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{{Short description|2012 Indian Bengali action thriller film by Raja Chanda}}
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{{Infobox film
{{Infobox film
| name = Challenge 2
| name = Challenge 2
| image =Challenge 2 poster.jpg
| image = Challenge 2 (2012) poster.jpg
| caption = Challenge 2 Film poster
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = [[Raja Chanda]]
| image_size = 200px
| story = [[Srinu Vaitla]] <br /> [[Gopimohan]] <br> [[Kona Venkat]]
| director = Raja Chanda
| producer = Srikant Mohta & Mahendra Soni of [[Shree Venkatesh Films]]
| producer = [[Shrikant Mohta]]
| writer = Rathi Biswas <br />[[Gopimohan]]
| screenplay = [[N. K. Salil]]
{{Infobox | decat = yes | child = yes
| starring = [[Dev (actor)|Dev]]<br />[[Pooja Bose]]<br />[[Tapas Paul]]<br />[[Ashish Vidyarthi]]<br />[[Kharaj Mukherjee]]
| label1= Dialogues by
| music = [[Jeet Ganguly]]<br />Savvy Gupta
| data1 = N. K. Salil
| cinematography = Sailesh Awasthi
| editing = Rabi Ranjan Maitra
| studio = Shree Venkatesh Films
| released = {{Film date|df=y|2012|10|19}}
| country = [[India]]
| runtime =
| language = Bengali
| budget = {{INRConvert|14|c}}<ref name="Budget" />
| gross = {{INRConvert|115|c}} All over
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}}
| starring = [[Dev (Bengali actor)|Dev]]<br />[[Puja Banerjee]]<br />[[Tapas Paul]]<br />[[Ashish Vidyarthi]]<br />[[Rajatava Dutta]]<br />[[Kharaj Mukherjee]]
'''''Challenge 2''''' (Bengali: চ্যালেঞ্জ ২) was a 2012 Bengali [[action film]] directed by Raja Chanda starring [[Dev (actor)|Dev]] and [[Pooja Bose]] in lead roles. The film is not a sequel to the 2009 [[Bengali cinema|Bengali]] film ''[[Challenge (2009 film)|Challenge]]'' containing a very different storyline. Major parts of the movie were shot in Malaysia, Dubai and Mumbai besides Kolkata. This is the most expensive movie made so far in [[Cinema of West Bengal|Tollywood]] with a budget of {{INR}}14 crores.<ref name="Budget">{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/regional/bengali/news-interviews/First-Look-Dev-in-Challenge-2/articleshow/15628711.cms |title=First Look: Dev in Challenge 2 |publisher=Articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com |date=2012-08-24 |accessdate=2012-09-04}}</ref>
| music = '''Songs:'''<br />[[Jeet Gannguli]]<br />[[Savvy Gupta|Savvy]]<br />'''Background score:'''<br />Jeet Gannguli<br />[[S. P. Venkatesh]]
''Challenge 2'' is a remake of 2011 [[Telugu cinema|Telugu]] film ''[[Dookudu]]'', directed by [[Srinu Vaitla]] and starring [[Mahesh Babu]] and [[Samantha Ruth Prabhu|Samantha]].
| cinematography = Shailesh Awasthhi
| editing = [[Raviranjan Maitra|Rabi Ranjan Maitra]]<br />Saikat Sengupta<br />Jahidul Islam Shuvo
| studio = [[Shree Venkatesh Films]]
| distributor = Shree Venkatesh Films
| released = {{Film date|df=y|2012|10|19}}
| runtime = 161 minutes
| country = India
| language = [[Bengali language|Bengali]]
| budget =
| gross =
}}
'''''Challenge 2''''' is a 2012 Indian [[Cinema of West Bengal|Bengali]]-language [[action thriller film]] directed by [[Raja Chanda]]. Produced by [[Shrikant Mohta]] under the banner of [[Shree Venkatesh Films]]. The movie is a remake of 2011 Telugu movie ''[[Dookudu]]'' which itself was inspired from [[German language|German]] film ''[[Good Bye, Lenin!]]'' (2003). It stars [[Dev (Bengali actor)|Dev]], [[Puja Banerjee]], [[Tapas Paul]], [[Ashish Vidyarthi]] and in lead roles, alongside, [[Rajatava Dutta]], [[Kharaj Mukherjee]], [[Subhasish Mukherjee]] and Kaushik Chakraborty in another pivotal roles, with [[Biswanath Basu]] and [[Laboni Sarkar|Labani Sarkar]] in guest appearances. The film is a spiritual sequel to the 2009 film ''[[Challenge (2009 film)|Challenge]]'', but contains a very different storyline. It revolves around an undercover officer as well as [[Indian Police Service|IPS]] Abhiraj Roy, who is on a mission to bring down the dreaded don Guru Nayak. But all on a sudden tragically he transforms into an [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|MLA]] to fulfill his father's wish, who was in [[coma]] after meeting an conspiring accident as he was an honest and celebrated politician amongst the masses.

