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Raid (2018 film)

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{{short description|2018 Indian film directed by Raj Kumar Gupta}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2020}}
{{Use Indian English|date=March 2018}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Raid
| image = Ajay Devgn's Raid poster.jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = [[Raj Kumar Gupta]]
| producer = Abhishek Pathak Kumar Mangat Pathak Bhushan Kumar Gaurav Nanda Krishan Kumar Dua
| writer = [[Ritesh Shah]]
| starring = [[Ajay Devgn]] [[Ileana D'Cruz]] [[Saurabh Shukla]]
| music = [[Amit Trivedi]] [[Tanishk Bagchi]]
| cinematography = Alphonse Roy
| editing = Bodhaditya Banerjee
| studio = [[Panorama Studios]] [[T-Series (company)|T-Series]]
| distributor = [[Viacom 18 Motion Pictures]]
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2018|03|16}}
| runtime = 115 minutes
| country = India
| language = Hindi
| budget = {{INR|42 crore}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=3729|title=Raid - Movie - Box Office India|website=boxofficeindia.com|access-date=4 January 2021}}</ref>
| gross = {{INR|154 crore}}<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/raid/box-office |date=17 March 2018|title=Raid Box Office Collection | India | Day Wise | Box Office - Bollywood Hungama}}</ref>
}}

'''Raid''' is a 2018 Indian [[Hindi]]-language [[crime film|political crime drama film]] based on the real life income-tax [[Search and seizure|raid]] conducted by the officers of the [[Income Tax Department]] on [[Sardar Inder Singh]] in the 1980s. The raid distinguished itself from others for being the longest raid in Indian history, lasting three days and two nights.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.fandango.com/raid-2018-210295/movie-overview |title=Raid (2018) |publisher=[[Fandango Media|Fandango]]}}</ref> Directed by [[Raj Kumar Gupta]], it was backed by [[T-Series (company)|T-Series]] and [[Panorama Studios]].<ref name="indiatimes">{{cite web |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/ajay-devgn-to-raid-theatres-with-a-real-story/articleshow/60034126.cms |title=Ajay Devgn: Ajay Devgn to 'Raid' theatres with a real story |website=Times of India |access-date=11 September 2017 |publisher=[[The Times Group]] |last=Kotwanil |first=Hiren}}</ref> ''Raid'' stars [[Ajay Devgn]], [[Saurabh Shukla]] and [[Ileana D'Cruz]] in lead roles.<ref name="indianexpress">{{cite web |url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/ajay-devgn-to-play-a-up-income-tax-officer-in-raj-kumar-gupta-raid-4794619/ |title=Ajay Devgn to play a non-nonsense UP Income Tax officer in his next |website=[[The Indian Express]] |access-date=11 September 2017 |author=Express Web Desk|date=14 August 2017 }}</ref>

''Raid'' was released in worldwide cinemas on 16 March 2018.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=raid2018.htm |title=Raid (2018) (2018) – Box Office Mojo |website=www.boxofficemojo.com}}</ref> ''Raid'' received generally positive reviews from critics and audience.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/raid-ajay-devgns-upcoming-film-inspired-by-high-stakes-income-tax-raids-conducted-in-the-80s-4341235.html |title=Raid: Ajay Devgn's upcoming film inspired by high-stakes income tax raids conducted in the 80st |work=Showsha |publisher=[[Firstpost]]|access-date=14 March 2018 |author=FP Staff |date=8 February 2018}}</ref> Its lifetime global gross collection of {{INR}}153.62 crore against a budget of {{INR}}42 crore, making it critically and commercially successful.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/box-office-special-features/box-office-worldwide-collections-day-wise-break-raid/ |title=Box Office: Worldwide collections and day wise break up of Raid |access-date=21 March 2018 |work=[[Bollywood Hungama]] |publisher=Hungama Digital Media Entertainment |author=Bollywood Hungama News Network |date=17 March 2018}}</ref> Co-producer [[Bhushan Kumar]] declared in April 2020 that ''Raid'' will be continued as a franchise of multiple films.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=3729|title=Raid - Movie - Box Office India|website=boxofficeindia.com|access-date=4 January 2021}}</ref>

== Plot ==
The film focuses on an [[Indian Revenue Service|lRS]] officer Amay Patnaik ([[Ajay Devgn]]), who has just been transferred<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7363076/characters/nm0222426 |title=Raid (2018) |via=www.imdb.com}}</ref> to [[Lucknow]] as [[Deputy commissioner|Deputy Commissioner of Income Tax]], where he lives happily with his wife Malini ([[Ileana D'Cruz]]). One day, he receives an anonymous tip about black money hoarded by (Member of Parliament) Rameshwar Singh ([[Saurabh Shukla]]), the don of Sitagarh, who had evaded income tax for a long time. Soon, Amay and his team, after much planning, head to Sitagarh.

There he and his team face opposition from Rameshwar's very hostile family, but he holds up to his ideals and integrity. He searches every nook and cranny of the house with his team to find the black money without any success. After a few hours of searching, when all hope seems lost, he receives an anonymous letter, along with a map, revealing the location of the money in the house. Amay and his team break down the walls, ceilings, staircases and old storerooms (with the help of the map) to find assets worth [[crores]] (tens of millions).<ref>{{Cite EB1911|wstitle=Crore}}</ref> MP Rameshwar, not willing to accept defeat, goads Amay into letting him leave the house.

He then meets the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, who refuses any help as the Income Tax department is under the control of the Central Government and the raid is legal. The Central Finance Minister is persuaded to call Amay, but is promptly rebuffed. A relentless Rameshwar meets several MPs, politicians, the Home Minister of Pakistan, a senior officers and even the Prime Minister, but to no avail. He then rallies his political support and threatens to topple the state cabinet unless the Prime Minister agrees to meet him.

As the raid continues for a 3rd consecutive night, the PM and Rameshwar meet. The PM calls Amay and asks him to look for other legal options; Amay agrees to comply, as long as she furnishes a signed order through fax ordering Amay and his team to stop the raid, was kidnap her effectively negating the request. The PM realizes that a written order pressurizing the [[Indian Revenue Service|IRS]] Officer to stop the raid may reach the media and the Government may be brought into disrepute. She refuses to help and sends Rameshwar away. Frustrated, Rameshwar upon exhausting his political options, tries the tack of attacking Amay's wife Malini, who narrowly escapes. On hearing this, Amay becomes furious but decides to control his anger.

Finally, on the 4th day, at noon, Rameshwar the crowd sends his henchmen to kill Amay and his team. A long battle ensues and a nearly defeated Amay is saved in the nick of time by a special police force sent in by the PM. Rameshwar is arrested and before being led away in handcuffs, he asks Amay about the identity of his [[informer]]. Amay refuses to crowd divulge that information. It revealed that Rameshwar's youngest [[daughter-in-law]] was the [[informer]]; she and her lover wanted revenge on Rameshwar for forcing her to marry his impotent son as part of a political deal. Rameshwar is seen wondering about the informer's identity in prison while Amay gets transferred to another city, with hopes of a brighter future.

== Cast ==
{{div col}}
* [[Ajay Devgn]] as [[IRS]] [[Deputy Commissioner]] of [[Income Tax]] Amay Patnaik
* [[Ileana D'Cruz]] as Malini Patnaik, Amay's wife
* [[Saurabh Shukla]] as Rameshwar "Ramji" Singh a.k.a. "Tauji"
* [[Amit Sial]] as Lallan Sudheer Singh, Sr Tax Assistant
* [[Devas Dixit]] as Shashi Singh, Tara's husband
* [[Gayathri Iyer]] as Mukta Yadav, Tax Assistant
* [[Sheeba Chaddha]] as Prabha
* [[Saanand Verma]] as Suraj Singh
* [[Sulagna Panigrahi]] as Tara Singh, Shashi's wife
* Geeta Agarwal as Reema
* [[Amit Bimrot]] as Satish Mishra Income tax inspector
* Ravi Khanvilakar as Rakesh Singh
* Pravin Singh Sisodia as Anubhav Singh
* Pushpa Joshi as Amma ji
* Saurabhi Singh as Jaya
* Simran Nisha as Sushma
* Prakash Bajpai as Ramu Kaka
* Manju Shukla as Kaki
* Udayvir Singh as "Shyam Bihari Lal", Director General of Income Tax
* Flora Jacob as Prime Minister
* Anil Rastogi as Finance Minister Raman Kumar
* R.C. Pathak as Chief Minister
* Ajay Singh as IT officer
{{div col end}}

