Raajneeti

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Raajneeti
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Prakash Jha
Produced by	Prakash Jha Ronnie Screwvala[1][2]
Written by	Screenplay Anjum Rajabali Prakash Jha Story Prakash Jha
Starring	Ajay Devgan Ranbir Kapoor Arjun Rampal Manoj Bajpai Katrina Kaif Nana Patekar Naseeruddin Shah Sarah Thompson
Music by	Wayne Sharpe Pritam Aadesh Srivastav Shantanu Moitra
Cinematography	Sachin Krishn
Editing by	Santosh Mandal
Distributed by	Prakash Jha Productions Walkwater Media UTV Motion Pictures
Release date(s)	June 4, 2010 (2010-06-04)
Running time	167 minutes[3]
Country	India
Language	Hindi
Budget	Rs. 60 crore[4]
Gross revenue	Rs. 93.75 crore[5]

Raajneeti (English: Politics; Hindi: राजनीति) is a 2010 Bollywood political thriller directed and produced by Prakash Jha, with a screenplay by Anjum Rajabali and Prakash Jha, and starring Ajay Devgan, Manoj Bajpai, Ranbir Kapoor, Arjun Rampal, Katrina Kaif, Naseeruddin Shah and Nana Patekar in the lead roles.^[6] The film was originally produced by Prakash Jha Productions, and was distributed by UTV Motion Pictures and Walkwater Media. The title translates literally as "Politics" and contextually as "Affairs of State".^[7] 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,^[8] after some controversies regarding similarities between real-life people and the characters in the film, as well as issues about the national anthem. Raajneeti was elevated to 'Blockbuster' status by the end of its first week.