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Challenge 
Poster of Movie ChallengeDirected by Raj Chakraborty Produced by Shree Venkatesh Films Starring Dev
Subhashree GangulyMusic by Jeet Ganguly Cinematography Soumik Haldar[1] Release date(s) 20 March 2009 Running time 120 minutes Country India Language Bengali Challenge (Bengali: চ্যালেঞ্জ)is a 2009 Bengali film directed by Raj Chakraborty.This is second directorial film After 2008 block buster Chirodini Tumi Je Amar. The film is starring Dev and Subhashree Ganguly.[2][3][4] For a few scenes and songs pictured of this film in Dubai,[5] Australia and New Zealand.[4]
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Plot
Dev and Subhashree Ganguly
Dev and Subhashree shoot for a college sequence at SRFTI[6]It is an action comedy film. Subhashree portrays a girl with an extremely conservative/obsessive father. Her father just can’t tolelate any other guy looking at his daughter face to face. He can not accept anybody who tries to be friend with his daughter. He terrifies, beats everybody to protect his daughter. Subhashree in the films also loves her dad but at the same time dreams about someone capable enough to challenge her dad. Who can really fight her dad for Subhashree. Here comes our hero Dev to save and love Subhashree. Challenge is definitely a love story but “action” dominates everything else. In the fear of Pooja's boyfriend, her father sends her to his father-in-law's home. But at last the couples gets married and after some years they had a son. The plot of Challenge is not an original piece of work but the smart treatment does make it engaging. At the centre of the knotty affair is Rajatava, the baap of local goondas who is obsessed with the need to shield his daughter Subhashree from male gaze. Rajatava’s men bully every boy who dares look at her, but Cupid strikes when Dev-Subhashree meet and the hero takes on the father’s might with brain and brawn.
Despite the theme, which could have easily spiralled into the usual Tolly ordeal of sound and fury, Raj keeps the tenor breezy with music, humour and cute romance. Somak Mukherjee’s cinematography helps do the trick for Raj.
Challenge belongs to Dev. He does set hearts aflutter. He looks good, dances well and carries off the angry young man attitude with panache. And yes, he can act too. Subhashree, sweet and sassy, plays Miss Touch-me-not with poise but a little more effort would have helped her match up to her suave and spunky hero.
Rajatava looks a tad different from his other villainous roles as the story prevents him from going into the routine blood-and-gore nautanki. As the funny college principal, Kharaj is loud and theatrical but he fits into the scheme of things to make you laugh. Don’t miss little Aritra pulling out some gags in a cameo.
Cast
- Dev
- Subhashree Ganguly
- Biswajit Chakraborty
- Labani Sarkar
- Rajatava Dutta
Controversy
The remixed kirtan that offended followers of Sri Chaitanya was lopped off this film before it was screened at a Nadia cinema hall.
A Nabadwip court had ordered that screening this film with the song Bhaja Gouranga should be stopped till 17 April 2009 the date of the next hearing.
On 28 March, the Nabadwip Nagarik Adhikar Raksha Committee and the Sadhu Sant Samaj, an organisation of monks, demanded that the screening be stopped as the film hurt the sentiments of Vaishnavites. [7]
Critical reception
Challenge belongs to Dev. He does set hearts aflutter. He looks good, dances well and carries off the angry young man attitude with panache. And yes, he can act too. Subhashree, sweet and sassy, plays Miss Touch-me-not with poise but a little more effort would have helped her match up to her suave and spunky hero.
Rajatava looks a tad different from his other villainous roles as the story prevents him from going into the routine blood-and-gore nautanki. As the funny college principal, Kharaj is loud and theatrical but he fits into the scheme of things to make you laugh. Don’t miss little Aritra pulling out some gags in a cameo.[8]
Jeet Ganguly’s music packs a punch, like the high-energy Bhajo Gouranga, where Dev tries to do an Akshay Kumar from Bhool Bhulaiyaa, crossing his fingers and singing Joy Sri Krishna Radha/ Bol Sri Krishna Radha… But the pick of the lot is the grungy title track Challenge… nibi na shaala! [9]
References
- ^ "Spotlight". www.telegraphindia.com. http://www.telegraphindia.com/1081108/jsp/entertainment/story_10079598.jsp. Retrieved 2009-03-06.
- ^ "Challenge (2009)". calcuttatube.com. http://calcuttatube.com/2009/01/06/challenge-2009/. Retrieved 2009-03-05.[dead link]
- ^ "Subhashree - Exclusive Interview". calcuttatube.com. http://calcuttatube.com/2009/01/25/subhashree-exclusive-interview/. Retrieved 2009-03-05.[dead link]
- ^ a b "Time for action". www.telegraphindia.com. http://www.telegraphindia.com/1081021/jsp/entertainment/story_9995563.jsp. Retrieved 2009-03-06.
- ^ "Foreign flavour". www.telegraphindia.com. http://www.telegraphindia.com/1090216/jsp/entertainment/story_10539485.jsp. Retrieved 2009-03-06.
- ^ "Campus caper". www.telegraphindia.com. http://www.telegraphindia.com/1081031/jsp/entertainment/story_10041195.jsp. Retrieved 2009-03-06.
- ^ "The Telegraph - Calcutta (Kolkata)". www.telegraphindia.com. http://www.telegraphindia.com/1090403/jsp/bengal/story_10767405.jsp. Retrieved 2009-04-09.
- ^ "The Telegraph - Calcutta (Kolkata)". www.telegraphindia.com. http://www.telegraphindia.com/1090318/jsp/entertainment/story_10683750.jsp. Retrieved 2009-04-09.
- ^ "The Telegraph - Calcutta (Kolkata)". www.telegraphindia.com. http://www.telegraphindia.com/1090321/jsp/entertainment/story_10701100.jsp. Retrieved 2009-04-09.
External links
Shree Venkatesh Films Producing
filmBhai Amar Bhai (1996) · Sakhi Tumi Kar (1996) · Mayar Bandhan (1997) · Rana Kshetra (1998) · Shatru Dhangso (1999) · Sasur Bari Zindabad (2000) · Dada Thakur (2001) · Pratibad (2001) · Sathi (2002) · Chokher Bali (2003) · Champion (2003) · Rani Coat (2004) · Bandhan (2004) · Yuddha (2005) · Shubha Drishti (2005) · Kranti (2006) · MLA Phatakesto (2006) · Refugee (2006) · I Love You (2007) · Premer Kahini (2008) · Love (2008) · Chirodini Tumi Je Amar (2008) · Jackpot (2009) · Challenge (2009) · Saat Paake Bandha (2009) · Poran Jaye Jolia Re (2009) · Prem Aamar (2009) · Amanush (2010) · Autograph (2010) · Dui Pritibi (2010) · Baishe Srabon (2011) ·Director Rabi Kinagi · Haranath Chakraborty · Raj Chakraborty · Tapan Sinha · Rituparno Ghosh · Koushik Ganguly · Srijit MukherjiActors Categories:- 2009 films
- Indian films
- Bengali-language films
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