==Production==

===Development===

In August 2017, [[Raj Kumar Gupta]] made an official announcement about Ajay Devgn and Ileana D'Cruz being a part of his next film titled ''Raid''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/ajay-devgn-to-play-a-up-income-tax-officer-in-raj-kumar-gupta-raid-4794619/ |title=Ajay Devgn to play a non-nonsense UP Income Tax officer in his next |date=14 August 2017 |publisher=[[Indian Express]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/ileana-dcruz-and-ajay-devgn-eunite-for-raj-kumar-guptas-raid/articleshow/60128254.cms |title=Ileana D'Cruz and Ajay Devgn reunite for Raj Kumar Gupta's Raid |publisher=[[Mumbai Mirror]]}}</ref> More than 40 theatre actors of [[Lucknow]] were selected to play various characters in the film.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/bollywood-unknown/more-than-40-local-actors-to-be-seen-on-screen-in-raid/articleshow/63302625.cms |title=More than 40 local actors to be seen on screen in Raid |work=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref>

===Filming===

The [[principal photography]] of ''Raid'' took place in [[Lucknow]] and [[Raebareli]], and commenced in September 2017.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/events/lucknow/ajay-devgn-braves-the-heat-in-lucknow-for-film-shoot/articleshow/60720396.cms |title=Ajay Devgn braves the heat in Lucknow for film shoot |last=Misral |first=Itishree |date=18 September 2017 |access-date=21 March 2018 |work=[[Times of India]] |publisher=[[The Times Group]]}}</ref><ref name="indiatimes2">{{cite web |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/events/lucknow/ajay-devgn-ileana-dcruz-begin-shooting-in-lucknow/articleshow/60449609.cms |title=Ajay Devgn-Ileana D'Cruz begin shooting in Lucknow |last=Misral |first=Itishree |date=11 September 2017 |access-date=21 March 2018 |work=[[Times of India]] |publisher=[[The Times Group]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/bollywood/wow-ajay-devgns-raid-goes-floors-today/ |title=WOW! Ajay Devgn's Raid goes on floors today |author=Bollywood Hungama News Network |date=11 September 2017 |access-date=21 March 2018 |work=[[Bollywood Hungama]] |publisher=Hungama Digital Media Entertainment}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://m.mid-day.com/articles/taxing-time-for-ajay-devgn-golmaal-again-baadshaho-bollywood-news/18569154 |title=Taxing time for Ajay Devgn |author=The Hitlist Team |work=[[Mid-Day]] |publisher=Mid-Day Infomedia |date=11 September 2017 |access-date=21 March 2018}}</ref>

==Background==
The film is loosely based on what is purported to be the longest-running Income Tax raid in history. On 16 July 1981, IT officials raided the house of a businessman, and Congress MLA and a former member of the Rajya Sabha, [[Sardar Inder Singh]] in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh. The morning of July 16 began quietly enough. When Alok Kumar Batabyal, deputy director (Intelligence) who headed the raids on the first day, left his house in Swaroop Nagar with a group of other officers, nobody paid the slightest attention.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/crime/story/19810815-income-tax-officials-raid-kanpur-businessmen-properties-unearth-enormous-haul-773146-2013-11-13|title=Income Tax officials raid Kanpur businessmen properties, unearth enormous haul|first1=S. Premi|last1=November 13|first2=2013 ISSUE DATE|last2=August 15|first3=1981UPDATED|last3=October 16|first4=2014 17:56|last4=Ist|website=India Today|access-date=4 January 2021}}</ref> They recovered undeclared assets worth {{INRConvert|16|m}} in cash and gold. The raid reportedly took 18 hours and 45 people to count the notes.<ref>{{cite web |title=How Raid filmmaker convinced a Lucknow-based I-T officer to part with his secret |work=[[Mid-Day]] |url=https://www.mid-day.com/articles/how-raid-filmmaker-convinced-a-lucknow-based-i-t-officer-to-part-with-his-secret/19109166 |date=24 February 2018 |access-date=6 June 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Raid movie review: Ajay Devgn, Ileana D'Cruz's film is repetitive and preachy |work=Hindustan Times |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/movie-reviews/raid-movie-review-ajay-devgn-film-hovers-midway-between-romance-thriller/story-p9D7zXlWGHNIsyxMsnORUL.html |date=18 March 2018 |access-date=6 June 2018}}</ref><ref>[https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/crime/story/19810815-income-tax-officials-raid-kanpur-businessmen-properties-unearth-enormous-haul-773146-2013-11-13 Income Tax officials raid Kanpur businessmen properties, unearth enormous haul] India Today, 13 November 2013.</ref>

==Soundtrack==
{{Infobox album
| name = Raid
| type = soundtrack
| artist = [[Amit Trivedi]], [[Tanishk Bagchi]]
| cover =
| alt =
| released = {{Start date|df=yes|2018|March|01}}<ref>{{cite web |url=https://itunes.apple.com/in/album/raid-original-motion-picture-soundtrack-ep/1354401584?app=itunes&ign-mpt=uo%3D4 |title=Raid (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) |publisher=[[iTunes]]}}</ref>
| recorded =
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = [[Feature film soundtrack]]
| length = 15:22
| language = [[Hindi]]
| label = [[T-Series (company)|T-Series]]
| producer =
| prev_title =
| prev_year =
| next_title =
| next_year =
| misc = {{External media
| audio1 = {{YouTube|B_3dRnRQTcI|Audio Jukebox}}}}
{{Extra chronology
| artist = [[Amit Trivedi]]
| type = soundtrack
| prev_title = [[Padman (film)|Padman]]
| prev_year = 2018
| title = Raid
| year = 2018
| next_title = [[Blackmail (2018 film)|Blackmail]]
| next_year = 2018
}}
{{Extra chronology
| artist = [[Tanishk Bagchi]]
| type = soundtrack
| prev_title = [[Dil Juunglee]]
| prev_year = 2018
| title = Raid
| year = 2018
| next_title = [[Fanney Khan]]
| next_year = 2018
}}
{{Singles
| name = Raid
| type = soundtrack
| single1 = Sanu Ek Pal Chain
| single1date = 12 February 2018
| single2 = Nit Khair Manga
| single2date = 20 February 2018
}}
}}
The music of the film is composed by [[Tanishk Bagchi]] and [[Amit Trivedi]] while lyrics are penned by [[Manoj Muntashir]] and Indraneel. The first song of the film "Sanu Ek Pal Chain" which is sung by [[Rahat Fateh Ali Khan]] was released on 12 February 2018 It is was the remake of [[Judaai (1997 film)|Judaai (1997)]] Title Track . The second track of the film titled as "Nit Khair Manga" which is also sung by Rahat Fateh Ali Khan released on 20 February 2018. Both the songs were originally composed by [[Ustad Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan]] and recreated by [[Tanishk Bagchi]]. The album was released on 1 March 2018 by [[T-Series (company)|T-Series]]

{{Tracklist
| headline=Track listing
| extra_column=Singer(s)
| total_length=15:22
| title1=Sanu Ek Pal Chain
| lyrics1= [[Manoj Muntashir]]
| length1=3:30
| extra1= [[Rahat Fateh Ali Khan]]
| music1=[[Tanishk Bagchi]]
| title2=Nit Khair Manga
| length2= 3:48
| music2= Tanishk Bagchi
| lyrics2=Manoj Muntashir
| extra2= Rahat Fateh Ali Khan
| title3=Black
| music3=[[Amit Trivedi]]
| extra3=[[Sukhwinder Singh]]
| lyrics3= Indraneel
| length3=3:40
| title4=Jhuk Na Paunga
| music4= Amit Trivedi
| extra4=[[Papon (Assamese singer)|Papon]]
| length4=4:24
| lyrics4=Indraneel}}

