Raajneeti : Movie Review

Confused I am after watching this movie. It has everything, a good movie requires. Perfect cast, acts, storyline and even the typical bollywood cliches [which I always love by the way]. But the way things are mixed up, made it torturous for me, only second half.

Director Prakash Jha's Raajneeti starts off really well. Such a gripping screenplay that leaves audience stuck on their seats with its constant on-goings on screen. Each character gets well defined introductions. Each of them acts brilliantly. I personally don't like the subject of politics, in real life and also in movies. But I got totally hooked as the movie further went on.



But suddenly all that high - resulted in hangover like one gets very next morning after getting high at club. Second half gets too much tried and tasted formulated. And typical cliches.. Now, there is nothing bad in using cliches, after all , we are Bollywood, and proud to be one. But the way all the cliches - heroines parting way but getting pregnant, predicted shoot outs or bomb blasts or even, marriage to get money from 'ladki'walla. Everything is there, but somehow placed so badly that got arrrrghhhh from me. Seems, movie gets diverted from its fabulously carved path in first half. Some very serious flaws there.

At length of nearly 3 hours, no songs means a big disappointment for me. Okay, agree its a drama there shall never be any song. But ah, great songs were there in OST. :( and oh, one song used as shortened version - Ishq barse.. which was at unnecessary point. Another annoying thing was smooches. Arre yaar, its a movie abt politics, why there is a need to show smooches every now and then? First two are ok, story's demand, but then it was unnecessary.

Performances are brilliant that I must admit. Making a multi starrer is no easy job. Here, all of them have performed well. Though I found Ajay Devgn repeating his Yuva role [he was good there than this btw]. Its Arjun Rampal who surprised me with his really good performance. Whats more ! Prakash has got even Katrina to act. She does well. But its Ranbir who rocks this party with his brilliant performance throughout the movie. Still, on a personal note, I do not like to see him in such a role. He is way better in sweet boy roles.

Overall, it disappointed me with its unforgiven length and badly executed second half. A really well base was laid in first half, but second half killed it. Though there are sparks in second half too, but by then I got so bored by the flaws that even and item number could not have saved me. And to top that, finally movie ending with heroine getting pregnant ! HELP good God !

On a side-note : why they have such a misleading poster? Naseer's role was of just 5 minutes. While Katrina was in Saaree for just 10 minutes. Were they trying to sell this movie as story of Rajiv and Sonia Gandhi?? !! Bad Bad.