The film began production in December 2011 in [[Kolkata]]. Shooting began on 16 February 2012 in Kolkata and lasted in [[Turkey]] till mid-August 2011. The film was predominantly shot in Kolkata, with portions shot in [[Mumbai]], [[Dubai]], [[Singapore]], [[Malaysia]] and [[Switzerland]]. The soundtrack of the film was composed by [[Jeet Gannguli]] and [[Savvy Gupta|Savvy]] (making his debut as a composer), while the background score was by [[S. P. Venkatesh]]. [[Rabiranjan Maitra|Rabi Ranjan Maitra]] edited the film, while Shailesh Awasthhi handled the cinematography.

On the auspicious occasion of [[Durga Puja]],<ref>{{Cite news |date=2017-01-11 |title=Challenge 2: Dev-Puja's festive diary |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bengali/movies/news/challenge-2-dev-pujas-festive-diary/articleshow/16819933.cms |access-date=2024-10-15 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref> ''Challenge 2'' was released on 19 October 2012 on 1500 screens worldwide. Upon release, it received positive reviews and was declared a blockbuster at the [[box-office]]. It was cited as "During this Devipokkho this film is a good option to fill-up the spare time you’ll get in between pandal-hopping" by [[The Times of India]]. It was the second highest grossing Bengali film of 2012, after [[Jeet (actor)|Jeet]] starrer ''[[Awara (film)|Awara]]'' (2012). It is the remake of 2011 Telugu superhit [[Dookudu]].


==Plot==
==Plot==
Debraj Roy 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 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 "Abhi" Roy is a police officer in [[Mumbai]] who fights against the mafia and is on a mission to apprehend a mafia don Guru Nayak who is involved in [[illegal drug trade]], [[extortion]] and [[arms trafficking]].
IPS Officer Abhiraj Roy a.k.a Abhi ([[Dev (actor)|Dev]]) is a daring super-cop in [[Mumbai]]. He is on a mission to apprehend a mafia don, Guru Nayak ([[Ashish Vidyarthi]]), who is involved in [[illegal drug trade]], [[extortion]], and [[arms trafficking]]. His father, Debraj Roy ([[Tapas Paul]]), who was a [[politician]] driven by idealistic values and a sense of social service, met with a fatal accident. It is later revealed that Debraj actually survived the accident but ended up in a state of [[coma]]. However, this truth is hidden by their family from the people. Abhi maintains a low profile to catch Guru Nayak. In an undercover operation in [[Malaysia]], Abhi gets hold of Guru Nayak's brother Bunty (Surajit Sen). Later, it is revealed that one corrupt businessman, Apurba Ghosh ([[Dipankar Dey]]), was the mastermind behind Debraj's accident.