==Reception==

===Box office===
The film earned {{INRConvert|100|m}}<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.financialexpress.com/entertainment/raid-box-office-collection-ajay-devgn-starrer-earns-over-10-crores-on-day-1/1102117/ |title=Raid Box Office Collection: Ajay Devgn starrer earns over 10 crores on day 1 |date=17 March 2018 |work=[[The Financial Express (India)|The Financial Express]]|access-date=18 March 2018 |author=FE Online |publisher=[[The Indian Express]]}}</ref> on its first day and by the end of its first weekend the film had made a collection of {{INRConvert|410|m}}.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/box-office-special-features/box-office-ajay-devgns-realistic-raid-collects-approx-rs-40-cr-opening-weekend/ |title=Box Office: Ajay Devgn's realistic Raid collects Rs. 41.01 cr. in its opening weekend |date=19 March 2018 |publisher=[[Bollywood Hungama]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.news18.com/news/movies/ajay-devgns-raid-wins-in-china-will-it-help-other-indian-films-1936221.html|title=Ajay Devgn's Raid Wins in China. Will it Help Other Indian Films?|date=13 November 2018|website=News18|access-date=4 January 2021}}</ref>

===Critical reception===
The film received generally positive reviews from critics.<ref name="roundup">{{cite web |url=http://www.ibtimes.co.in/raid-movie-review-roundup-ajay-devgn-starrer-realistic-says-critics-celebs-763970 |title=Raid movie review roundup: Ajay Devgn starrer is realistic, say critics, celebs |work=[[International Business Times]] |access-date=16 March 2018 |date=16 March 2018 |last=Goswami |first=Parismita}}</ref> On [[review aggregator]] website [[Rotten Tomatoes]], the film holds an approval rating of {{RT data|score}} based on {{RT data|count}} reviews with an average rating of {{RT data|average}}.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/raid_2018|title=Raid (2018)|website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]|publisher=[[Fandango Media|Fandango]]|access-date={{RT data|access date|df=dmy}}}}</ref>

Rachit Gupta of ''[[Times of India]]'' found the screenplay of the film and [[Saurabh Shukla]]'s acting performance to be impressive but criticized the songs which he felt were unnecessary and only acted as a distraction. Rachit gave the film a rating of 3.5 out of 5.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://m.timesofindia.com/entertainment/hindi/movie-reviews/raid/amp_movie_review/63321834.cms |publisher=[[The Times Group]] |work=[[The Times of India]] |title=Raid Movie Review |last=Gupta |first=Rachit |date=15 March 2018 |access-date=21 March 2018}}</ref> Saibal Chatterjee of [[NDTV]] gave it 3.5 stars out of 5 saying "Devgn's brooding presence" made the film riveting.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/raid-movie-review-ajay-devgns-brooding-presence-makes-this-riveting-fare-1824679 |title=Raid Movie Review: Ajay Devgn's Brooding Presence Makes This Riveting Fare |work=[[NDTV]] |publisher=NDTV Convergence|access-date=16 March 2018 |last=Chatterjee |first=Saibal}}</ref> However, in a 1.5 out of 5 star review, ''[[The Indian Express]]'' called the movie "overlong and tepid".<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/movie-review/raid-movie-review-ajay-devgn-star-rating-5099242/ |title=Raid movie review: The Ajay Devgn starrer is overlong and tepid |date=16 March 2018 |work=[[The Indian Express]]|access-date=16 March 2018 |last=Gupta |first=Shubhra}}</ref> In 4 out of 5 star review for [[Bollywood Hungama]], [[Taran Adarsh]] wrote that the film is a nail-biting thriller which "is smart, engaging, gripping and entertaining".<ref>{{cite web |last=Adarsh |first=Taran |url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/raid/critic-review/ |title=Movie Review: Raid |work=[[Bollywood Hungama]] |publisher=Hungama Digital Media Entertainment |date=15 March 2018 |access-date=21 March 2018}}</ref> Sweta Kausal of [[Hindustan Times]] praised the acting performances of [[Ajay Devgan]] and [[Saurabh Shukla]] but criticized the excessive length and the repetitive nature of the screenplay and gave the film a rating of 2.5 out of 5.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/movie-reviews/raid-movie-review-ajay-devgn-film-hovers-midway-between-romance-thriller/story-p9D7zXlWGHNIsyxMsnORUL.html |title=Raid movie review: Ajay Devgn, Ileana D'Cruz's film is repetitive and preachy |date=16 March 2018 |publisher=[[Hindustan Times]]}}{{Rating|2.5|5}}</ref> [[Rajeev Masand]] of [[News18]] found the movie to be impressive in parts but was critical of its editing and the second half's screenplay which he felt was weak. Among the actors, he felt that [[Saurabh Shukla]]'s performance was exceptional, and gave the film a rating of 2.5 out of 5.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.news18.com/news/movies/raid-movie-review-ajay-devgn-starrer-is-promising-but-runs-out-of-steam-before-the-finish-line-1691419.html |title=Raid Movie Review: Ajay Devgn Starrer is Promising But Runs Out of Steam Before The Finish Line |date=16 March 2018 |publisher=[[News18]]}}{{Rating|2.5|5}}</ref> Actor Ajay Devgn has won Best Foreign Actor award at the 27th China Golden Rooster and Hundred Flowers Film Festival for his role in film Raid.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.news18.com/news/movies/ajay-devgns-raid-wins-in-china-will-it-help-other-indian-films-1936221.html |title=Ajay Devgn's Raid Wins in China. Will it Help Other Indian Films? |publisher=News18 |date=13 November 2018}}</ref>

== Awards and nominations ==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Date of Ceremony
!Awards
!Category
!Recipient(s) and nominee(s)
!Result
!Ref.
|-
| [[11th Mirchi Music Awards|16 February 2019]]
| [[Mirchi Music Awards]]
| Recreated Song of the Year
| "Sanu Ek Pal"
| {{won}}
|<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.mirchimusicawards.com/hindi-2018/nominations-hindi-2018/ |title=MMA Mirchi Music Awards |website=MMAMirchiMusicAwards|access-date=20 February 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/music/news/11th-mirchi-music-awards-complete-list-of-winners/articleshow/68040370.cms |title=11th Mirchi Music Awards: Complete list of winners – Times of India |website=The Times of India |language=en|access-date=20 February 2019}}</ref>
|}

== Sequel ==
{{more info}}
In April, 2020 sequel is announced by the production team continuing Ajay Devgan as the lead. The script for the sequel is under development and is also expected to be based on a true story like the first one in the franchise.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-04-23|title=Ajay Devgn to return with Raid 2, producers confirm script is under development|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/ajay-devgn-to-return-with-raid-2-producers-confirm-script-is-under-development/story-EDndOELxtXm02aMKQs4vaK.html|access-date=2021-07-04|website=Hindustan Times|language=en}}</ref>

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*{{IMDb title|7363076}}
*{{Bollywood Hungama movie|raid}}

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Raid (2018 film)

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{{short description|2018 Indian film directed by Raj Kumar Gupta}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2020}}
{{Use Indian English|date=March 2018}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Raid
| image = Ajay Devgn's Raid poster.jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = [[Raj Kumar Gupta]]
| producer = Abhishek Pathak Kumar Mangat Pathak Bhushan Kumar Gaurav Nanda Krishan Kumar Dua
| writer = [[Ritesh Shah]]
| starring = [[Ajay Devgn]] [[Ileana D'Cruz]] [[Saurabh Shukla]]
| music = [[Amit Trivedi]] [[Tanishk Bagchi]]
| cinematography = Alphonse Roy
| editing = Bodhaditya Banerjee
| studio = [[Panorama Studios]] [[T-Series (company)|T-Series]]
| distributor = [[Viacom 18 Motion Pictures]]
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2018|03|16}}
| runtime = 115 minutes
| country = India
| language = Hindi
| budget = {{INR|42 crore}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=3729|title=Raid - Movie - Box Office India|website=boxofficeindia.com|access-date=4 January 2021}}</ref>
| gross = {{INR|154 crore}}<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/raid/box-office |date=17 March 2018|title=Raid Box Office Collection | India | Day Wise | Box Office - Bollywood Hungama}}</ref>
}}

'''Raid''' is a 2018 Indian [[Hindi]]-language [[crime film|political crime film]] based on the real life income-tax [[Search and seizure|raid]] conducted by the officers of the [[Income Tax Department]] on [[Sardar Inder Singh]] in the 1980s. The raid distinguished itself from others for being the longest raid in Indian history, lasting three days and two nights.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.fandango.com/raid-2018-210295/movie-overview |title=Raid (2018) |publisher=[[Fandango Media|Fandango]]}}</ref> Directed by [[Raj Kumar Gupta]], it was backed by [[T-Series (company)|T-Series]] and [[Panorama Studios]].<ref name="indiatimes">{{cite web |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/ajay-devgn-to-raid-theatres-with-a-real-story/articleshow/60034126.cms |title=Ajay Devgn: Ajay Devgn to 'Raid' theatres with a real story |website=Times of India |access-date=11 September 2017 |publisher=[[The Times Group]] |last=Kotwanil |first=Hiren}}</ref> ''Raid'' stars [[Ajay Devgn]], [[Saurabh Shukla]] and [[Ileana D'Cruz]] in lead roles.<ref name="indianexpress">{{cite web |url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/ajay-devgn-to-play-a-up-income-tax-officer-in-raj-kumar-gupta-raid-4794619/ |title=Ajay Devgn to play a non-nonsense UP Income Tax officer in his next |website=[[The Indian Express]] |access-date=11 September 2017 |author=Express Web Desk|date=14 August 2017 }}</ref>

