Prakash Jha's RAAJNEETI - Politics and Beyond...
Raajneeti is a story about Indian politics, democracy and elections. It is the story of a few people who control the destiny of millions.
It is the story of their unstoppable ambition, and their bitter and violent battle to achieve it. This is the story of people who understand power - and know how to wield it at will.
It is the story of Bhasker Sanyal (Naseeruddin Shah), the fire-brand leftist leader, as feared for his single-handed ability to challenge the most powerful of leaders as he was respected for his political integrity.
Until one private mistake of his hurtled him into a self-imposed exile and spawned a secret consequence that shook the destiny of the political future of the state.
And of Sooraj (Ajay Devgan) who rose from the backward classes - with anger in his heart and leadership on his mind.
And yet, his destiny could never overcome the tragedy of his birth, trapping him in a terrible dilemma where his loyalty to his friend threatens to destroy his own family.
It is the story of Prithvi Pratap (Arjun Rampal), heir to a powerful political legacy and impatient to seize the top position.
A man with a heart of gold but who is all brawn. A man whose uncontrollable passions bring his family to the brink of political extinction
Of Indu Sakseria (Katrina Kaif), the princess - beautiful, passionate, arrogant. She had only one all-consuming love.
Little did she know that her personal happiness was dependent on the changing electoral fortunes of her love, and that even a slight shift in the faultiness of political negotiation would cause a devastating earthquake in her personal life.
And, it is the story of Samar Pratap (Ranbir Kapoor), the ultimate outsider.
The apolitical conscientious objector, who gets reluctantly sucked into the battle-ravaged arena of family rivalry. Only to turn into a master of the craft of political warfare.
It is the story of a fiercely fought election campaign, where money-power and corruption are the accepted norms.
And where treachery and manipulation are routinely used weapons,love and friendship become mere baits, and relationships get sacrificed at the altar of political alignments.