When he heads to [[Kuala Lumpur]] in an undercover operation, he meets Pooja, the daughter of Abhi's senior police officer, Madhusudan Bakshi 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. 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 reveals to Abhi that Nayak, along with Debraj's rival, Apurba Ghosh, and Debraj's other followers including Jagganath and Krishnakanto Mitro were behind Debraj's accident, which makes Abhi plot to kill them all.
Abhi falls in love with a girl Pooja ([[Pooja Bose]]), a fashion designer, who he meets in [[Malaysia]]. She is the daughter of Abhi's boss ([[Rajatava Dutta]]), a cop who reports to the police commissioner (Bharat Kaul) in [[Mumbai]] city. When Debraj comes out of the coma, doctors advise his family that he is at risk if he encounters or hears anything upsetting, disturbing, or shocking. Abhi hides the events surrounding Debraj's accident. He even hides his profession, as it was Debraj's dream to see his son as a [[politician]] revered by people. Abhi shifts his family to Debraj's previously abandoned [[mansion]], which is now being used for [[filmmaking]].


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]]). Abhi keeps this drama under wraps from his father, by making him believe that Abhi is now an [[Member of the Legislative Assembly|M.L.A.]] revered by people fulfilling Debraj's wishes. He also marries his love Pooja, to make Debraj happy. The rest of the plot reveals the politician-criminal nexus behind Debraj's accident and Abhi's retaliation over the political corruptions of the villains.
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 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 and Apurba Ghosh are tricked by Abhi with a real estate business deal to exploit his criminal nexus.

<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.facebook.com/challenge.two.2 |title=Challenge 2 Official Page|publisher=Facebook |date=2012-05-11 |accessdate=2012-05-11}}</ref>
Abhi keeps this drama under wraps from Debraj by making him believe that Abhi is also an MLA revered by people fulfilling his father'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 learns of Abhi's drama and is happy for the affection his son showed on him.


==Cast==
==Cast==
{{cast listing|
* [[Dev (actor)|Dev]] as IPS Officer Abhiraj Roy a.k.a. Abhi
* [[Dev (Bengali actor)|Dev]] as Abhiraj "Abhi" Roy [[Indian Police Service|IPS]] / [[Member of legislative Assembly|MLA]] A. D. Roy / Ruhidas Paul, a film director
* [[Pooja Bose]] as Pooja
* [[Tapas Paul]] as Debraj Roy
* [[Puja Banerjee]] as Puja Bakshy, Abhi's wife
* [[Tapas Paul]] as Debraj Roy, Abhi's father and ex-MLA of Debnagar
* [[Ashish Vidyarthi]] as Guru Nayak
* [[Ashish Vidyarthi]] as Guru Nayak, an underworld Don.
* [[Kharaj Mukherjee]] as Swarnakamal
* [[Rajatava Dutta]] as Abhi's boss
* [[Rajatava Dutta]] as [[Deputy Superintendent of Police|DSP]] Madhushudhan Bakshy, Puja's father and later Abhi's father-in-law
* [[Kharaj Mukherjee]] as Kamal "Swarnakamal" Ghosh, an actor / Haridas Paul, Ruhidas's uncle
* Surajit Sen as Bunty
* Surajit Sen as Bunty Nayak, Guru Nayak's younger brother
* [[Dipankar Dey]] as Apurba Ghosh
* [[Dipankar De]] as Apurba Ghosh, a fraud medicine launderer
* [[Laboni Sarkar]] as Pooja's mother
* [[Laboni Sarkar]] as Joyeeta Bakshy, Madhusudan's wife and Puja's mother
* Bharat Kaul as Police Commissioner
* [[Subhasish Mukhopadhyay|Subhasish Mukherjee]] as Premjit
* [[Raj Chakraborty]] in a cameo
* [[Bharat Kaul]] as [[Assistant Commissioner of Police|ACP]] Pulak Ghosh
* [[Subhasish Mukhopadhyay|Subhasish Mukherjee]]
* Joyjit Banerjee as Joydeb Shastri IPS, Abhi's colleague
* Tulika Basu
* Srabanti Malakar as Indrani Roy, Angshu's wife
* Biswanath Basu
* Kaushik Chakraborty as Shibu Dutta, Debraj Roy's most trusted companion and follower.
* Sumit Gangopadhyay
* Debesh Roy Chowdhury as Krishnakanto Mitra aka Kesto Mitra, a state minister, Debraj's party worker
* Jahidul Islam Shuvo
* Sumit Ganguly as Jagannath aka Chokh Kota Joga, Debraj's former henchman
* [[Shahbaz Khan (actor)|Shahbaz Khan]]
* Tulika Basu as Sunanda, Debraj's sister Abhi's paternal aunt
* [[Arun Bannerjee]] as Akhilesh, Sunanda's husband
* [[Kushal Chakraborty]] as Angshuman Roy aka Angshu, Debraj and Sunanda's brother
* Kunal Padhy as the new ACP
* Arghya Basu as Nayak's henchman and Abhi's colleague who gives information to Nayak (Mole in Department)
* [[Rittika Sen]] as Sreeja, Madhusudan's younger daughter and Puja's sister
* Pradip Dhar as Inspector Dhar / Cool Babu
* Rajat Ganguly as Ananda, Abhi's maternal uncle
* Jahidul Islam Shuvo as IPS, Abhi's colleague
* Vashcar Dev as IPS, Abhi's colleague
* Subrata Mukherjee as Dr. Banerjee
=== Special appearances ===
* [[Raj Chakraborty]] as film director (cameo)
* [[Mousumi Saha]] as Abhi's mother (deceased, flashback) (special appearance through footage)
* [[Biswanath Basu]] as Babla, a film artist supplier
}}