''Raid'' was released in worldwide cinemas on 16 March 2018.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=raid2018.htm |title=Raid (2018) (2018) – Box Office Mojo |website=www.boxofficemojo.com}}</ref> ''Raid'' received generally positive reviews from critics and audience.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/raid-ajay-devgns-upcoming-film-inspired-by-high-stakes-income-tax-raids-conducted-in-the-80s-4341235.html |title=Raid: Ajay Devgn's upcoming film inspired by high-stakes income tax raids conducted in the 80st |work=Showsha |publisher=[[Firstpost]]|access-date=14 March 2018 |author=FP Staff |date=8 February 2018}}</ref> Its lifetime global gross collection of {{INR}}153.62 crore against a budget of {{INR}}42 crore, making it critically and commercially successful.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/box-office-special-features/box-office-worldwide-collections-day-wise-break-raid/ |title=Box Office: Worldwide collections and day wise break up of Raid |access-date=21 March 2018 |work=[[Bollywood Hungama]] |publisher=Hungama Digital Media Entertainment |author=Bollywood Hungama News Network |date=17 March 2018}}</ref> Co-producer [[Bhushan Kumar]] declared in April 2020 that ''Raid'' will be continued as a franchise of multiple films.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=3729|title=Raid - Movie - Box Office India|website=boxofficeindia.com|access-date=4 January 2021}}</ref>

== Plot ==
The film focuses on an [[Indian Revenue Service|lRS]] officer Amay Patnaik ([[Ajay Devgn]]), who has just been transferred<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7363076/characters/nm0222426 |title=Raid (2018) |via=www.imdb.com}}</ref> to [[Lucknow]] as [[Deputy commissioner|Deputy Commissioner of Income Tax]], where he lives happily with his wife Malini ([[Ileana D'Cruz]]). One day, he receives an anonymous tip about black money hoarded by (Member of Parliament) Rameshwar Singh ([[Saurabh Shukla]]), the don of Sitagarh, who had evaded income tax for a long time. Soon, Amay and his team, after much planning, head to Sitagarh.

There he and his team face opposition from Rameshwar's very hostile family, but he holds up to his ideals and integrity. He searches every nook and cranny of the house with his team to find the black money without any success. After a few hours of searching, when all hope seems lost, he receives an anonymous letter, along with a map, revealing the location of the money in the house. Amay and his team break down the walls, ceilings, staircases and old storerooms (with the help of the map) to find assets worth [[crores]] (tens of millions).<ref>{{Cite EB1911|wstitle=Crore}}</ref> MP Rameshwar, not willing to accept defeat, goads Amay into letting him leave the house.

He then meets the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, who refuses any help as the Income Tax department is under the control of the Central Government and the raid is legal. The Central Finance Minister is persuaded to call Amay, but is promptly rebuffed. A relentless Rameshwar meets several MPs, politicians, the Home Minister of Pakistan, a senior officers and even the Prime Minister, but to no avail. He then rallies his political support and threatens to topple the state cabinet unless the Prime Minister agrees to meet him.

As the raid continues for a 3rd consecutive night, the PM and Rameshwar meet. The PM calls Amay and asks him to look for other legal options; Amay agrees to comply, as long as she furnishes a signed order through fax ordering Amay and his team to stop the raid, was kidnap her effectively negating the request. The PM realizes that a written order pressurizing the [[Indian Revenue Service|IRS]] Officer to stop the raid may reach the media and the Government may be brought into disrepute. She refuses to help and sends Rameshwar away. Frustrated, Rameshwar upon exhausting his political options, tries the tack of attacking Amay's wife Malini, who narrowly escapes. On hearing this, Amay becomes furious but decides to control his anger.

Finally, on the 4th day, at noon, Rameshwar the crowd sends his henchmen to kill Amay and his team. A long battle ensues and a nearly defeated Amay is saved in the nick of time by a special police force sent in by the PM. Rameshwar is arrested and before being led away in handcuffs, he asks Amay about the identity of his [[informer]]. Amay refuses to crowd divulge that information. It revealed that Rameshwar's youngest [[daughter-in-law]] was the [[informer]]; she and her lover wanted revenge on Rameshwar for forcing her to marry his impotent son as part of a political deal. Rameshwar is seen wondering about the informer's identity in prison while Amay gets transferred to another city, with hopes of a brighter future.

== Cast ==
{{div col}}
* [[Ajay Devgn]] as [[IRS]] [[Deputy Commissioner]] of [[Income Tax]] Amay Patnaik
* [[Ileana D'Cruz]] as Malini Patnaik, Amay's wife
* [[Saurabh Shukla]] as Rameshwar "Ramji" Singh a.k.a. "Tauji"
* [[Amit Sial]] as Lallan Sudheer Singh, Sr Tax Assistant
* [[Devas Dixit]] as Shashi Singh, Tara's husband
* [[Gayathri Iyer]] as Mukta Yadav, Tax Assistant
* [[Sheeba Chaddha]] as Prabha
* [[Saanand Verma]] as Suraj Singh
* [[Sulagna Panigrahi]] as Tara Singh, Shashi's wife
* Geeta Agarwal as Reema
* [[Amit Bimrot]] as Satish Mishra Income tax inspector
* Ravi Khanvilakar as Rakesh Singh
* Pravin Singh Sisodia as Anubhav Singh
* Pushpa Joshi as Amma ji
* Saurabhi Singh as Jaya
* Simran Nisha as Sushma
* Prakash Bajpai as Ramu Kaka
* Manju Shukla as Kaki
* Udayvir Singh as "Shyam Bihari Lal", Director General of Income Tax
* Flora Jacob as Prime Minister
* Anil Rastogi as Finance Minister Raman Kumar
* R.C. Pathak as Chief Minister
* Ajay Singh as IT officer
{{div col end}}

==Production==

===Development===

In August 2017, [[Raj Kumar Gupta]] made an official announcement about Ajay Devgn and Ileana D'Cruz being a part of his next film titled ''Raid''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/ajay-devgn-to-play-a-up-income-tax-officer-in-raj-kumar-gupta-raid-4794619/ |title=Ajay Devgn to play a non-nonsense UP Income Tax officer in his next |date=14 August 2017 |publisher=[[Indian Express]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/ileana-dcruz-and-ajay-devgn-eunite-for-raj-kumar-guptas-raid/articleshow/60128254.cms |title=Ileana D'Cruz and Ajay Devgn reunite for Raj Kumar Gupta's Raid |publisher=[[Mumbai Mirror]]}}</ref> More than 40 theatre actors of [[Lucknow]] were selected to play various characters in the film.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/bollywood-unknown/more-than-40-local-actors-to-be-seen-on-screen-in-raid/articleshow/63302625.cms |title=More than 40 local actors to be seen on screen in Raid |work=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref>

===Filming===

The [[principal photography]] of ''Raid'' took place in [[Lucknow]] and [[Raebareli]], and commenced in September 2017.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/events/lucknow/ajay-devgn-braves-the-heat-in-lucknow-for-film-shoot/articleshow/60720396.cms |title=Ajay Devgn braves the heat in Lucknow for film shoot |last=Misral |first=Itishree |date=18 September 2017 |access-date=21 March 2018 |work=[[Times of India]] |publisher=[[The Times Group]]}}</ref><ref name="indiatimes2">{{cite web |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/events/lucknow/ajay-devgn-ileana-dcruz-begin-shooting-in-lucknow/articleshow/60449609.cms |title=Ajay Devgn-Ileana D'Cruz begin shooting in Lucknow |last=Misral |first=Itishree |date=11 September 2017 |access-date=21 March 2018 |work=[[Times of India]] |publisher=[[The Times Group]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/bollywood/wow-ajay-devgns-raid-goes-floors-today/ |title=WOW! Ajay Devgn's Raid goes on floors today |author=Bollywood Hungama News Network |date=11 September 2017 |access-date=21 March 2018 |work=[[Bollywood Hungama]] |publisher=Hungama Digital Media Entertainment}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://m.mid-day.com/articles/taxing-time-for-ajay-devgn-golmaal-again-baadshaho-bollywood-news/18569154 |title=Taxing time for Ajay Devgn |author=The Hitlist Team |work=[[Mid-Day]] |publisher=Mid-Day Infomedia |date=11 September 2017 |access-date=21 March 2018}}</ref>

