Raajneeti Page #4

Synopsis: Belonging to a prominent Uttar Pradesh-family of ruthless politicians, Samar Pratap is about to return to his Irish-American girlfriend, Sarah, in the U.S. and obtain a PhD, but cancels his trip when his father, Chandra, is shot dead. He decides to stay put and avenge this slaying but ends up dealing with aspiring politician, Indu Sakseria, who wants to wed him; his brother, Prithviraj, who has been granted control of the Rashtrawadi Party but is facing imprisonment on charges of Assaulting a Police Officer and Sexual Molestation; his cousin, Veerendra, who wants control of the party; and his astute maternal uncle, Brij Gopal - who secretly controls the entire family. Before he could even handle these situations, Sarah arrives in India and will soon accuse him of being a manipulative and conniving politician.
Genre: Crime, Drama
Director(s): Prakash Jha
Production: UTV Distribution
  1 win & 14 nominations.
 
IMDB:
7.1
Rotten Tomatoes:
14%
NOT RATED
Year:
2010
163 min
$2,000,000
Website
1,240 Views


we antagonise the lower castes.

l don't know what to do.

We'll talk in one voice.

- Sooraj, Mr. Brij Gopal is here.

Brij Gopal?

How are you all?

Hello.

- Okay, fine.

Sir!

Been a while since

l had a cup of your tea.

How nice! Mr. Batukeshwar, you too?

Looks like all the Dalits are here!

Looks like a massive convention.

Since elections are upon us..

we need to look at

all possibilities.

Of course, of course. After all,

this is the age of the youth.

Please sit..

No matter what,

we will never leave the party.

The party is yours anyway.

As far as

elections go, you're right.

But, what about after that?

l know that you

people are upset about..

..the selection of your candidate.

We have decided..

that not just for Azad Nagar,

but every lower caste area..

we only want local candidates.

That is up to the party.

Now that you're in

the core committee..

raise this issue there.

For now, the party president

has sent me to inform you that..

the candidate for Azad Nagar

will be from among you.

God bless you, Mr. Brij Gopal.

As long as you are in the party..

there will be no injustice.

Bless you, Sir..

for encouraging a poor man's son.

Sooraj will not disappoint you.

Victory to Sooraj!

Victory to Sooraj!

The party has decided that

the candidate from Azad Nagar..

will be the party's loyal supporter,

and your beloved..

Ram Charittar!

Democracy is alive

and well in our party.

Sir, this is a mistake.

The candidate is not me.

lt's my son, Sooraj.

Ram Charittar, every father

wants his son to move ahead.

But he is still inexperienced.

And is there anyone here who is..

more honest and

hardworking than you?

Does anyone have an objection,

friends?

Tell me, Sooraj.. Do you object

to your father's candidature?

Why don't you people say something?

Sir..

how can l be a candidate?

l'm a mere servant of your family.

Now, you are a

servant of the people.

Sir, please..

The decision to nominate

my father was the right one.

ln politics, there are no

right or wrong decisions.

Their purpose is merely to

achieve a desired result.

Whatever that might be.

l shall remember that.

Let's go.

l'm going to Beesanpur temple..

to pray for your nomination.

But, why today?

Because it's your day off.

Father's on a long vacation now.

He will no longer be a chauffeur.

What?!

l have decided.

You're not going to

serve that family.

Take the car to Beesanpur.

We'll take the bus, son.

The first list of candidates.

- Hello, sir.

You proposed 55 names.

Of those, he cleared only 12!

And, my request for funds?

He refused to clear them.

He will pay for this!

Bad times are here.

We conducted a

survey in every district.

78% of the voters..

connect with Chandra Pratap.

He is the face of our party.

Chief Minister designate!

Why not?

The party will decide that. Not you!

- Shut up.

- No, you be quiet!

This is the party office,

not your home.

Respect the decorum of this office.

So, you'll teach me decorum,

will you?

Mr. Backward and

Minority Cell Secretary..

The party has decided.

He will be the Chief Minister!

lf you have a problem with that..

The public recognises

only one face..

only one voice..

that of Bhanu Pratap.

