel Mallick]] as Rimi
* [[Rajatava Dutta]] as Rimi's Father, a reputed personality of the [[United States]]
* Zoheb Ahmed as Ronny
* [[Tulika Basu]] as Rimi's mother
* [[Partha Sarathi Chakraborty]] as Dev's friend
* [[Pradip Dhar]]
* [[RJ Sayan]] as Dev's friend.
* [[Titas Bhowmik]]

==Music==
{{Infobox album
| name = Paglu
| type = Soundtrack
| artist = [[Jeet Gannguli]]
| cover =
| alt =
| released = 2011
| recorded = 2010
| venue =
| studio = [[Surinder Films]]
| genre = [[Film Soundtrack|Feature film soundtrack]]
| length = 23:40
| language = [[Bengali language|Bengali]]
| label = [[Surinder Films]]
| producer = [[Surinder Films]]
| prev_title = [[Josh (2010 film)|Josh]]
| prev_year = 2010
| next_title = [[Bhorer Alo]]
| next_year = 2011
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Paglu
| type = Soundtrack
| single1 = Paglu Title Song
| single1date = 13 Jun 2018
| single2 = Mon Bebagi
| single2date = 14 Jun 2018
| single3 = Jane Mon
| single3date = 16 Jun 2018
| single4 = Eshechi Toke Niye
| single4date = 17 Jun 2018
| single5 = Prem Ki Bujhini
| single5date = 18 Jun 2018
}}
}}

{{tracklist
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| total_length =
| all_writing =
| all_lyrics = Priyo Chattopadhyay, Prasen (Prasenjit Mukherjee)
| all_music = [[Jeet Gannguli]]
| title1 = Paglu Thoda Sa Karle Romance
| lyrics1 = Priyo Chattopadhyay
| extra1 = [[Mika Singh]] & [[Akriti Kakkar]]
| length1 = 03:34
| title2 = Prem Ki Bujhini
| lyrics2 = Prasen (Prasenjit Mukherjee)
| extra2 = [[Zubeen Garg]] & Akriti Kakkar
| length2 = 03:51
| title3 = Mon Bebagi
| lyrics3 = Prasen (Prasenjit Mukherjee)
| extra3 = [[Kunal Ganjawala]], Akriti Kakkar & Rana Mazumder
| length3 = 04:12
| title4 = Eshechi Toke Niye
| lyrics4 = Prasen (Prasenjit Mukherjee)
| extra4 = [[Mohit Chauhan]]
| length4 = 04:03
| title5 = Jane Mon
| lyrics5 = Prasen (Prasenjit Mukherjee)
| extra5 = Jeet Gannguli
| length5 = 03:52
| title6 = Paglu - Remix
| lyrics6 = Priyo Chattopadhyay
| extra6 = Mika Singh & Akriti Kakkar
| length6 = 04:08
}}

==Release==
''Paglu'' was released theatrically on 3 June 2011 to mixed reviews and received a favourable audience response.

== Sequel ==
{{Main|Paglu 2}}
Following the success of ''Paglu'', ''Paglu 2'' was made and released in 2012. Although the two films have different plots and characters, the film is considered the second installment in the '''Paglu''' franchise that began with ''Paglu''. The second installment, ''Paglu 2'' was also a hit.

==References==
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[[Category:Bengali-language films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:Bengali remakes of Telugu films]]
[[Category:Films directed by Rajiv Kumar Biswas]]

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