==Background==
The film is loosely based on what is purported to be the longest-running Income Tax raid in history. On 16 July 1981, IT officials raided the house of a businessman, and Congress MLA and a former member of the Rajya Sabha, [[Sardar Inder Singh]] in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh. The morning of July 16 began quietly enough. When Alok Kumar Batabyal, deputy director (Intelligence) who headed the raids on the first day, left his house in Swaroop Nagar with a group of other officers, nobody paid the slightest attention.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/crime/story/19810815-income-tax-officials-raid-kanpur-businessmen-properties-unearth-enormous-haul-773146-2013-11-13|title=Income Tax officials raid Kanpur businessmen properties, unearth enormous haul|first1=S. Premi|last1=November 13|first2=2013 ISSUE DATE|last2=August 15|first3=1981UPDATED|last3=October 16|first4=2014 17:56|last4=Ist|website=India Today|access-date=4 January 2021}}</ref> They recovered undeclared assets worth {{INRConvert|16|m}} in cash and gold. The raid reportedly took 18 hours and 45 people to count the notes.<ref>{{cite web |title=How Raid filmmaker convinced a Lucknow-based I-T officer to part with his secret |work=[[Mid-Day]] |url=https://www.mid-day.com/articles/how-raid-filmmaker-convinced-a-lucknow-based-i-t-officer-to-part-with-his-secret/19109166 |date=24 February 2018 |access-date=6 June 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Raid movie review: Ajay Devgn, Ileana D'Cruz's film is repetitive and preachy |work=Hindustan Times |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/movie-reviews/raid-movie-review-ajay-devgn-film-hovers-midway-between-romance-thriller/story-p9D7zXlWGHNIsyxMsnORUL.html |date=18 March 2018 |access-date=6 June 2018}}</ref><ref>[https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/crime/story/19810815-income-tax-officials-raid-kanpur-businessmen-properties-unearth-enormous-haul-773146-2013-11-13 Income Tax officials raid Kanpur businessmen properties, unearth enormous haul] India Today, 13 November 2013.</ref>

==Soundtrack==
{{Infobox album
| name = Raid
| type = soundtrack
| artist = [[Amit Trivedi]], [[Tanishk Bagchi]]
| cover =
| alt =
| released = {{Start date|df=yes|2018|March|01}}<ref>{{cite web |url=https://itunes.apple.com/in/album/raid-original-motion-picture-soundtrack-ep/1354401584?app=itunes&ign-mpt=uo%3D4 |title=Raid (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) |publisher=[[iTunes]]}}</ref>
| recorded =
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = [[Feature film soundtrack]]
| length = 15:22
| language = [[Hindi]]
| label = [[T-Series (company)|T-Series]]
| producer =
| prev_title =
| prev_year =
| next_title =
| next_year =
| misc = {{External media
| audio1 = {{YouTube|B_3dRnRQTcI|Audio Jukebox}}}}
{{Extra chronology
| artist = [[Amit Trivedi]]
| type = soundtrack
| prev_title = [[Padman (film)|Padman]]
| prev_year = 2018
| title = Raid
| year = 2018
| next_title = [[Blackmail (2018 film)|Blackmail]]
| next_year = 2018
}}
{{Extra chronology
| artist = [[Tanishk Bagchi]]
| type = soundtrack
| prev_title = [[Dil Juunglee]]
| prev_year = 2018
| title = Raid
| year = 2018
| next_title = [[Fanney Khan]]
| next_year = 2018
}}
{{Singles
| name = Raid
| type = soundtrack
| single1 = Sanu Ek Pal Chain
| single1date = 12 February 2018
| single2 = Nit Khair Manga
| single2date = 20 February 2018
}}
}}
The music of the film is composed by [[Tanishk Bagchi]] and [[Amit Trivedi]] while lyrics are penned by [[Manoj Muntashir]] and Indraneel. The first song of the film "Sanu Ek Pal Chain" which is sung by [[Rahat Fateh Ali Khan]] was released on 12 February 2018 It is was the remake of [[Judaai (1997 film)|Judaai (1997)]] Title Track . The second track of the film titled as "Nit Khair Manga" which is also sung by Rahat Fateh Ali Khan released on 20 February 2018. Both the songs were originally composed by [[Ustad Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan]] and recreated by [[Tanishk Bagchi]]. The album was released on 1 March 2018 by [[T-Series (company)|T-Series]]

{{Tracklist
| headline=Track listing
| extra_column=Singer(s)
| total_length=15:22
| title1=Sanu Ek Pal Chain
| lyrics1= [[Manoj Muntashir]]
| length1=3:30
| extra1= [[Rahat Fateh Ali Khan]]
| music1=[[Tanishk Bagchi]]
| title2=Nit Khair Manga
| length2= 3:48
| music2= Tanishk Bagchi
| lyrics2=Manoj Muntashir
| extra2= Rahat Fateh Ali Khan
| title3=Black
| music3=[[Amit Trivedi]]
| extra3=[[Sukhwinder Singh]]
| lyrics3= Indraneel
| length3=3:40
| title4=Jhuk Na Paunga
| music4= Amit Trivedi
| extra4=[[Papon (Assamese singer)|Papon]]
| length4=4:24
| lyrics4=Indraneel}}

==Reception==

===Box office===
The film earned {{INRConvert|100|m}}<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.financialexpress.com/entertainment/raid-box-office-collection-ajay-devgn-starrer-earns-over-10-crores-on-day-1/1102117/ |title=Raid Box Office Collection: Ajay Devgn starrer earns over 10 crores on day 1 |date=17 March 2018 |work=[[The Financial Express (India)|The Financial Express]]|access-date=18 March 2018 |author=FE Online |publisher=[[The Indian Express]]}}</ref> on its first day and by the end of its first weekend the film had made a collection of {{INRConvert|410|m}}.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/box-office-special-features/box-office-ajay-devgns-realistic-raid-collects-approx-rs-40-cr-opening-weekend/ |title=Box Office: Ajay Devgn's realistic Raid collects Rs. 41.01 cr. in its opening weekend |date=19 March 2018 |publisher=[[Bollywood Hungama]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.news18.com/news/movies/ajay-devgns-raid-wins-in-china-will-it-help-other-indian-films-1936221.html|title=Ajay Devgn's Raid Wins in China. Will it Help Other Indian Films?|date=13 November 2018|website=News18|access-date=4 January 2021}}</ref>

===Critical reception===
The film received generally positive reviews from critics.<ref name="roundup">{{cite web |url=http://www.ibtimes.co.in/raid-movie-review-roundup-ajay-devgn-starrer-realistic-says-critics-celebs-763970 |title=Raid movie review roundup: Ajay Devgn starrer is realistic, say critics, celebs |work=[[International Business Times]] |access-date=16 March 2018 |date=16 March 2018 |last=Goswami |first=Parismita}}</ref> On [[review aggregator]] website [[Rotten Tomatoes]], the film holds an approval rating of {{RT data|score}} based on {{RT data|count}} reviews with an average rating of {{RT data|average}}.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/raid_2018|title=Raid (2018)|website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]|publisher=[[Fandango Media|Fandango]]|access-date={{RT data|access date|df=dmy}}}}</ref>

