The read
Audiences rate it 49 points higher than critics do. It runs long at 2h 47m.
Synopsis
It is the story of a fiercely fought election campaign, where money power and corruption are the accepted norms, and where treachery and manipulation are routinely used weapons. As the personal drama of these conflict-ridden characters unfolds against this gritty backdrop, love and friendship become mere baits, and relationships get sacrificed at the altar of political alignments. The darkness that rises from their souls threatens to envelope all that they hold precious. Until eventually, in the crescendo of increasing violence, the line between good and evil blurs, making it impossible to distinguish heroes from villains. Raajneeti is the story of Indian democracy. And its ugly underside. It is about politics. And beyond.
Ratings
Audiences rate it 49 points higher than critics do.
96 audience votes
Key crew
- Prakash JhaDirector
- Prakash JhaWriter
- Pritam ChakrabortyOriginal Music Composer
- Aadesh ShrivastavaOriginal Music Composer
- Shantanu MoitraOriginal Music Composer
- Anjum RajabaliWriter
Cast
- Ajay DevgnSooraj Kumar
- Ranbir KapoorSamar Pratap
- Manoj BajpayeeVeerendra 'Veeru' B. Pratap
- Katrina KaifIndu R. Sakseria / Indu P. Pratap
- Arjun RampalPrithviraj 'Prithvi' C. Pratap
- Nana PatekarBrij Gopal
- Naseeruddin ShahBhaskar Sanyal
- Sarah ThompsonSarah
- Darshan JariwalaRamnath Rai
- Shruti SethParty Worker
- Daya Shankar PandeyRam Charittra
- Kiran KarmarkarSP Sharma