And you all know who..

his rightful successor is.

The party should not

fail to recognise that.

Veerendra..

your father has himself

approved of this decision.

When did father decide this?

This morning.

Every decision of this party

is democratic. You know that!

Of course!

l know.. who is behind all this.

How only 12 of my

55 candidates are approved.

How all my demands for

funds are consistently denied.

Mr. Working President..

this decision is not

good for the party.

The people will reject it!

Young man,

now l call the shots here.

Learn to accept that fact.

Better fall in line or

fall by the wayside.

Fall in line?!

Wow, Mr. Working President!

Enough, Veerendra Pratap!

Final warning.

The same constitution

that gives you the right..

to appoint him a member..

also grants me the right..

to suspend you from the party.

Sir..

Veerendra is the general

secretary of the party.

How can you..

So now, you'll interfere, will you?

l've been watching..

the kind of games that

some people are playing.

Looks like some

players will have to be..

rested during this

election tournament.

Fall in line!

Now l have to stand in line, eh?

All my life, l doled out alms..

now l have to

stand in line and beg?!

My father built this party..

and he is trying to

kick me out of it?

l'll break it!

l will break this party..

and form a new one.

Do not make that mistake.

That is what they want.

This party is yours.

They must leave, not you!

How will you throw them out?

How?

See this poster?

This man will become

the Chief Minister!

l'll change the poster.

- Mr. Chandra Pratap ls here.

You're off already, son?

Yes, it is okay, father.

Why are you so concerned?

As if you've had any time for him!

You know how things have been..

There's time still.

Put Samar's luggage in my car.

- Okay, sir.

- l'll drop him.

- You?

Papa, you don't have to do this.

Come.

This time l really didn't

get to see you properly.

Everything okay there?

Your PhD?

l'm done with the research.

The presentation is next week.

- Next week?

- Yes, papa.

l'm done with my PhD.

Fantastic!

So, now we'll be calling you

Dr. Samar Pratap!

Tell me the title of your thesis

again. l always seem to forget..

The Sub-textual Emotional Violence

of 19th Century Victorian Poetry.

Wonderful!

Sounds so impressive.

What next?

There's an offer to teach.

So you aren't coming back?

Well.. l suppose that's fine too.

You'll be the first

teacher in our family.

Papa, please.. you should go now.

This security thing is too much.

l'll go.

- Let me see you in..

- No papa. please..

You're blocking the traffic also.

Okay, son.

Come, give me a hug.

God knows when l'll see you again.

These elections..

Father..

Love you, son.

What is it, Babulal?

Mr. Bhanu's condition

has suddenly worsened.

We're going to the hospital.

Have the doctor call me.

Okay.

Take me to the hospital!

"My beloved isn't speaking to me."

"Doors of the heart."

What were you thinking?

l'm not some tragedy queen.

l'll abduct you from across the

universe, if that's what it takes.

Really?

New profession?

"My beloved isn't speaking to me."

l can't live without you.

l love you.

lndu, l've to go.

Take care.

Find out what's going on!

- Security, come in.

Get them to move.

Clear the road..

Another shocking setback to

the state's most powerful family.

According to initial reports..

The working president of

the Rashtrawadi party..

- Mr. Chandra Pratap..

- was fatally attacked

in a shocking incident.

Reports state that this attack..

took place on Ratanpur road on the

way to the city from the airport.

Mr. Chandra Pratap was in his

car when the attack took place.

lt seems that he was shot.

As a result of the incident

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Prakash Jha

Prakash Jha (born 27 February 1952) is a famous Indian film producer, actor, director and screenwriter, mostly known for his political and socio-political films such as Damul (1984), Mrityudand (1997), Gangaajal (2003), Apaharan (2005), including multistarrer hit movies Raajneeti (2010), Aarakshan (2011) Chakravyuh (2012), and Satyagraha (2013). He is also the maker of National Film Award winning documentaries like, Faces After The Storm (1984) and Sonal (2002). He runs a production company, Prakash Jha Productions. He also owns the P&M Mall in Patna and the P&M Hi-Tech Mall in Jamshedpur. more…

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