''Paglu 2'' (translation: Crazy 2) is a 2012 Indian

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romantic action comedy film directed by

Sujit Mondal Sujit Mondal is an Indian Popular film director and Screenplay writer in Bengali cinema.He is popular for Family Drama. From 2009, he started directing Bengali feature films with '' Saat Paake Bandha''. His also directed Franchise of '' Paglu 2 ...

starring

Dev Dev, devs, or DEV may refer to: People Single names *Dev (artist) (born 1947), Indian artist and poet * Dev (Bengali actor) (born 1982), Indian actor *Dev (DJ) (born 1984), British radio presenter, DJ and actor *Dev (singer) (born 1989), American ...

and

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in lead roles. This is the sequel to the ''Paglu'' series but storywise not a sequel of ''

Paglu ''Paglu'' (English: ''Crazy'') is a 2011 Indian Bengali-language action film directed by Rajib Biswas. Produced by Surinder Films, the film stars Dev, Koel and Rajatava Dutta in lead roles. The screenplay and the dialogues were written b ...

''. A major portion of this movie has been shot in

Dubai Dubai (Help:IPA/English, /duːˈbaɪ/ Help:Pronunciation respelling key, ''doo-BYE''; Modern Standard Arabic, Modern Standard Arabic: ; Emirati Arabic, Emirati Arabic: , Romanization of Arabic, romanized: Help:IPA/English, /diˈbej/) is the Lis ...

. This film is a remake of 2011

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'' Kandireega'', directed by Santosh Srinivas and starring

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and

Hansika Motwani Hansika Motwani (born 9 August 1991) is an Indian actress who predominantly appears in Tamil and Telugu films. Motwani began her career as a child actor in Hindi films, and later went on to appear in lead roles in Telugu films, including '' ...

. The film grossed financially well.

Plot

Dev is a high school dropout and a worthless village lad. He is hell-bent on getting married but the girl he wants to marry rejects him, stating he doesn't have a college education. Dev, who is clever and street-smart decides to go to

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for further education. While traveling on the train, he bashes up a bunch of rowdies teasing college girls. At the college in Kolkata, he meets Riya and falls in love with her. A city gangster, Rudra, is in love with her and blackmails her to marry him. He beats anyone moving closely with Riya. Meanwhile, henchmen of the dreaded chieftain Dubai Keshto, from

, are looking for Dev in the city. Dev then tries to take Riya but later comes to know that Dubai Keshto's daughter, Kavita, loves him after noticing his fight on the train. Then he pretends to leave Riya and marry Kavita, hatching a plan to take Riya and elope with her. Dev explains to Kavita about her attraction towards Dev, stating that it's not love, it's infatuation. Dev also tells her that what love is and how it happens, thus she gets his point correctly. When Dev explains to Riya why he shunned her in front of Dubai Keshto, Riya gets to understand the plan and co-operates with him. But it goes awry at the first attempt because of Rudra and Dubai Keshto's interference (as Rudra had told him earlier that Dev can't be a loyal son-in-law for him, saying not to trust him.). Dev tries to explain to her that he can't be her love anymore, he loves Kavita and no one is as special as her, thus fooling Keshto and proving Rudra wrong. How Dev make things clear and explains Dubai Keshto about his love for Riya after a lot of fun and confusion forms the rest of the story.

Cast

as Dev (Paglu) *

as Riya *

Tota Roy Chowdhury Tota Roy Chowdhury is an Indian actor who predominantly works in Bengali and Hindi cinema. He is also known for his versatile acting performances, fitness, martial arts and dance moves. His notable roles include Feluda in the Hoichoi web series ...

as Rudra * Md Abdul Gony Rafid as Rafid *

Rajatava Dutta Rajatava Dutta (b. 11 August 1967) is an Indian actor who appears in Cinema of West Bengal, Bengali, Hindi cinema, Hindi and English-language Indian films, English films. He is often regarded as one of the most celebrated and respected Bengali ...

as Krishno Ghoshal aka Dubai Keshto, the most wanted person in CBI *

Rimjhim Mitra Rimjhim Mitra is an Indian actress who works in Bengali language television series and film. In 2010, she participated in a Bengali dance reality show. In 2013, she was the winner of season one of ''Jhalak Dikhla Jaa Bangla'', shown on ETV Bang ...

as Kabita Ghoshal, Dubai Keshto's daughter *

Biswajit Chakraborty Biswajit Chakraborty, (born 1 May 1958) is an Indian film actor who appears predominantly in Bengali movies. He was born in Kolkata, West Bengal. His debut movie was '' Sunya Theke Suru'' directed by Ashoke Viswanathan. He has acted in more t ...

as Dev's father *

Biswanath Basu Biswanath Basu (or sometimes Biswanath Bose) is an Indian actor and comedian, who predominantly works in the Bengali film industry. In a career spanning over two decades, he has acted in over 80 films and is known for his comic roles. Filmogra ...

as Dev's friend * Sayak Chakraborty as Dev's friend *

Kharaj Mukherjee Kharaj Mukherjee or Kharaj Mukhopadhyay is an Indian actor, comedian and singer. He won the Bengal Film Journalists' Association – Best Male Playback Award in 2004 for the film '' Patalghar''. Over the years, he has established himself as on ...

as Voice-over of Lord Shiva * Pradip Dhar *

Bharat Kaul Bharat Kaul is an Indian actor mainly known for villainous and antagonistic roles in Bengali films. He has also appeared in Hindi films. He is a Vice President of the "West Bengal Motion Picture Artists' Forum" along with Sabyasachi Chakrabar ...

as Badshah Khan, Dubai Keshto's biggest enemy *

Mousumi Saha Mousumi Saha is an Indian actress. She acts in films of many languages. She also starred in 58 episodes of the Star Jalsha serial ''Khokababu'', airing from 2017 as "Kaushalya Mukherjee". Filmography Television * Sindoorkhela (2010-2012) *Khok ...

as Dev's mother * Kunal Padhi as Riya's father

Production

The filming was started from 19 January 2012. It has been filmed mostly across

and the deserts of

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. Parts of the film has been also shot in

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. The song sequences has been filmed in

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and different parts of

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, including

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and

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Soundtrack

The soundtrack of the film has been composed by

Jeet Gannguli Jeet Gannguli (, born Chandrajeet Ganguly, on 24 May 1977), is an Indian playback singer and composer who works in Hindi and Bengali language, Bengali cinema. Early life and education Born in a Kulin Bengali Brahmin family, Gannguli was ini ...

. The lyrics have been penned by Prasen and Priyo Chattopadhyay.

Reception

Critical reception

A critic from the ''

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'' rated the film 3.5/5 stars and wrote "Paglu 2 is a typical commercial Bengali film. Want to enjoy a mad ride over the weekend? Paglu 2 s too tempting to say no." He praised the chemistry between the lead pair, situational comedy, Tota and Rajatava's prolific acting, Jeet Ganguli's music and the costume designer but bemoaned Dev's poor diction and the over excessive number of songs.

Awards

*Anandalok Award 2012 for Best Actor (Male) - Nominated *Anandalok Puraskar 2012 for Best Bengali film - Nominated

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Paglu 2 2012 films Bengali remakes of Telugu films 2012 romantic comedy films Films scored by Jeet Gannguli Indian romantic comedy films Bengali-language Indian films 2010s Bengali-language films Films shot in Dubai Surinder Films Bengali-language romantic action comedy films