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Challenge (ఛాలెంజ్) (1984 film)

Challenge (ఛాలెంజ్) is a 1984 Telugu drama directed by A. Kodandarami Reddy, starring Chiranjeevi, Suhasini, and Vijayashanti, adapted from Yandamuri Veerendranath's novel Dabbu to the Power of Dabbu about a bet to earn ₹50 lakh in five years.

Challenge Accepted

Challenge Accepted is Michelle Khare's YouTube documentary-action series (2018–present, co-created with Garrett Kennell) in which she attempts difficult professions and stunts; 49 episodes, 5.1M subscribers, 2025 Emmy ballot, 2026 Telly Gold Winner.

Challenger: The Final Flight

Challenger: The Final Flight is a 2020 four-part Netflix docuseries by Steven Leckart and Daniel Junge, executive produced by J.J. Abrams, examining the 1986 Challenger shuttle disaster, its crew, and the O-ring launch decision.

Chalo (చలో)

Chalo (చలో) is a 2018 Telugu romantic comedy, Venky Kudumula's directorial debut, starring Naga Shaurya and Rashmika Mandanna. Set in the divided border village Tiruppuram, it released 2 February 2018 on Ira Creations with music by Mahati Swara Sagar.

Chalte Chalte (चलते चलते) (2003 film)

Chalte Chalte (चलते चलते) is a 2003 Hindi romantic drama directed by Aziz Mirza, starring Shah Rukh Khan and Rani Mukerji as a mismatched married couple; a Dreamz Unlimited–UTV co-production that was a box-office hit, the fourth-highest-grossing Hindi film of 2003.

Chalti Ka Naam Gaadi (चलती का नाम गाड़ी)

Chalti Ka Naam Gaadi (चलती का नाम गाड़ी) is Satyen Bose's 1958 Hindi comedy starring Ashok, Kishore, and Anoop Kumar with Madhubala; a garage-owning trio, an inherited 1928 Chrysler, S.D. Burman songs, and the second highest 1958 grosser.

Chamak (web series)

Chamak (चमक) is a Hindi-language musical thriller web series by Rohit Jugraj on SonyLIV, premiered 7 December 2023, starring Paramvir Singh Cheema as Kaala, a rapper investigating his parents' murder, inspired by Amar Singh Chamkila's killing.

Chamak (ಚಮಕ್) (film)

Chamak (ಚಮಕ್), 2017 Kannada romantic comedy written and directed by Suni, produced by T R Chandrashekar; stars Ganesh as gynaecologist Kush and Rashmika Mandanna as Kushi, released 29 December 2017, music by Judah Sandhy, Telugu remake with Nani planned.

Chaman Chakko

Chaman Chakko (Chacko, ചമന്‍ ചാക്കോ) is an Indian film editor in Malayalam cinema, debut Kala (2021), known for 2018, RDX, Sookshmadarshini, and Identity; former assistant to Shameer Muhammed.

Chamatkar (चमत्कार)

Chamatkar (चमत्कार), also known as Miracle, is a 1992 Hindi comedy-drama-fantasy film directed by Rajiv Mehra, starring Naseeruddin Shah as a murdered gangster's ghost and Shah Rukh Khan as a village teacher; released 8 July 1992, music by Anu Malik.

Chamber (character)

Chamber (Jonothon Evan Starsmore) is a Marvel Comics mutant, created by Scott Lobdell and Chris Bachalo, debuting in Generation X #1 (1994); his psionic chest furnace destroyed his jaw and chest, forcing telepathic speech.

Chamber play

The chamber play (German: Kammerspiel) is a condensed drama with a small cast in one limited location, driven by dialogue and psychological intensity; August Strindberg wrote five in 1907.

Chambers (TV series)

Chambers (Netflix, 2019), also known as Chambers Season 1, is a supernatural horror series created by Leah Rachel: 10 episodes starring Sivan Alyra Rose, Uma Thurman, and Tony Goldwyn, about a haunted heart transplant; canceled after one season.

Chambre 666

Chambre 666 (Room 666) is Wim Wenders' 1982 documentary made in room 666 of Cannes' Hotel Martinez, where 16 directors including Godard, Herzog, Spielberg, and Antonioni answered whether cinema was an art about to die.

Chameleon (character)

Chameleon (Dmitri Smerdyakov, Дмитрий Смердяков) is Marvel's master-of-disguise supervillain and Spider-Man's first foe, debuting in Amazing Spider-Man #1 (March 1963) by Lee and Ditko; half-brother of Kraven, originally powerless, later serum-altered shapeshifter.