==Release==
==Release==
The film released on 19 October 2012 (Durga pawnchomi) just before the Durga Pujo weekend in 270 theaters across India including West Bengal, Kolkata, Mumbai, Delhi, Bihar, Assam, Tripura, Madhya Pradesh and Chattisgarh<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.facebook.com/venkateshfilms |title=Shree Venkatesh Films Official Page|publisher=Facebook |date=2012-10-19 |accessdate=2012-10-23}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rReday5PEh0&feature=share&list=UUttspZesZIDEwwpVIgoZtWQ |title=News 100 - 29th Oct 2012|publisher=youtube |date=2012-10-29 |accessdate=2012-10-29}}</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 |title=Challenge 2: Bengali film released in 270 screens, sets a new record|publisher=ibnlive |date=2012-10-28 |accessdate=2012-10-29}}</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|title=Challenge 2 released in 270 screens, sets record|publisher=Times of India |date=2012-10-28 |accessdate=2012-10-29}}</ref> The production house [[Shree Venkatesh Films]] is also planning to screen ''Challenge 2'' abroad for the Indian diaspora by the end of this year.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://zeenews.india.com/entertainment/regional/bengali-film-released-in-270-screens-sets-record_121769.htm|title=Bengali film Challenge 2 released in 270 screens, sets record|publisher=Zee News |date=2012-10-28 |accessdate=2012-11-01}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.in.msn.com/national/article.aspx?cp-documentid=251235532|title=Bengali film Challenge 2 released in 270 screens, sets record|publisher=Zee News |date=2012-10-29 |accessdate=2012-11-01}}</ref>
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]]<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 was screened in both single screen and multiplexes. According to the producer duo Shrikant Mohta and Mahendra Soni, it was the first time a non-double-version Bengali flick has been released in 270 theatres across the country and continues its run in the non-niche segment of core viewers outside Bengal.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/regional/bengali/news-interviews/Challenge-2-released-in-270-screens-sets-record/articleshow/16990292.cms|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=live|archive-date=3 January 2013|title=Challenge 2 released in 270 screens, sets record|date=28 October 2012 |work=[[The Times of India]]|access-date=29 October 2012}}</ref>