Rachit Gupta of ''[[Times of India]]'' found the screenplay of the film and [[Saurabh Shukla]]'s acting performance to be impressive but criticized the songs which he felt were unnecessary and only acted as a distraction. Rachit gave the film a rating of 3.5 out of 5.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://m.timesofindia.com/entertainment/hindi/movie-reviews/raid/amp_movie_review/63321834.cms |publisher=[[The Times Group]] |work=[[The Times of India]] |title=Raid Movie Review |last=Gupta |first=Rachit |date=15 March 2018 |access-date=21 March 2018}}</ref> Saibal Chatterjee of [[NDTV]] gave it 3.5 stars out of 5 saying "Devgn's brooding presence" made the film riveting.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/raid-movie-review-ajay-devgns-brooding-presence-makes-this-riveting-fare-1824679 |title=Raid Movie Review: Ajay Devgn's Brooding Presence Makes This Riveting Fare |work=[[NDTV]] |publisher=NDTV Convergence|access-date=16 March 2018 |last=Chatterjee |first=Saibal}}</ref> However, in a 1.5 out of 5 star review, ''[[The Indian Express]]'' called the movie "overlong and tepid".<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/movie-review/raid-movie-review-ajay-devgn-star-rating-5099242/ |title=Raid movie review: The Ajay Devgn starrer is overlong and tepid |date=16 March 2018 |work=[[The Indian Express]]|access-date=16 March 2018 |last=Gupta |first=Shubhra}}</ref> In 4 out of 5 star review for [[Bollywood Hungama]], [[Taran Adarsh]] wrote that the film is a nail-biting thriller which "is smart, engaging, gripping and entertaining".<ref>{{cite web |last=Adarsh |first=Taran |url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/raid/critic-review/ |title=Movie Review: Raid |work=[[Bollywood Hungama]] |publisher=Hungama Digital Media Entertainment |date=15 March 2018 |access-date=21 March 2018}}</ref> Sweta Kausal of [[Hindustan Times]] praised the acting performances of [[Ajay Devgan]] and [[Saurabh Shukla]] but criticized the excessive length and the repetitive nature of the screenplay and gave the film a rating of 2.5 out of 5.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/movie-reviews/raid-movie-review-ajay-devgn-film-hovers-midway-between-romance-thriller/story-p9D7zXlWGHNIsyxMsnORUL.html |title=Raid movie review: Ajay Devgn, Ileana D'Cruz's film is repetitive and preachy |date=16 March 2018 |publisher=[[Hindustan Times]]}}{{Rating|2.5|5}}</ref> [[Rajeev Masand]] of [[News18]] found the movie to be impressive in parts but was critical of its editing and the second half's screenplay which he felt was weak. Among the actors, he felt that [[Saurabh Shukla]]'s performance was exceptional, and gave the film a rating of 2.5 out of 5.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.news18.com/news/movies/raid-movie-review-ajay-devgn-starrer-is-promising-but-runs-out-of-steam-before-the-finish-line-1691419.html |title=Raid Movie Review: Ajay Devgn Starrer is Promising But Runs Out of Steam Before The Finish Line |date=16 March 2018 |publisher=[[News18]]}}{{Rating|2.5|5}}</ref> Actor Ajay Devgn has won Best Foreign Actor award at the 27th China Golden Rooster and Hundred Flowers Film Festival for his role in film Raid.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.news18.com/news/movies/ajay-devgns-raid-wins-in-china-will-it-help-other-indian-films-1936221.html |title=Ajay Devgn's Raid Wins in China. Will it Help Other Indian Films? |publisher=News18 |date=13 November 2018}}</ref>

== Awards and nominations ==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Date of Ceremony
!Awards
!Category
!Recipient(s) and nominee(s)
!Result
!Ref.
|-
| [[11th Mirchi Music Awards|16 February 2019]]
| [[Mirchi Music Awards]]
| Recreated Song of the Year
| "Sanu Ek Pal"
| {{won}}
|<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.mirchimusicawards.com/hindi-2018/nominations-hindi-2018/ |title=MMA Mirchi Music Awards |website=MMAMirchiMusicAwards|access-date=20 February 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/music/news/11th-mirchi-music-awards-complete-list-of-winners/articleshow/68040370.cms |title=11th Mirchi Music Awards: Complete list of winners – Times of India |website=The Times of India |language=en|access-date=20 February 2019}}</ref>
|}

== Sequel ==
{{more info}}
In April, 2020 sequel is announced by the production team continuing Ajay Devgan as the lead. The script for the sequel is under development and is also expected to be based on a true story like the first one in the franchise.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-04-23|title=Ajay Devgn to return with Raid 2, producers confirm script is under development|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/ajay-devgn-to-return-with-raid-2-producers-confirm-script-is-under-development/story-EDndOELxtXm02aMKQs4vaK.html|access-date=2021-07-04|website=Hindustan Times|language=en}}</ref>

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*{{IMDb title|7363076}}
*{{Bollywood Hungama movie|raid}}

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Raid (2018 film)

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{{short description|2018 Indian film directed by Raj Kumar Gupta}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2020}}
{{Use Indian English|date=March 2018}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Raid
| image = Ajay Devgn's Raid poster.jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = [[Raj Kumar Gupta]]
| producer = Abhishek Pathak Kumar Mangat Pathak Bhushan Kumar Gaurav Nanda Krishan Kumar Dua
| writer = [[Ritesh Shah]]
| starring = [[Ajay Devgn]] [[Ileana D'Cruz]] [[Saurabh Shukla]]
| music = [[Amit Trivedi]] [[Tanishk Bagchi]]
| cinematography = Alphonse Roy
| editing = Bodhaditya Banerjee
| studio = [[Panorama Studios]] [[T-Series (company)|T-Series]]
| distributor = [[Viacom 18 Motion Pictures]]
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2018|03|16}}
| runtime = 115 minutes
| country = India
| language = Hindi
| budget = {{INR|42 crore}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=3729|title=Raid - Movie - Box Office India|website=boxofficeindia.com|access-date=4 January 2021}}</ref>
| gross = {{INR|154 crore}}<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/raid/box-office |date=17 March 2018|title=Raid Box Office Collection | India | Day Wise | Box Office - Bollywood Hungama}}</ref>
}}

'''Raid''' is a 2018 Indian [[Hindi]]-language [[crime film|political crime film]] based on the real life income-tax [[Search and seizure|raid]] conducted by the officers of the [[Income Tax Department]] on [[Sardar Inder Singh]] in the 1980s. The raid distinguished itself from others for being the longest raid in Indian history, lasting three days and two nights.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.fandango.com/raid-2018-210295/movie-overview |title=Raid (2018) |publisher=[[Fandango Media|Fandango]]}}</ref> Directed by [[Raj Kumar Gupta]], it was backed by [[T-Series (company)|T-Series]] and [[Panorama Studios]].<ref name="indiatimes">{{cite web |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/ajay-devgn-to-raid-theatres-with-a-real-story/articleshow/60034126.cms |title=Ajay Devgn: Ajay Devgn to 'Raid' theatres with a real story |website=Times of India |access-date=11 September 2017 |publisher=[[The Times Group]] |last=Kotwanil |first=Hiren}}</ref> ''Raid'' stars [[Ajay Devgn]], [[Saurabh Shukla]] and [[Ileana D'Cruz]] in lead roles.<ref name="indianexpress">{{cite web |url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/ajay-devgn-to-play-a-up-income-tax-officer-in-raj-kumar-gupta-raid-4794619/ |title=Ajay Devgn to play a non-nonsense UP Income Tax officer in his next |website=[[The Indian Express]] |access-date=11 September 2017 |author=Express Web Desk|date=14 August 2017 }}</ref>

''Raid'' was released in worldwide cinemas on 16 March 2018.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=raid2018.htm |title=Raid (2018) (2018) – Box Office Mojo |website=www.boxofficemojo.com}}</ref> ''Raid'' received generally positive reviews from critics and audience.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/raid-ajay-devgns-upcoming-film-inspired-by-high-stakes-income-tax-raids-conducted-in-the-80s-4341235.html |title=Raid: Ajay Devgn's upcoming film inspired by high-stakes income tax raids conducted in the 80st |work=Showsha |publisher=[[Firstpost]]|access-date=14 March 2018 |author=FP Staff |date=8 February 2018}}</ref> Its lifetime global gross collection of {{INR}}153.62 crore against a budget of {{INR}}42 crore, making it critically and commercially successful.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/box-office-special-features/box-office-worldwide-collections-day-wise-break-raid/ |title=Box Office: Worldwide collections and day wise break up of Raid |access-date=21 March 2018 |work=[[Bollywood Hungama]] |publisher=Hungama Digital Media Entertainment |author=Bollywood Hungama News Network |date=17 March 2018}}</ref> Co-producer [[Bhushan Kumar]] declared in April 2020 that ''Raid'' will be continued as a franchise of multiple films.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=3729|title=Raid - Movie - Box Office India|website=boxofficeindia.com|access-date=4 January 2021}}</ref>

== Plot ==
The film focuses on an [[Indian Revenue Service|lRS]] officer Amay Patnaik ([[Ajay Devgn]]), who has just been transferred<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7363076/characters/nm0222426 |title=Raid (2018) |via=www.imdb.com}}</ref> to [[Lucknow]] as [[Deputy commissioner|Deputy Commissioner of Income Tax]], where he lives happily with his wife Malini ([[Ileana D'Cruz]]). One day, he receives an anonymous tip about black money hoarded by (Member of Parliament) Rameshwar Singh ([[Saurabh Shukla]]), the don of Sitagarh, who had evaded income tax for a long time. Soon, Amay and his team, after much planning, head to Sitagarh. There he and his team face opposition from Rameshwar's very hostile family, but he holds up to his ideals and integrity. He searches every nook and cranny of the house with his team to find the black money without any success. After a few hours of searching, when all hope seems lost, he receives an anonymous letter, along with a map, revealing the location of the money in the house. Amay and his team break down the walls, ceilings, staircases and old storerooms (with the help of the map) to find assets worth [[crores]] (tens of millions).<ref>{{Cite EB1911|wstitle=Crore}}</ref> MP Rameshwar, not willing to accept defeat, goads Amay into letting him leave the house.

