Paglu Dvd

Paglu (English: Mad) is a 2011 Indian Bengali-language romantic comedy film directed by Rajib Biswas. The film is a remake of the 2006 Telugu film Devadasu. The film stars 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.

Paglu marked the third collaboration of Dev with Koel Mallick following their previous hits Premer Kahini (2008), 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.

Paglu was theatrically released in India on 3 June 2011. The film became a financial success,  emerging as one of the highest grossing Bengali movies of all time, with a lifetime collection of ₹ 9.95 crore.

Plot

The film begins with Dev (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.

Cast

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.
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