RAJNEETI.. silly yet gripping....

"ye janta  do meethe vado ki bhukhi h,kisi bhi rang ka jhanda utha legi"

Like a typical prakash jha film RAJNEETI too is supported by taunting format of dialogues that are often rewarded back by whistles and energic ovations.

rajneeti is a worthy take on manipulative  twists and turns that  are  engaging and successfully built gripping interest for long.

Politics has always been a difficult and boring topic for indian films,but rajneeti stands out as an exception.What makes the film surprising is the fact that the characters are all ruthless and greedy as they are supposed to be in a political tale.

Here a wide influence of epic indian tale MAHABHARTA  can be realized since the characters behave extensively like that such as ajay devgn as KARNA,ranbir kapoor as ARjuna,manoj bajpayee as DURYODHNA, and nana patekar appearing in every other scene reminds you of part BHEESHM and part KRISHNA.Also a little influence of  THE GODFATHER style scripting should not be ignored..

  Post interval the film is unecessarily exxagerated with a series of assassinations that were not required and the love relations covering ranbir ,katrina,arjun rampal and foriegn actress sarah only deviate and make the film lengthy.    Also its partial of the writers awarding wide space to ranbir falling short for ajay devgan, who was introduced as the dalit leader with a bang..He does nothing apart from standing quitely next to manoj bajpayee..

Of the cast it was manoj bajpayee as virendra pratap who performs the best and shines as the insolent leader..His act appears realistic and is hard to get off your heads since he shares some of films best scenes..This is the only feature that’ll be reminded  for years.

The story that starts off engagingly,leads to a dull and partially justified climax.

Rajneeti can still be enjoyed because films like these are not made every year n india.  its not as good as the omkara or sarkar,but a huge national award winning cast won't dissapoint and watching them together makes the film worth a watch..

In all,, the film faces two shortcomings, a bit lengthy second half and the fact that 2 of potentially best actors in the country nana patekar and ajay devgan are wasted.

If these can be forgiven,Rajneeti  is entertaining and not to be missed.