He then meets the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, who refuses any help as the Income Tax department is under the control of the Central Government and the raid is legal. The Central Finance Minister is persuaded to call Amay, but is promptly rebuffed. A relentless Rameshwar meets several MPs, politicians, senior officers and even the Prime Minister, but to no avail. He then rallies his political support and threatens to topple the state cabinet unless the Prime Minister agrees to meet him. As the raid continues for a 3rd consecutive night, the PM and Rameshwar meet. The PM calls Amay and asks him to look for other legal options; Amay agrees to comply, as long as she furnishes a signed order through fax ordering Amay and his team to stop the raid, was kidnap her effectively negating the request. The PM realizes that a written order pressurizing the [[Indian Revenue Service|IRS]] Officer to stop the raid may reach the media and the Government may be brought into disrepute. She refuses to help and sends Rameshwar away. Frustrated, Rameshwar upon exhausting his political options, tries the tack of attacking Amay's wife Malini, who narrowly escapes. On hearing this, Amay becomes furious but decides to control his anger.

Finally, on the 4th day, at noon, Rameshwar the crowd sends his henchmen to kill Amay and his team. A long battle ensues and a nearly defeated Amay is saved in the nick of time by a special police force sent in by the PM. Rameshwar is arrested and before being led away in handcuffs, he asks Amay about the identity of his [[informer]]. Amay refuses to crowd divulge that information. It revealed that Rameshwar's youngest [[daughter-in-law]] was the [[informer]]; she and her lover wanted revenge on Rameshwar for forcing her to marry his impotent son as part of a political deal. Rameshwar is seen wondering about the informer's identity in prison while Amay gets transferred to another city, with hopes of a brighter future.

== Cast ==
{{div col}}
* [[Ajay Devgn]] as [[IRS]] [[Deputy Commissioner]] of [[Income Tax]] Amay Patnaik
* [[Ileana D'Cruz]] as Malini Patnaik, Amay's wife
* [[Saurabh Shukla]] as Rameshwar "Ramji" Singh a.k.a. "Tauji"
* [[Amit Sial]] as Lallan Sudheer Singh, Sr Tax Assistant
* [[Devas Dixit]] as Shashi Singh, Tara's husband
* [[Gayathri Iyer]] as Mukta Yadav, Tax Assistant
* [[Sheeba Chaddha]] as Prabha
* [[Saanand Verma]] as Suraj Singh
* [[Sulagna Panigrahi]] as Tara Singh, Shashi's wife
* Geeta Agarwal as Reema
* [[Amit Bimrot]] as Satish Mishra Income tax inspector
* Ravi Khanvilakar as Rakesh Singh
* Pravin Singh Sisodia as Anubhav Singh
* Pushpa Joshi as Amma ji
* Saurabhi Singh as Jaya
* Simran Nisha as Sushma
* Prakash Bajpai as Ramu Kaka
* Manju Shukla as Kaki
* Udayvir Singh as "Shyam Bihari Lal", Director General of Income Tax
* Flora Jacob as Prime Minister
* Anil Rastogi as Finance Minister Raman Kumar
* R.C. Pathak as Chief Minister
* Ajay Singh as IT officer
{{div col end}}

==Production==

===Development===

In August 2017, [[Raj Kumar Gupta]] made an official announcement about Ajay Devgn and Ileana D'Cruz being a part of his next film titled ''Raid''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/ajay-devgn-to-play-a-up-income-tax-officer-in-raj-kumar-gupta-raid-4794619/ |title=Ajay Devgn to play a non-nonsense UP Income Tax officer in his next |date=14 August 2017 |publisher=[[Indian Express]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/ileana-dcruz-and-ajay-devgn-eunite-for-raj-kumar-guptas-raid/articleshow/60128254.cms |title=Ileana D'Cruz and Ajay Devgn reunite for Raj Kumar Gupta's Raid |publisher=[[Mumbai Mirror]]}}</ref> More than 40 theatre actors of [[Lucknow]] were selected to play various characters in the film.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/bollywood-unknown/more-than-40-local-actors-to-be-seen-on-screen-in-raid/articleshow/63302625.cms |title=More than 40 local actors to be seen on screen in Raid |work=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref>

===Filming===

The [[principal photography]] of ''Raid'' took place in [[Lucknow]] and [[Raebareli]], and commenced in September 2017.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/events/lucknow/ajay-devgn-braves-the-heat-in-lucknow-for-film-shoot/articleshow/60720396.cms |title=Ajay Devgn braves the heat in Lucknow for film shoot |last=Misral |first=Itishree |date=18 September 2017 |access-date=21 March 2018 |work=[[Times of India]] |publisher=[[The Times Group]]}}</ref><ref name="indiatimes2">{{cite web |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/events/lucknow/ajay-devgn-ileana-dcruz-begin-shooting-in-lucknow/articleshow/60449609.cms |title=Ajay Devgn-Ileana D'Cruz begin shooting in Lucknow |last=Misral |first=Itishree |date=11 September 2017 |access-date=21 March 2018 |work=[[Times of India]] |publisher=[[The Times Group]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/bollywood/wow-ajay-devgns-raid-goes-floors-today/ |title=WOW! Ajay Devgn's Raid goes on floors today |author=Bollywood Hungama News Network |date=11 September 2017 |access-date=21 March 2018 |work=[[Bollywood Hungama]] |publisher=Hungama Digital Media Entertainment}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://m.mid-day.com/articles/taxing-time-for-ajay-devgn-golmaal-again-baadshaho-bollywood-news/18569154 |title=Taxing time for Ajay Devgn |author=The Hitlist Team |work=[[Mid-Day]] |publisher=Mid-Day Infomedia |date=11 September 2017 |access-date=21 March 2018}}</ref>

==Background==
The film is loosely based on what is purported to be the longest-running Income Tax raid in history. On 16 July 1981, IT officials raided the house of a businessman, and Congress MLA and a former member of the Rajya Sabha, [[Sardar Inder Singh]] in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh. The morning of July 16 began quietly enough. When Alok Kumar Batabyal, deputy director (Intelligence) who headed the raids on the first day, left his house in Swaroop Nagar with a group of other officers, nobody paid the slightest attention.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/crime/story/19810815-income-tax-officials-raid-kanpur-businessmen-properties-unearth-enormous-haul-773146-2013-11-13|title=Income Tax officials raid Kanpur businessmen properties, unearth enormous haul|first1=S. Premi|last1=November 13|first2=2013 ISSUE DATE|last2=August 15|first3=1981UPDATED|last3=October 16|first4=2014 17:56|last4=Ist|website=India Today|access-date=4 January 2021}}</ref> They recovered undeclared assets worth {{INRConvert|16|m}} in cash and gold. The raid reportedly took 18 hours and 45 people to count the notes.<ref>{{cite web |title=How Raid filmmaker convinced a Lucknow-based I-T officer to part with his secret |work=[[Mid-Day]] |url=https://www.mid-day.com/articles/how-raid-filmmaker-convinced-a-lucknow-based-i-t-officer-to-part-with-his-secret/19109166 |date=24 February 2018 |access-date=6 June 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Raid movie review: Ajay Devgn, Ileana D'Cruz's film is repetitive and preachy |work=Hindustan Times |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/movie-reviews/raid-movie-review-ajay-devgn-film-hovers-midway-between-romance-thriller/story-p9D7zXlWGHNIsyxMsnORUL.html |date=18 March 2018 |access-date=6 June 2018}}</ref><ref>[https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/crime/story/19810815-income-tax-officials-raid-kanpur-businessmen-properties-unearth-enormous-haul-773146-2013-11-13 Income Tax officials raid Kanpur businessmen properties, unearth enormous haul] India Today, 13 November 2013.</ref>

