Raid (2018)

A fearless income tax officer raids the mansion of the most powerful man in Lucknow after someone mysteriously draws his attention towards the evidence.

Director:

Raj Kumar Gupta

Writer:

Ritesh Shah

Stars:

Ajay Devgn, Ileana D'Cruz, Amit Bimrot

2 wins & 3 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Ajay Devgn	...	Amay Patnaik
Ileana D'Cruz	...	Malini Patnaik
Amit Bimrot	...	Satish Mishra
Saurabh Shukla	...	Rameshwar Singh 'Tauji'
Amit Sial	...	Lallan Sudheer
Gayathri Iyer	...	Mukta (as Gayathri)
Sheeba Chaddha	...	Prabha
Saanand Verma	...	Suraj Singh
Sulagna Panigrahi	...	Tara
Geeta Agarwal	...	Reema
Devas Dixit	...	Shashi Singh
Ravi Khanvilkar	...	Rakesh Singh
Pravin Singh Sisodia	...	Anubhav Singh
Pushpa Joshi	...	Amma
Surbhi Singh	...	Jaya (as Saurabhi Singh)

Storyline

Set in the 80s in Uttar Pradesh, India, Raid is based on the true story of one of the most high profile raids the country has ever known. Amay Patnaik (Ajay Devgn), an upright and no-nonsense Income Tax officer has already been transferred 49 times in the past seven years owing to his idealistic and courageous disposition to uncover tax frauds, hitting hard the pockets of many a big shot. When Patnaik is assigned the case of Tauji, a highly influential and feared man in Uttar Pradesh, little does he know that his unerring determination to bring Tauji to justice would culminate in the longest and most challenging raid of his career as also the history of the Income Tax Department of India. Would Amay succeed in the face of an increasingly stubborn and belligerent Tauji forms the crux of the story.

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Plot Keywords:

1980s | india | based on true story | raid | black money | 

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Taglines:

Heroes don't always come in uniform

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Genres:

Action | Crime | Drama | Thriller

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Did You Know?

Trivia

Illeana D'Cruz' second consecutive film with Ajay Devgn after 'Baadshaho' (2017).

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Quotes

Amay Patnaik: I've been transferred 49 times in the last 7 years. Until I don't get transferred again for the 50th time, you'll have to get used to this commotion.

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Crazy Credits

The title card of the film is shown in Hindi, English and Urdu, together in one frame.

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Alternate Versions

The film was originally certified UA with a running time of 128 minutes. Later, a few voluntary alterations of 6.26 minutes were made without the rating being changed. The alterations included deletion of some scenes, after which the duration was recorded to be 121.37 minutes or 122 minutes.

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Connections

Featured in Ujda Chaman (2019)

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Soundtracks

Nit Khair Manga
Music by Tanishk Bagchi
Lyrics by Manoj Muntashir
Performed by Rahat Fateh Ali Khan

User Reviews

A captivating crime thriller with enuff tension n suspense. Devgan was terrific n so were the dialogues.

Saw this in a theatre. The plot is about an honest n brave income tax officer who conducts a raid at a very powerful man's house. As a fan of Devgan, i went to see this without watching the trailer or reading any reviews. It is a very mesmerizing film with solid tension n suspense throughout. Apart from awesome acting by Devgan n Shukla, the best part was the editing. U dont feel bore for even a sec. The climax reminded me of a zombie film where hordes of angry mob have surrounded people who are inside a house n anytime the mob can barge into. The background song during the climax was good too n so was the mild twist. Two things bothered me, first the romantic song n second, during the end scene it takes the mob a helluva time to break n barge into the room even after the door being wooden n glass one whereas....... Still i loved the film n Devgan was terrific. His HMT watch was awesome.

Details

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Country:

India

Language:

Hindi

Release Date:

16 March 2018 (India)

Also Known As:

Raid

Filming Locations:

Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$423,817, 18 March 2018

Gross USA:

$1,010,385

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$15,694,591

Company Credits

Production Co:

Panorama Studios, Super Cassettes Industries Limited (T-Series), T-Series

Technical Specs

Runtime:

122 min

Color:

Color