Rajneeti

Subject: Rajneeti Sun Jun 13, 2010 1:37 pm

Raajneeti
a political epic directed by Prakash Jha explores the dirty, ruthless
world of Indian politics. With a huge ensemble star cast comprising of
the best talents in the industry, Jha has based this political drama on
India's most popular mythology, the Mahabharata.

The story is about Veerendra Pratap Singh (Manoj Bajpayee) and Prithvi
Pratap Singh (Arjun Rampal), the heirs of a powerful political party.
All hell breaks loose when Prithvi is elected the leader of the party.
Revenge is on Veerendra's mind as he joins hand with a small time
leader Sooraj (Ajay Devgan) and eventually the two evict Prithvi from
the party.

Prithvi's brother Samar (Ranbir Kapoor) who is settled abroad leading a
comfortable life, returns to India and unwillingly joins the political
mess. They form a new party. The rest of the battle is on the election
grounds against Veerendra.

Raajneeti starts off slow and it takes a while before you
connect with the film and its characters. But once you do, Rajneeti
makes for a compelling watch. And while it suffers from being very
predictable, due to the fact that it's been based on the epic
characters of Mahabharata, the director keeps you involved with a
complex plot and his very effective way of storytelling. Just when you
being to connect with the characters and feel their pain, the movie
does tend to get a little over-the-top with back to back murders and
cheesy masala moments.

The other problem with the movie was its runtime which is around 175
min. However, the intact and dexterous direction wins back your
attention and keeps you hooked on to the movie till the end. Background
score is top notch and it gives you the real feel of the situation and
the genre its dealing with. The cinematography (Sachin Kumar Krishnan)
is excellent. The dialogues enhance the impact of the film. Coming to
the music, the 'Mora Piya' track is good.

Ranbir Kapoor is the star of Raajneeti without doubt. He
sinks completely into the grayish character of Samar and emerges with a
fabulous performance. Arjun Rampal known to be wooden with his
expressions comes up with a powerful performance. Ajay Devgan is in
form but has little to do in the post interval portions. Manoj Bajpai
is at his negative best. Katrina Kaif does well in few scenes, very
plastic in others. Nana Patekar is effective. Naseeruddin Shah is
wasted.

To sum up, Rajneeti has a story to tell unlike last week's release
Kites which was all about glitz and glamour. The film is well-directed
and has powerful performances. Do watch it.

Subject: Re: Rajneeti Sun Jul 04, 2010 9:34 am

an ok ok movi Neutral