Rajneeti...The Movie ...

Finally RAJNEETI released. Yes I am talking about the Prakash Jha’s multi starrer movie RAJNEETI. Rajneeti is the story of Indian politicians and their thirst of power among members after the death of the family head. Prakash Jha, the film maker is much concerned about social problems in the society and he continues to expose those issues through his films.
There are speculations that Katrina Kaif who looks fairest of all Indian actresses was cast in the lead role as she has some similarity to the Italian born Sonia Gandhi. But no there is is no reference to any politician and definitely not Sonia Gandhi which had been widely speculated before.
It is completely based on the storyline of great epic MAHABHARAT, add with a little sprinkle of the movie God Father.
Rajneeti is about the struggle between two cousins- Prithvi (Arjun Rampal) and Veerendra (Manoj Bajpai).Veerendra believes that it is his birth right to become the leader of the party and he would get it at any cost. To achieve his goal, he teams up with Sooraj (Ajay Devgan), a powerful Dalit leader .
Samar ( Ranbir Kapoor ) never thought of being a politician but fate has different plans for him. He ended up into politics and becomes one of the top players.With the proper help from Brij Gopal ( Nana Patekar).
Prithvi’s character is related to Bhim while Samar’s is Arjun, Veerendra is Duryodhona and Brij Gopal is Lord Krishna.
The best thing about the movie is that it has a very rich script. In the first half the movie is bit fast and you will get acquainted with the characters and the inner workings of the system. The second half is bit slower than the first half, but it is the time when you will come to know who is playing what game.
Besides the politics, there is good chemistry between Ranbir Kapoor and Katrina Kaif. The popular couple worked earlier in ‘Ajab Prem Ki Gazab Kahani’.In Rajneeti Katrina plays the role of Indu Prakash who falls in love with Samar (Ranbir). But ended up marrying Arjun Rampal and then becomes the CM of the state.
The duration of the movie is 2 hours and 40 mins and demands serious attention. Prakash Jha has done a very good job here. Over the years, he made some great political movies , Gangaajal (2003), Parinati (1988), Rajneeti is just another feather to his crown of success.