Raajneeti is a 2010 Indian political thriller film directed and produced by Prakash Jha, with a screenplay by Anjum Rajabali and Prakash Jha, and starring Ranbir Kapoor, Katrina Kaif, Ajay Devgan, Manoj Bajpai, Arjun Rampal, Naseeruddin Shah and Nana Patekar in the lead roles. The film was originally produced by Prakash Jha Productions, and was distributed by UTV Motion Pictures and Walkwater Media. It was shot in Bhopal. The title translates literally as "Politics" and contextually as "Affairs of State". The film draws parallels to the epic Mahabharata where shades of Krishna, Arjuna,... Bheema, Duryodhan and Karna can be seen in the characters portrayed by Nana Patekar, Ranbir Kapoor, Arjun Rampal, Manoj Bajpai and Ajay Devgan respectively. Rajneeti was released in theaters worldwide on 4 June 2010, after some controversies regarding similarities between real-life people and the characters in the film, as well as issues about the national anthem. The film begins with a quick flashback into the life of Bharti Rai , the daughter of Chief Minister Ramnath Rai .
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| Release date: | June 4, 2010 |
| Directed by: | Prakash Jha |
| Runtime: | 167 Minutes |
| Producer: | Prakash Jha |
| Editor: | Santosh Mondol |
| Music by: | Pritam Chakraborty, Shantanu Moitra, Wayne Sharpe, Adesh Shrivastava |
| Cinematography: | Sachin Kumar Krishnan |
| Screenplay by: | Prakash Jha, Anjum Rajabali |
| Genre: | Thriller, Action |