It is clear that the film has nothing to do with any political family or any individual politician.
Of course, rumours around this for an entire year gone by did result in an immense buzz and hype for the Prakash Jha's film.
A battle between two families, quest for power between two warring parties, mind games, personal life being put on stake to gain professional deals - all of this has been seen in quite a few films before Raajneeti.
In fact it isn't difficult to remember films like Godfather or Sarkar that did have similar elements but Raajneeti is much murkier, darker and thrilling than one would imagine.
Jha, who contested the Lok Sabha elections from Bettiah constituency on Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) ticket, brings his own knowledge of the inside affairs of politics and makes it the basis for Raajneeti.
It is one of those rare films where characters change colour with every passing moment.
Be it Arjun Rampal as an educated politician who doesn't mind beating the pulp out of an enemy, Ranbir Kapoor who takes not more than a few days to leave his academic world to become a scheming politician, Ajay Devgn who is pretty much a closet murderer or Manoj Bajpai -- just about everyone has blood on his hand sooner or later.
In between all of this, there is Katrina Kaif
Of course, rumours around this for an entire year gone by did result in an immense buzz and hype for the Prakash Jha's film.
A battle between two families, quest for power between two warring parties, mind games, personal life being put on stake to gain professional deals - all of this has been seen in quite a few films before Raajneeti.
In fact it isn't difficult to remember films like Godfather or Sarkar that did have similar elements but Raajneeti is much murkier, darker and thrilling than one would imagine.
Jha, who contested the Lok Sabha elections from Bettiah constituency on Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) ticket, brings his own knowledge of the inside affairs of politics and makes it the basis for Raajneeti.
It is one of those rare films where characters change colour with every passing moment.
Be it Arjun Rampal as an educated politician who doesn't mind beating the pulp out of an enemy, Ranbir Kapoor who takes not more than a few days to leave his academic world to become a scheming politician, Ajay Devgn who is pretty much a closet murderer or Manoj Bajpai -- just about everyone has blood on his hand sooner or later.
In between all of this, there is Katrina Kaif
in a small role who is the only white character in the film. Does she live up the hype? Not really. In fact her character is not even central to the film, as indicated in the promos.
She does well though in the scenes that come her way but the film belongs to the trio of Arjun Rampal, Ranbir Kapoor and Manoj Bajpai.
These are the three men who make Rajneeti an engaging affair while keeping it entertaining. For Arjun Rampal, it is a huge rise after the success of films like Om Shanti Om, Rock On, The Last Lear, Housefull and now Rajneeti - the man has grown and how.
Known for his 'firang' appeal, Arjun gets into the heartland of India and shows that he has it in him to please audience in interiors as well. Watch out for his outburst with the cops soon after his father is shot. Volatile.
As for Ranbir Kapoor, with Raajneeti, he has shown how he is an actor waiting to be seen in roles as complex and diverse as Rajneeti.
In the film he changes colours from being vulnerable to intelligently ruthless.
Manoj Bajpai is one actor who had to move ahead of the Satya fame sooner or later. He has managed to surpass his earlier efforts and with Rajneeti, he has shown once again that he is an actor who cannot be asked to lie low for a longer duration.
Nana Patekar is another interesting character in the film and his presence in Rajneeti is totally justified. As a conniving man who has seen the world and knows what is wrong and right in politics, he is superb and gets some of the best scenes for himself in the film.
As for Ajay Devgn, he is good but doesn't get much scope to perform. To his credit though, he does well whenever he is required to display histrionics and one can see the Ajay of yore, especially in his last scene.
It takes time to grasp the world of Rajneeti. For the
first 30 minutes, you have to apply yourself constantly to understand which character belongs to which warring side and what exactly is the course of action that the political parties are taking.
But there are scenes that halt the speed of this tightly paced thriller
She does well though in the scenes that come her way but the film belongs to the trio of Arjun Rampal, Ranbir Kapoor and Manoj Bajpai.
These are the three men who make Rajneeti an engaging affair while keeping it entertaining. For Arjun Rampal, it is a huge rise after the success of films like Om Shanti Om, Rock On, The Last Lear, Housefull and now Rajneeti - the man has grown and how.
Known for his 'firang' appeal, Arjun gets into the heartland of India and shows that he has it in him to please audience in interiors as well. Watch out for his outburst with the cops soon after his father is shot. Volatile.
As for Ranbir Kapoor, with Raajneeti, he has shown how he is an actor waiting to be seen in roles as complex and diverse as Rajneeti.
In the film he changes colours from being vulnerable to intelligently ruthless.
Manoj Bajpai is one actor who had to move ahead of the Satya fame sooner or later. He has managed to surpass his earlier efforts and with Rajneeti, he has shown once again that he is an actor who cannot be asked to lie low for a longer duration.
Nana Patekar is another interesting character in the film and his presence in Rajneeti is totally justified. As a conniving man who has seen the world and knows what is wrong and right in politics, he is superb and gets some of the best scenes for himself in the film.
As for Ajay Devgn, he is good but doesn't get much scope to perform. To his credit though, he does well whenever he is required to display histrionics and one can see the Ajay of yore, especially in his last scene.
It takes time to grasp the world of Rajneeti. For the
first 30 minutes, you have to apply yourself constantly to understand which character belongs to which warring side and what exactly is the course of action that the political parties are taking.
But there are scenes that halt the speed of this tightly paced thriller
. The love story between Ranbir-Katrina and Ranbir-Sarah should have been shorter.
Also, the scene between Ajay and his mother towards the pre-climax leads to unintentional laughter. Frankly, it doesn't work. Moreover, even though an item song
Also, the scene between Ajay and his mother towards the pre-climax leads to unintentional laughter. Frankly, it doesn't work. Moreover, even though an item song
is seen for only a minute, it is totally forced and should have been chopped off.
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