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Raajneeti (2010)

163 min  -  Action | Crime | Drama   -  4 June 2010 (India)
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Just about to acquire a PhD, a young man becomes embroiled in politics, deceit, lies and murder.

Director:

Prakash Jha

Writers:

Prakash Jha (screenplay), Anjum Rajabali (screenplay), and 1 more credit »
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Cast

Credited cast:
Naseeruddin Shah ...
Bhaskar Sanyal
Arjun Rampal ...
Prithviraj 'Prithvi' C. Pratap
Nana Patekar Nana Patekar ...
Brij Gopal
Ranbir Kapoor ...
Samar Pratap
Katrina Kaif ...
Indu R. Sakseria / Indu P. Pratap
Ajay Devgan ...
Sooraj Kumar
Manoj Bajpai ...
Veerendra 'Veeru' B. Pratap
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Vinay Apte Vinay Apte ...
Babulal
Barkha Bisht Barkha Bisht ...
Dancer / Singer
Darshan Jariwala Darshan Jariwala ...
Ramnath Rai
Prakash Jha Prakash Jha ...
Ramkumar Seksaria
Kiran Karmarkar Kiran Karmarkar ...
SP Sharma
Jahangir Khan Jahangir Khan ...
Bhanu Pratap
Ravi Khemu Ravi Khemu
Daya Shankar Pandey Daya Shankar Pandey ...
Ram Charitra
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Storyline

Belonging to a prominent Uttar Pradesh-family of ruthless politicians, Samar Pratap is about to return to his Irish-American girlfriend, Sarah, in the U.S. and obtain a PhD, but cancels his trip when his father, Chandra, is shot dead. He decides to stay put and avenge this slaying but ends up dealing with aspiring politician, Indu Sakseria, who wants to wed him; his brother, Prithviraj, who has been granted control of the Rashtrawadi Party but is facing imprisonment on charges of Assaulting a Police Officer and Sexual Molestation; his cousin, Veerendra, who wants control of the party; and his astute maternal uncle, Brij Gopal - who secretly controls the entire family. Before he could even handle these situations, Sarah arrives in India and will soon accuse him of being a manipulative and conniving politician. Written by rAjOo (gunwanti@hotmail.com)  

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Politics...and Beyond

Genres:

Action | Crime | Drama | Thriller

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Country:

India

Language:

Hindi

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Filming Locations:

Bhopal, India

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$850,244 (USA) (6 June 2010) (124 Screens)

Gross:

$1,436,397 (USA) (20 June 2010)
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Trivia

According to the film's co-writer Anjum Rajabali, this film is hugely influenced by the epic story from the Indian mythology the "Mahabharat", and is set in the milieu of contemporary electoral politics. So the films characters are going to have the similar dilemmas and experiences drawn from the story of Mahabharat. See more »

Goofs

Factual errors: In the hospital where the defibrillator paddles are being used, others are still touching the patient. See more »

Connections

References The Godfather (1972) See more »

Soundtracks

"Ishq Barse - Club Mix"
Written by Swanand Kirkire
Composed by Shantanu Moitra
Performed by Pranab Biswas, Hamsika Iyer and Swanand Kirkire
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