== Soundtrack ==
=== Critical reception ===
A critic from ''[[The Times of India]]'' wrote that "Over all, during this Devipokkho this film is a good option to fill-up the spare time you'll get in between pandal-hopping".<ref>{{cite news | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bengali/movie-reviews/challenge-2/movie-review/16888095.cms | title=Challenge 2 Movie Review | newspaper=The Times of India }}</ref>

==Soundtrack==
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{{Singles
The soundtrack of the film was scored by [[Jeet Ganguly]] and Savvy Gupta.
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| single2 = Police Chorer Preme Poreche
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| single3 = Pyaar Ka Bukhar
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| single4 = Elo Je Maa
| single4date = 11 Oct 2012
}}
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| artist = [[Jeet Gannguli]]
| type = soundtrack
| prev_title = [[Ekla Akash]]
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| title = Challenge 2
| year = 2012
| next_title = [[Bapi Bari Jaa]]
| next_year = 2012
}}
{{Extra chronology
| artist = [[Savvy Gupta]]
| type = Soundtrack
| prev_title = [[Goray Gondogol]]
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| title = Challenge 2
| year = 2012
| next_title = [[Bawali Unlimited]]
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The soundtrack of the film was scored by [[Jeet Gannguli]] and [[Savvy Gupta|Savvy]].
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! Track !! Song !! Singer(s) !! Duration (min:sec) !! Music !! Lyricist
! Track !! Song !! Singer(s) !! Duration (min:sec) !! Music !! Lyricist
|-
|-
| 1 || "Challenge Nibi Na Sala" || [[Suraj Jagan]] || 4:20 || [[Jeet Ganguly]] || Prasenjit Mukherjee
| 1 || "Challenge Nibi Na Sala" || [[Suraj Jagan]] || 4:20 || Jeet Gannguli || Prasen (Prasenjit Mukherjee)
|-
| 2 || "Police Chorer Preme Poreche" || [[Abhijeet Bhattacharya]] and [[Akriti Kakkar]] || 4:11 || Jeet Gannguli || [[Raja Chanda]]
|-
|-
| 2 || "Police Chorer Preme Poreche" || [[Abhijeet Bhattacharya]] & [[Akriti Kakkar]] || 4:11 || Jeet Ganguly || Raja Chanda
| 3 || "Elo Je Maa" || Abhijeet Bhattacharya and [[Shreya Ghoshal]] || 5:07 || Jeet Gannguli || [[Priyo Chattopadhyay]], Raja Chanda
|-
|-
| 3 || "Elo Je Ma Durga Maa" || Abhijeet Bhattacharya & [[Shreya Ghoshal]] || 5:07 || Jeet Ganguly || Priyo Chattopadhyay
| 4 || "Pyaar Ka Bukhar" || Suraj Jagan || 3:22 || Savvy || Savvy
|-
| 4 || "Pyaar Ka Bukhar" || Savvy Gupta || 3:22 || Savvy Gupta || Savvy Gupta
|}
|}


== References ==
== References ==
{{reflist}}


==External links==
<references />
* {{IMDb title|tt2912138}}
{{Shree Venkatesh Films}}
{{Raja Chanda}}


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Latest revision as of 18:35, 18 December 2024

Challenge 2
Theatrical release poster
Directed byRaja Chanda
Screenplay byN. K. Salil
Dialogues byN. K. Salil
Story bySrinu Vaitla
Gopimohan
Kona Venkat
Produced byShrikant Mohta
StarringDev
Puja Banerjee
Tapas Paul
Ashish Vidyarthi
Rajatava Dutta
Kharaj Mukherjee
CinematographyShailesh Awasthhi
Edited byRabi Ranjan Maitra
Saikat Sengupta
Jahidul Islam Shuvo
Music bySongs:
Jeet Gannguli
Savvy
Background score:
Jeet Gannguli
S. P. Venkatesh
Production
company
Distributed byShree Venkatesh Films
Release date
  • 19 October 2012 (2012-10-19)
Running time
161 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageBengali

