On 20th March 2023, Dev-Subhashree starrer romantic action film Challenge completed 14 years. The film produced by Shree Venkatesh Films (SVF Entertainment) was released in theatres on 20th March 2009. For the first time, we saw Dev as an action hero and the grand success of this film was a turning point in Dev’s career as well as for the Bengali film industry. We can see him now appearing in back-to-back superhit films like Tonic, Kacher Manush, Kishmish, & Projapoti, and also fans are eagerly waiting for his upcoming films like Bagha Jatin, Raghu Dakat, & Durgo Rahasya.
Challenge Bengali Movie: Story & Performances
Abir (Dev) was assigned the task to hand over a letter to Pooja (Subhashree) by his seniors on the first day at college. Pooja is the daughter of Industrialist Agnidev Sen (Rajatava Dutta). A group of people led by Karthik Da (Supriyo Dutta) always surround her wherever she goes. Abir had to fight a battle and beat them when Karthik Da found Abir giving the letter to Pooja. The rest of the story revolves around how Abir and Pooja fall in love with each other and how they got married overcoming every obstacle.
Director Raj Chakraborty deserves a lot of credit for presenting Dev in this new avatar which audiences loved. Though the film was a remake of writer & director V. V. Vinayak’s Telugu romantic action film Dil starring Nithiin, Neha, & Prakash Raj, the execution of the film by Raj Chakraborty was nearly perfect.
Actor Dev signaled his arrival in the action genre in style with this film. Though he was featured in films like Agni Shapath, I Love You, Mon Mane Na, & Premer Kahini before Challenge & tasted success, Challenge took his stardom to a new level. Subhashree Ganguly was very impressive as Pooja.
The on-screen chemistry of Dev-Subhashree was another highlight of this film and we saw them together again in films like Paran Jai Jaliya Re, Khokababu, Romeo, & Khoka 420.
Rajatava Dutta, Supriyo Dutta, Tulika Basu, Biswajit Chakraborty, Kharaj Mukherjee, & Laboni Sarkar provided good support with their respective characters
The screenplay by N.K. Salil, music composition by Jeet Gannguli, & cinematography by Soumik Haldar also contributed to the massive success of this film. All 6 songs of this film "Bhojo Gourango", "Mahi Ve", "Challenge Nibi Na Sala", "Bondhura Elomelo", "Dekhechi Tomake", & "Janina" are still so good to date.
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