Raajneeti Page #7

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
1,187 Views


"The love is raining."

"The color is all over."

Phenomenal response to Prithvi!

His media management

is excellent, fantastic.

Your younger son, Samar..

is a gem.

l'm here to ask something for him.

Anything..

anything, of course!

Thank you.

l'm very fond of lndu.

And l'm sure,

she'll keep Samar happy.

l've been looking

forward to this day.

And you know what..

Samar will make an

excellent Chief Minister.

No, it is Prithvi who'll be the CM.

Samar is just helping him.

That's fine too.

After all, Prithvi is the leader.

Then, we should let Samar be.

Let lndu marry Prithvi.

How can you say that!

That's impossible.

Moreover, lndu loves Samar.

You don't worry about lndu.

My choice will be her choice.

See, if l am to finance a party,

then obviously l will insist..

that my daughter should

marry the CM designate.

And in either case,

she will come to your family.

Let's go.

Have you gone mad?

Stop talking nonsense.

How can you even

imagine that l'll marry lndu!

Samar is right, Prithvi.

We don't have a choice.

Of course we do!

l've decided.

Samar will become the CM.

So what if l don't get

to sit on that chair?

My brother will!

Ridiculous.

- Wait a minute.

You think only you

can make sacrifices?

And l can't?

l don't care for a position

that takes your happiness away.

Brother..

my happiness lies only

in making you the CM.

And, you want to know the truth?

lndu knows that l don't love her.

Then why did you send the proposal?

Because of you.

Only Sakseria can

fund your election.

To hell with his money!

You're my younger brother.

- We'll do it on our own.

- That is no longer an option.

lf we don't accept his support,

he'll offer it to Veerendra.

And marry lndu to him.

lndu is a very nice girl.

She'll learn to love you.

And l know that..

you will look after her well.

How can you do this!

Am l only a business proposal

for you?

Just another source of income.

You're upset now.

We'll talk about this later.

Our list..

- Why are you doing this to me?

Why?

Come.. let's go to the other room.

Let me handle this, brother.

You say you don't love me.. fine!

Don't want to marry me.. don't!

But what right do you

have to meddle in my life?

You're forgetting that it was l

who asked for your hand in marriage.

So what if my father spoke nonsense?

l still love you!

l have forsaken his house..

his wealth..

l'll go with you

wherever you take me.

l can't marry anyone else.

l can't live without you.

ln these circumstances

l can't marry you.

Please, Samar.. Don't say that!

Take back your decision.

l can't take a chance with

my brother's political career.

And my life?

You have no problem destroying it!

l am not destroying your life, lndu.

l'm trying to protect it.

You know that if we

reject Prithvi's proposal..

your father will marry

you off to Veerendra.

Please try to understand, lndu.

Whatever you may think of Prithvi..

l know he will love you a lot.

And then mom's here too.

You will be very happy here.

This is how it's always been, child.

We are the ones who're

always expected to compromise.

Hello. Hello.

We are indeed

honoured by your presence.

Come, sir..

Hello.

- Hello. - God bless you.

Mr. Sakseria, the super

Chief Minister is here.

Please do introduce me.

- Hello.

My father has sent this..

for the bride.

Thanks for coming.

Do you seriously believe..

that by selling your

brother you can win the election?

Looks like you're nervous.

Let Sakseria stake as

much loot as he wants..

you brother will still fall flat.

The fear of defeat is

clearly visible on your face.

Uncle, please look after him.

Enjoy the evening.

Overconfident, eh?

Mr. Sooraj,

an exclusive byte, please.

What can l say about myself?

Speak to the people.

Some personal questions, please.

You must be joking.

There's nothing worth

hiding in a poor person's life.

My life is an open book.

However, l can point you

in an interesting direction.

What do you mean?

Thank you, sir.

Hello. Please be seated.

Sir, how's your campaign doing?

Fantastic!

ln just 7 days, we've confirmed

200 plus candidates.

And it's obvious that

the people are with us.

lt seems that your entire campaign

is funded by Rajkumar Sakseria.

See, ours in a new party.

Whoever has wanted to help..

How much dowry did

you collect from him?

Look here..

let's stick to

election-related questions.

Well, this question

is on everyone's lips.

Even though lndu was

openly seeing your brother..

how come she got married to you?

This is my personal

and family matter.

Then, at least tell us..

about the compromises

you've made in this marriage.

Are you absolutely sure that..

while you are busy campaigning..

your wife isn't with your brother?

Hey! Shut up!

Shut up!

- What's the meaning of this?

Stop this. Stop this at once!

- What are you doing?

You asked..

a very filthy question.

You will pay for this! Shut this.

Stop it! Hello.

- Shut this down!

- Prithvi Pratap had

already been charged with..

- assaulting a police officer

And of raping a woman party worker.

- Shut this! Shut this down!

Sir.. one more thing, please.

Mr. Sooraj..

what do you have to say about

Mr. Prithvi Pratap's recent outburst?

My sympathies are with him.

His marriage itself

was a huge compromise.

Hence, it isn't surprising for

him to lose his mental balance.

And it's obvious that he can't

cope with the stress of elections.

He needs to rest.

This for Samar.

- l.. l'll take this.

Guess who this is!

- Who?

You didn't tell me she was coming!

How could l - she called me

at 3 A.M. from the airport.

Sarah?

Look Sarah..

The two of you look

very nice together.

She obviously loves you a lot.

But maybe she doesn't know..

that you can't love anyone.

lndu, please listen to me..

- No, you listen to me!

You only know how to use people.

l don't even recognise this Samar.

The darkness that

l see in your heart!

l'm actually grateful to my father..

for rejecting your proposal.

Because whatever

your brother may be..

he has a pure heart.

You won't understand this, lndu.

This much l do understand, Samar.

That we don't exploit those..

..who love us.

Sarah may not be able to bear it.

The election campaign of the

Rashtravadi party has gone up.

The campaigning was at its

full flow at the district Beerpur.

There were huge rallies in

several areas. The new..

..president of the party Virendra

Pratap and the general secretary..

..Suraj Kumar delivered

speech too. lf the presence of

..the voters is taken into

consideration than this campaign..

..has been thriving. Media

has already made Suraj Kumar..

..a hero of the backward class.

The pace with which he has..

..evolved in politics and with his

gift of gab he has already become..

..a leader amongst the backward

class and would be supported by them.

There is no cause for worry here.

Every single person

is rooting for you.

On the one hand,

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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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