Challenge 2 is a 2012 Indian Bengali-language action thriller film directed by Raja Chanda. Produced by Shrikant Mohta under the banner of Shree Venkatesh Films. The movie is a remake of 2011 Telugu movie Dookudu which itself was inspired from German film Good Bye, Lenin! (2003). It stars Dev, Puja Banerjee, Tapas Paul, Ashish Vidyarthi and in lead roles, alongside, Rajatava Dutta, Kharaj Mukherjee, Subhasish Mukherjee and Kaushik Chakraborty in another pivotal roles, with Biswanath Basu and Labani Sarkar in guest appearances. The film is a spiritual sequel to the 2009 film Challenge, but contains a very different storyline. It revolves around an undercover officer as well as IPS Abhiraj Roy, who is on a mission to bring down the dreaded don Guru Nayak. But all on a sudden tragically he transforms into an MLA to fulfill his father's wish, who was in coma after meeting an conspiring accident as he was an honest and celebrated politician amongst the masses.

The film began production in December 2011 in Kolkata. Shooting began on 16 February 2012 in Kolkata and lasted in Turkey till mid-August 2011. The film was predominantly shot in Kolkata, with portions shot in Mumbai, Dubai, Singapore, Malaysia and Switzerland. The soundtrack of the film was composed by Jeet Gannguli and Savvy (making his debut as a composer), while the background score was by S. P. Venkatesh. Rabi Ranjan Maitra edited the film, while Shailesh Awasthhi handled the cinematography.

On the auspicious occasion of Durga Puja,[1] Challenge 2 was released on 19 October 2012 on 1500 screens worldwide. Upon release, it received positive reviews and was declared a blockbuster at the box-office. It was cited as "During this Devipokkho this film is a good option to fill-up the spare time you’ll get in between pandal-hopping" by The Times of India. It was the second highest grossing Bengali film of 2012, after Jeet starrer Awara (2012). It is the remake of 2011 Telugu superhit Dookudu.

Plot

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Debraj Roy 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 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 "Abhi" Roy is a police officer in Mumbai who fights against the mafia and is on a mission to apprehend a mafia don Guru Nayak who is involved in illegal drug trade, extortion and arms trafficking.

When he heads to Kuala Lumpur in an undercover operation, he meets Pooja, the daughter of Abhi's senior police officer, Madhusudan Bakshi 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. 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 reveals to Abhi that Nayak, along with Debraj's rival, Apurba Ghosh, and Debraj's other followers including Jagganath and Krishnakanto Mitro were behind Debraj's accident, which makes Abhi plot to kill them all.

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 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 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 father'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 learns of Abhi's drama and is happy for the affection his son showed on him.