Chameli (चमेली) (film)

Chameli (चमेली) is a 2003 Hindi drama directed by Sudhir Mishra, starring Kareena Kapoor as a Mumbai sex worker and Rahul Bose as a banker, completed after director Anant Balani's death mid-shoot.

Champagne (1928 film)

Champagne (1928) is a British silent comedy directed by Alfred Hitchcock for British International Pictures, released 20 August 1928. A millionaire (Gordon Harker) feigns bankruptcy to teach his daughter (Betty Balfour) a lesson; restored by the BFI in 2012.

Champagne and Bullets

Champagne and Bullets (aka Road to Revenge, GetEven) is a 1993 self-financed American action film written, directed, produced by, and starring lawyer John De Hart, with Wings Hauser and William Smith, famous for the Shimmy Slide and three different cuts.

Champagne Problems (film)

Champagne Problems (2025) is a Netflix holiday romantic comedy directed by Mark Steven Johnson, starring Minka Kelly and Tom Wozniczka, about an executive acquiring a champagne house who falls for the founder's son; it topped Netflix's weekly chart.

Champion (2025 film)

Champion (2025) is a Telugu period sports action drama directed by Pradeep Advaitham, starring Roshann Meka as footballer Michael Williams and Anaswara Rajan, set during the Bhairanpally revolt against the Razakars; released 25 December 2025, streamed on Netflix from 29 January 2026.

Champion of the Universe

Champion of the Universe is the Marvel Comics alien Tryco Slatterus, an Elder of the Universe powered by the Big Bang-derived Power Primordial, created by DeFalco and Wilson, debuting in Marvel Two-In-One Annual #7 (1982).

Chan Pardesi

Chann Pardesi (चंन परदेसी), also Chan Pardesi, is a National Award-winning 1980/1981 Punjabi drama directed by Chitraarth, starring Raj Babbar, Rama Vij, Kulbhushan Kharbanda, Amrish Puri, and Om Puri; remastered and re-released 27 May 2022.

Chanakya (चाणक्य) (TV series)

Chanakya (चाणक्य) is an Indian historical drama TV series written, directed by Chandraprakash Dwivedi, who also starred, telecast on DD National from 1991 to 1992.

Chanakya (చాణక్య) (2019 film)

Chanakya (చాణక్య) is a 2019 Telugu spy thriller directed by Thiru, starring Gopichand as RAW agent Arjun, with Mehreen Pirzada and Zareen Khan; released 5 October 2019, Gopichand's 26th film and first spy role, poorly received by critics.

Chance (TV series)

Chance is a Hulu psychological thriller series (2016–2017) starring Hugh Laurie as San Francisco forensic neuropsychiatrist Eldon Chance, adapted from Kem Nunn's novel; two ten-episode seasons, canceled January 2018.

Chances Are (film)

Chances Are (1989) is an Emile Ardolino romantic comedy-fantasy starring Cybill Shepherd, Robert Downey Jr., Ryan O'Neal, and Mary Stuart Masterson: a reincarnated husband reunites with his widow via her daughter.

Chanchal (actress)

Chanchal (Zeb Ataullah, born 1934, Delhi) was a Hindi film actress, sister of Madhubala, active 1950–1961; known for Naata, Mother India (as Roopa), Jis Desh Men Ganga Behti Hai, and Jhumroo; distinct from the Malayalam actress Chanchal and Chanchal Chowdhury.

Chand Ke Paar Chalo (चाँद के पार चलो) (film)

Chand Ke Paar Chalo (चाँद के पार चलो) is a 2006 Hindi romantic drama directed by Mustafa Engineer, starring Preeti Jhangiani and Saahib Chopra; released 31 March 2006, music by Vishnu Narayan, distinct from the 2008 NDTV Imagine TV series.

Chand Mera Dil

Chand Mera Dil (चाँद मेरा दिल) is a 2026 Hindi romantic drama from Dharma Productions, directed by Vivek Soni, starring Ananya Panday and Lakshya as engineering students whose college romance is tested by early marriage; released 22 May 2026, streaming on JioHotstar.

Chand Sa Roshan Chehra

Chand Sa Roshan Chehra (चाँद सा रोशन चेहरा) is a 2005 Hindi romance film directed by Shabah Shamsi, produced by Salim Akhtar, starring Samir Aftab and Tamannaah Bhatia in her debut, with Jatin-Lalit music; a box-office disaster.