| Paglu | |
|---|---|
 Movie Commercial Poster | |
| Directed by | Rajiv Kumar Biswas |
| Written by | N.K. Salil |
| Screenplay by | N.K. Salil |
| Produced by | Nispal Singh |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Kumud Verma |
| Edited by | Rabiranjan Maitra Aninda Chattopadhyay |
| Music by | Jeet Gannguli |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Shree Venkatesh Films |
Release date |
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Running time | 159 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Bengali |
| Budget | ₹5 crore[1] |
| Box office | ₹9.95 crore[2] |
Paglu (English: Crazy) is a 2011 Indian Bengali-language action film directed by Rajib Biswas. Produced by Surinder Films, the film stars Dev, Koel Mallick and Rajatava Dutta in lead roles. The screenplay and the dialogues were written by N.K Salil, with the songs composed by Jeet Gannguli. The cinematography was handled by Kumud Verma, action and dance sequences were choreographed by Judo Ramu and Baba Yadav respectively. The film follows the story of how a college student falls in love with a non resident Indian girl. The movie was a remake of 2006 Telugu movie Devadasu.[3]
Paglu marked the third collaboration of Dev with Koel Mallick. The film is the first instalment of the Paglu franchise. The film successfully ran more than 150 days in West Bengal was the highest grossing Bengali movie until the 2013 film Chander Pahar.
Paglu was theatrically released in India on 3 June 2011.[4] The film became a financial success,[5] emerging as the eighth highest grossing Bengali movies of all time, with a lifetime collection of ₹9.95 crore.
- ^ "Paglu vs Shatru". The Telegraph. Calcutta. 20 June 2011. Archived from the original on 7 November 2011. Retrieved 27 June 2015.
- ^ "Top 5 Bengali films with good numbers at box office". The Statesman. 15 December 2017.
- ^ "Dev is open to remakes but he has one condition". Retrieved 27 August 2024 – via The Economic Times - The Times of India.
- ^ "Paglu Release Info". imdb. 14 June 2011. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
- ^ "Bengali screen entertainer 'Paglu' a runaway hit". The Economic Times. 13 June 2011. Retrieved 1 May 2020.