Cast

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  • Dev as Abhiraj "Abhi" Roy IPS / MLA A. D. Roy / Ruhidas Paul, a film director
  • Puja Banerjee as Puja Bakshy, Abhi's wife
  • Tapas Paul as Debraj Roy, Abhi's father and ex-MLA of Debnagar
  • Ashish Vidyarthi as Guru Nayak, an underworld Don.
  • Rajatava Dutta as DSP Madhushudhan Bakshy, Puja's father and later Abhi's father-in-law
  • Kharaj Mukherjee as Kamal "Swarnakamal" Ghosh, an actor / Haridas Paul, Ruhidas's uncle
  • Surajit Sen as Bunty Nayak, Guru Nayak's younger brother
  • Dipankar De as Apurba Ghosh, a fraud medicine launderer
  • Laboni Sarkar as Joyeeta Bakshy, Madhusudan's wife and Puja's mother
  • Subhasish Mukherjee as Premjit
  • Bharat Kaul as ACP Pulak Ghosh
  • Joyjit Banerjee as Joydeb Shastri IPS, Abhi's colleague
  • Srabanti Malakar as Indrani Roy, Angshu's wife
  • Kaushik Chakraborty as Shibu Dutta, Debraj Roy's most trusted companion and follower.
  • Debesh Roy Chowdhury as Krishnakanto Mitra aka Kesto Mitra, a state minister, Debraj's party worker
  • Sumit Ganguly as Jagannath aka Chokh Kota Joga, Debraj's former henchman
  • Tulika Basu as Sunanda, Debraj's sister Abhi's paternal aunt
  • Arun Bannerjee as Akhilesh, Sunanda's husband
  • Kushal Chakraborty as Angshuman Roy aka Angshu, Debraj and Sunanda's brother
  • Kunal Padhy as the new ACP
  • Arghya Basu as Nayak's henchman and Abhi's colleague who gives information to Nayak (Mole in Department)
  • Rittika Sen as Sreeja, Madhusudan's younger daughter and Puja's sister
  • Pradip Dhar as Inspector Dhar / Cool Babu
  • Rajat Ganguly as Ananda, Abhi's maternal uncle
  • Jahidul Islam Shuvo as IPS, Abhi's colleague
  • Vashcar Dev as IPS, Abhi's colleague
  • Subrata Mukherjee as Dr. Banerjee

Special appearances

Release

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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[2][3] and was screened in both single screen and multiplexes. According to the producer duo Shrikant Mohta and Mahendra Soni, it was the first time a non-double-version Bengali flick has been released in 270 theatres across the country and continues its run in the non-niche segment of core viewers outside Bengal.[4]

Critical reception

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A critic from The Times of India wrote that "Over all, during this Devipokkho this film is a good option to fill-up the spare time you'll get in between pandal-hopping".[5]

Soundtrack

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Challenge 2
Soundtrack album
ReleasedOctober 2012 (2012-10)
Recorded2012
GenreFeature film soundtrack
LanguageBengali
LabelSVF
ProducerShree Venkatesh Films
Official audio
Challenge 2 - Full Album on YouTube
Singles from Challenge 2
  1. "Challenge Nibi Na Sala"
    Released: 20 Sep 2012
  2. "Police Chorer Preme Poreche"
    Released: 27 Sep 2012
  3. "Pyaar Ka Bukhar"
    Released: 3 Oct 2012
  4. "Elo Je Maa"
    Released: 11 Oct 2012
Jeet Gannguli chronology
Ekla Akash
(2012) 		Challenge 2
(2012) 		Bapi Bari Jaa
(2012)
Savvy Gupta chronology
Goray Gondogol
(2012) 		Challenge 2
(2012) 		Bawali Unlimited
(2012)

The soundtrack of the film was scored by Jeet Gannguli and Savvy.

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 and Akriti Kakkar 4:11 Jeet Gannguli Raja Chanda
3 "Elo Je Maa" Abhijeet Bhattacharya and Shreya Ghoshal 5:07 Jeet Gannguli Priyo Chattopadhyay, Raja Chanda
4 "Pyaar Ka Bukhar" Suraj Jagan 3:22 Savvy Savvy

References

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  1. ^ "Challenge 2: Dev-Puja's festive diary". The Times of India. 11 January 2017. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
  2. ^ "News 100 – 29th Oct 2012". YouTube. 29 October 2012. Retrieved 29 October 2012.
  3. ^ "Challenge 2: Bengali film released in 270 screens, sets a new record". CNN-IBN. 28 October 2012. Archived from the original on 31 October 2012. Retrieved 29 October 2012.
  4. ^ "Challenge 2 released in 270 screens, sets record". The Times of India. 28 October 2012. Archived from the original on 3 January 2013. Retrieved 29 October 2012.
  5. ^ "Challenge 2 Movie Review". The Times of India.
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