Raajneeti

Raajneeti
Raajneeti
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Prakash Jha
Written by	Prakash Jha
Screenplay by	Prakash Jha; Anjum Rajabali;
Produced by	Ronnie Screwvala; Prakash Jha; Pooja Shetty Deora;
Starring	Ajay Devgn; Nana Patekar; Ranbir Kapoor; Katrina Kaif; Arjun Rampal; Manoj Bajpayee ; Sarah Thompson; Naseeruddin Shah;
Cinematography	Sachin K. Krishn
Edited by	Santosh Mandal
Music by	Score:; Wayne Sharpe; Songs:; Pritam; Aadesh Shrivastava; Shantanu Moitra; Wayne Sharpe
Production; companies	Prakash Jha Productions; Walkwater Media Ltd
Distributed by	UTV Motion Pictures
Release date	4 June 2010;
Running time	170 minutes
Country	India
Language	Hindi
Budget	₹45 crore
Box office	₹145.50 crore

Raajneeti (transl. Politics) is a 2010 Indian Hindi-language political thriller film co-written, directed and produced by Prakash Jha, with a screenplay by Anjum Rajabali and Prakash Jha. Depicting an archetypal conflict between rival political families and parties, based on Mahabharata, the film starred an ensemble cast of Ajay Devgn, Nana Patekar, Ranbir Kapoor, Katrina Kaif, Arjun Rampal, Manoj Bajpayee, Sarah Thompson and Naseeruddin Shah. It was originally produced by Prakash Jha Productions and distributed by UTV Motion Pictures and Walkwater Media.

Raajneeti was shot extensively in Bhopal.^[4] The title, which translates literally as "Politics" and contextually as "Affairs of State", was promoted with the tag-line "Politics and Beyond..."^[5]

Amid much controversy, Raajneeti released in theatres worldwide on 4 June 2010. The film received positive reviews from critics both in India and internationally, receiving high acclaim for its direction, screenplay and performances of the ensemble cast. It became a major commercial success, grossing over ₹145.5 crore (US$17 million) worldwide, emerging as one of the fourth highest-grossing Indian films of 2010.

At the 56th Filmfare Awards, Raajneeti received 4 nominations – Best Actor (Kapoor) and Best Supporting Actor (for Rampal, Bajpayee and Patekar). Indiagames also released a mobile video game based on the film.^[6]

^ "Raajneeti". Film Journal International – Blue Sheets. Archived from the original on 9 March 2012. Retrieved 1 July 2010.
^ "Raajneeti - more Housefull than Kites". The Times of India. 10 January 2017. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
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^ Lovece, Frank. "Film Review: Raajneeti", Film Journal International, 7 June 2010 Archived 27 June 2010 at the Wayback Machine
^ "Rajneeti". phoneky.com. Retrieved 30 September 2023.

[1] "Raajneeti". Film Journal International – Blue Sheets. Archived from the original on 9 March 2012. Retrieved 1 July 2010.

[2] "Raajneeti - more Housefull than Kites". The Times of India. 10 January 2017. Retrieved 2 March 2022.

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[fji-5] Lovece, Frank. "Film Review: Raajneeti", Film Journal International, 7 June 2010 Archived 27 June 2010 at the Wayback Machine

[6] "Rajneeti". phoneky.com. Retrieved 30 September 2023.

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