Naseeruddin Shah,
Ajay Devgan,
Nana Patekar,
Arjun Rampal,
Manoj Bajpai
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This epic tale of Indian democracy concerns Bhasker Sanyal (Naseeruddin Shah), a firey leftist politician who makes a single mistake that compromises his respectability and power. His fall affects nea... read more
DVD Release Date: August 12, 2010
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January 6, 2011Was like a breath of fresh air amidst all those NRI movies coming from Bollywood...
If it was'nt for the sloppy climax, would've given this a 5 out of 5 :) -
September 12, 2011It was a 2 hour long movie (almost 3 hours) and it took about 6 hours to finish it cause i kept pausing. The movie only picked up in that last hour. The first hour DRAGGGED on. I wanted to die!! What a flop!
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July 12, 2010Boring, about Same Old Boring/Clever Politics!
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Moral: In Politics, Keep your Friend Close & Enemy Closer! -
June 12, 2010I did not like the movie Raajneeti because of the following enumerated reasons:
* The script and dialogues of the movie are as lame as the starting sentence of this review! :P
* The first hour of the movie is totally confusing. It tries to explain viewers the convoluted family hi... read more -
June 5, 2010Rajneeti is an ugly and avoidable mess.It liberally copies elements from epics (like Mahabharatha), gangster flicks (like Godfather), and today's political events to come up with an incoherent drama that's less to do with politics and people and more with family gang wars.
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June 4, 2010
Rachel Saltz, New York Times
June 4, 2010
Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times
Prakash Jha aims for something trenchant about thwarted destiny and ugly ambition in modern Indian democracy but mostly winds up with a convoluted and tonally awkward Godfather rehash, with nary a cha... Full Review
June 7, 2010
Frank Lovece, Film Journal International
More pulpy than political, this Godfather-ripoff Hindi electoral drama is a candidate for oblivion in U.S. theatres. Full Review
June 5, 2010
Avi Offer, NYC Movie Guru
A contrived, overlong, convoluted and emotionally hollow political thriller that's high on production values and style, but low on substance, palpable suspense and poignancy. Full Review
June 3, 2010
Adam Keleman, Slant Magazine
The partly stiff-acting and tear-inducing reveals shroud the film's more earnest efforts at dissecting the bureaucratic, back-alley dealings. Full Review
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