Raajneeti Page #8

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


you speak of our old alliance..

and yet, you are being

secretive about seat-sharing.

What am l supposed to

tell the High Command?

Bhanu, l'll have to

declare the seats today.

lf you enjoy defeat,

you can have more seats.

Veerendra..

don't forget that mine

is a national party.

Don't force me to

take drastic decisions.

Give me a break, grandpa!

Don't forget that we've been

lugging your national burden.

The last time you had

just 12 legislators..

and yet we made you

the Chief Minister.

So, this time don't expect even six.

Now you decide.

Veeru..

make that 10.

We'll lose all of them.

We can't take that chance.

Bhanu..

the coalition will break.

Ask him to release 20 seats.

We'll pay you a total of..

400 million.

500!

- Victory to Rashtrawadi!

Sir, what are the terms of

alliance with Prajatantrik Party?

Sir, who else is filing

nominations along with you?

How many seats are they contesting?

You will get to

know it all very soon.

Patience.. Patience

is always rewarded.

Everything is going in their favour.

lf you don't do something quick,

we'll lose the plot.

Samar sir, we need a masterstroke.

Yes, sir?

l had asked you for

a favour, Babulal.

Your favour is not so

easy to fulfill, sir.

And it wouldn't be very

ethical of me, would it?

True. Sorry, l disturbed you.

He wasted my time.

He is speaking of ethics. lmagine!

Now, what are the

ethics of a bandit? Tell me.

Hello.. hello?

Babulal, yesterday you were

giving me a lecture on ethics..

l was.. l was.. l was

completely out of line, sir..

l could see that.

Anyway, tell me where

l should send these photos.

Please forgive me, sir..

l..

very..

l went astray.. Please forgive me..

l.. can..

l beg of you.. Please forgive me.

Brother Samar..

the time is really bad.

The man needs some help.

What's this?

l was.. helpless..

You already know this to be true.

Now, you only have

to state it publicly.

But.. but..

Never be afraid of the truth!

l'm with you. Have no fear.

No harm will come to you. Come.

Don't you trust me?

This way.

Okay ready. Silence, please.

Allegations and counter-allegations

during elections are..

..a common occurrence.

But, what we're about to

reveal now will stun you.

Today we have with us..

a staunch loyalist of Rashtrawadi..

Mr. Babulal.

Having served the party

faithfully for 25 years..

it pains me to admit that..

the Rashtrawadi Party has

become a den of corruption.

When Mr. Bhanu Pratap was in power..

his son..

Veerendra Pratap took..

fixed kickbacks from

every government contract.

He raked in billions.

Even donations meant

for the party fund..

were not spared.

Ever since Sooraj Kumar

became general secretary..

this politics of cash..

has escalated.

- ln these elections..

- Get him here!

Son of a b*tch!

The men are on their way.

l'm going to torture

the bastard to death!

Veeru, please calm down.

This is Samar's ploy.

lt's imperative that

Babulal publicly take..

..back his own statement.

Don't worry at all, Babulal.

Have a seat.

Your safety is my

responsibility now.

Tell me..

That night when you called

my father at the airport..

..who asked you to make that call?

Wh.. what are you asking?

l.. don't understand..

Who asked you to call?

Phone?

l.. l didn't call.

Babulal..

you are one of us.

l respect you a lot.

Please.. don't insult me.

S.. s.. sssir.. l beg of you..

Don't ask me this question.

Who asked you to call my father?

Veerendra Pratap..

or Sooraj?

Sooraj Kumar.

Thank you.

You have proved your loyalty.

You're definitely one of us.

You..

mine..

l just need your benediction.

Of course.

You have my word.

Here.. your phone.

l've entered my

personal number into it.

l'll always be in touch.

Anytime.

Sooraj.

lt was Sooraj.

Anytime..

Mr. Babulal's violent

death has sent shock waves..

..throughout the

state's political circles.

What is being seen as more

than a mere coincidence is that..

just this morning he

resigned from Rashtrawadi Party..

publicly levelling

allegations of corruption..

..and nepotism against

the party leadership.

Mr. Babulal was killed in a car

blast on the Chhattarpur road..

..while he was travelling.

Both he and his driver died of

severe burn injuries on the spot.

However, initial evidence suggests..

..it could have been a

bomb placed in the car.

- they Are not going to

rule out any possibilities.

Bye.

Mr. Veerendra Pratap..

after Babulal's testimony on TV,

didn't you threaten him? - Rubbish!

- He was a victim of a deadly

conspiracy. - Who was behind this?

- He openly accused you of

corruption. So, did you?

Meaning?

What the hell do you mean?

That l got him killed?!

He was like my family.

One of the founders of this party.

Babulal's murder..

will cost them dearly.

Very dearly.

They're scared..

panic stricken!

Their singular objective

is to destroy our unity.

But, brothers..

Rashtrawadi's

foundations aren't so weak..

as to be shaken by such incidents.

Baseless allegations..

imaginary scandals.

They're scrambling around

for dirt to throw at us!

But, let them know,

that if you spit at the sky..

it will land back on your own face.

The repercussions will be severe.

The repercussions will be severe!

lnspector Sharma!

Your vacation's over.

Do something useful now.

Do something.

We're petitioning the court to..

reopen the rape

investigation against Prithvi.

Mark my words,

he will be behind bars.

We're also asking the

Election Commission to..

disqualify him

since he is a criminal.

That's fine, Veeru.

But, for the election we

only need people's support.

Which we are assured of anyway.

- Why not let sleeping dogs lie?

- Sooraj!

ln politics,

you never let dogs sleep.

You keep them awake.

So that when needed..

they bark!

Make me talk to Prithvi.

lt's urgent.

lt's lnspector Bhola Singh.

Says it's urgent.

Hello?

- Hello, sir.

The prey is here.

ln the farm house of Mr. Veerendra.

Security is very tight.

- Okay.

Tell me what do l do?

Get your men out of there.

l'm on my way.

Head to Chhattarpur farms.

Come on. Get going from here.

Party president Prithvi Singh

did a road show in Madhavpur.

There was a great amount of

enthusiasm in people for this.

Men, women, children and even

senior citizens participated in it.

First a rally at Ramna Maidan

and now a road show at Madhavpur.

With this new and youthful

image of Prithvi Singh..

..he is slowly gaining

popularity amongst young voters.

When you play hide n seek with me,

it creates magic in my heart..

Hey, Sharma!

Where were you hiding, huh?

That was one long vacation!

l really missed you.

l.. made a big mistake, sir.

Your slap packs a solid punch, pal.

lt does!

Why don't you give me a sample?

lt was a big mistake.

l did apologize.. to Brij Gopal.

So? Lovely, wasn't it?

You did absolutely right.

l deserved it!

But, now l'll be good.

See, l'm the one

who made that woman..

withdraw her complaint against you.

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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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