==Soundtrack==
{{Infobox album
| name = Raid
| type = soundtrack
| artist = [[Amit Trivedi]], [[Tanishk Bagchi]]
| cover =
| alt =
| released = {{Start date|df=yes|2018|March|01}}<ref>{{cite web |url=https://itunes.apple.com/in/album/raid-original-motion-picture-soundtrack-ep/1354401584?app=itunes&ign-mpt=uo%3D4 |title=Raid (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) |publisher=[[iTunes]]}}</ref>
| recorded =
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = [[Feature film soundtrack]]
| length = 15:22
| language = [[Hindi]]
| label = [[T-Series (company)|T-Series]]
| producer =
| prev_title =
| prev_year =
| next_title =
| next_year =
| misc = {{External media
| audio1 = {{YouTube|B_3dRnRQTcI|Audio Jukebox}}}}
{{Extra chronology
| artist = [[Amit Trivedi]]
| type = soundtrack
| prev_title = [[Padman (film)|Padman]]
| prev_year = 2018
| title = Raid
| year = 2018
| next_title = [[Blackmail (2018 film)|Blackmail]]
| next_year = 2018
}}
{{Extra chronology
| artist = [[Tanishk Bagchi]]
| type = soundtrack
| prev_title = [[Dil Juunglee]]
| prev_year = 2018
| title = Raid
| year = 2018
| next_title = [[Fanney Khan]]
| next_year = 2018
}}
{{Singles
| name = Raid
| type = soundtrack
| single1 = Sanu Ek Pal Chain
| single1date = 12 February 2018
| single2 = Nit Khair Manga
| single2date = 20 February 2018
}}
}}
The music of the film is composed by [[Tanishk Bagchi]] and [[Amit Trivedi]] while lyrics are penned by [[Manoj Muntashir]] and Indraneel. The first song of the film "Sanu Ek Pal Chain" which is sung by [[Rahat Fateh Ali Khan]] was released on 12 February 2018 It is was the remake of [[Judaai (1997 film)|Judaai (1997)]] Title Track . The second track of the film titled as "Nit Khair Manga" which is also sung by Rahat Fateh Ali Khan released on 20 February 2018. Both the songs were originally composed by [[Ustad Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan]] and recreated by [[Tanishk Bagchi]]. The album was released on 1 March 2018 by [[T-Series (company)|T-Series]]

{{Tracklist
| headline=Track listing
| extra_column=Singer(s)
| total_length=15:22
| title1=Sanu Ek Pal Chain
| lyrics1= [[Manoj Muntashir]]
| length1=3:30
| extra1= [[Rahat Fateh Ali Khan]]
| music1=[[Tanishk Bagchi]]
| title2=Nit Khair Manga
| length2= 3:48
| music2= Tanishk Bagchi
| lyrics2=Manoj Muntashir
| extra2= Rahat Fateh Ali Khan
| title3=Black
| music3=[[Amit Trivedi]]
| extra3=[[Sukhwinder Singh]]
| lyrics3= Indraneel
| length3=3:40
| title4=Jhuk Na Paunga
| music4= Amit Trivedi
| extra4=[[Papon (Assamese singer)|Papon]]
| length4=4:24
| lyrics4=Indraneel}}

==Reception==

===Box office===
The film earned {{INRConvert|100|m}}<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.financialexpress.com/entertainment/raid-box-office-collection-ajay-devgn-starrer-earns-over-10-crores-on-day-1/1102117/ |title=Raid Box Office Collection: Ajay Devgn starrer earns over 10 crores on day 1 |date=17 March 2018 |work=[[The Financial Express (India)|The Financial Express]]|access-date=18 March 2018 |author=FE Online |publisher=[[The Indian Express]]}}</ref> on its first day and by the end of its first weekend the film had made a collection of {{INRConvert|410|m}}.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/box-office-special-features/box-office-ajay-devgns-realistic-raid-collects-approx-rs-40-cr-opening-weekend/ |title=Box Office: Ajay Devgn's realistic Raid collects Rs. 41.01 cr. in its opening weekend |date=19 March 2018 |publisher=[[Bollywood Hungama]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.news18.com/news/movies/ajay-devgns-raid-wins-in-china-will-it-help-other-indian-films-1936221.html|title=Ajay Devgn's Raid Wins in China. Will it Help Other Indian Films?|date=13 November 2018|website=News18|access-date=4 January 2021}}</ref>

===Critical reception===
The film received generally positive reviews from critics.<ref name="roundup">{{cite web |url=http://www.ibtimes.co.in/raid-movie-review-roundup-ajay-devgn-starrer-realistic-says-critics-celebs-763970 |title=Raid movie review roundup: Ajay Devgn starrer is realistic, say critics, celebs |work=[[International Business Times]] |access-date=16 March 2018 |date=16 March 2018 |last=Goswami |first=Parismita}}</ref> On [[review aggregator]] website [[Rotten Tomatoes]], the film holds an approval rating of {{RT data|score}} based on {{RT data|count}} reviews with an average rating of {{RT data|average}}.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/raid_2018|title=Raid (2018)|website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]|publisher=[[Fandango Media|Fandango]]|access-date={{RT data|access date|df=dmy}}}}</ref>

Rachit Gupta of ''[[Times of India]]'' found the screenplay of the film and [[Saurabh Shukla]]'s acting performance to be impressive but criticized the songs which he felt were unnecessary and only acted as a distraction. Rachit gave the film a rating of 3.5 out of 5.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://m.timesofindia.com/entertainment/hindi/movie-reviews/raid/amp_movie_review/63321834.cms |publisher=[[The Times Group]] |work=[[The Times of India]] |title=Raid Movie Review |last=Gupta |first=Rachit |date=15 March 2018 |access-date=21 March 2018}}</ref> Saibal Chatterjee of [[NDTV]] gave it 3.5 stars out of 5 saying "Devgn's brooding presence" made the film riveting.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/raid-movie-review-ajay-devgns-brooding-presence-makes-this-riveting-fare-1824679 |title=Raid Movie Review: Ajay Devgn's Brooding Presence Makes This Riveting Fare |work=[[NDTV]] |publisher=NDTV Convergence|access-date=16 March 2018 |last=Chatterjee |first=Saibal}}</ref> However, in a 1.5 out of 5 star review, ''[[The Indian Express]]'' called the movie "overlong and tepid".<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/movie-review/raid-movie-review-ajay-devgn-star-rating-5099242/ |title=Raid movie review: The Ajay Devgn starrer is overlong and tepid |date=16 March 2018 |work=[[The Indian Express]]|access-date=16 March 2018 |last=Gupta |first=Shubhra}}</ref> In 4 out of 5 star review for [[Bollywood Hungama]], [[Taran Adarsh]] wrote that the film is a nail-biting thriller which "is smart, engaging, gripping and entertaining".<ref>{{cite web |last=Adarsh |first=Taran |url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/raid/critic-review/ |title=Movie Review: Raid |work=[[Bollywood Hungama]] |publisher=Hungama Digital Media Entertainment |date=15 March 2018 |access-date=21 March 2018}}</ref> Sweta Kausal of [[Hindustan Times]] praised the acting performances of [[Ajay Devgan]] and [[Saurabh Shukla]] but criticized the excessive length and the repetitive nature of the screenplay and gave the film a rating of 2.5 out of 5.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/movie-reviews/raid-movie-review-ajay-devgn-film-hovers-midway-between-romance-thriller/story-p9D7zXlWGHNIsyxMsnORUL.html |title=Raid movie review: Ajay Devgn, Ileana D'Cruz's film is repetitive and preachy |date=16 March 2018 |publisher=[[Hindustan Times]]}}{{Rating|2.5|5}}</ref> [[Rajeev Masand]] of [[News18]] found the movie to be impressive in parts but was critical of its editing and the second half's screenplay which he felt was weak. Among the actors, he felt that [[Saurabh Shukla]]'s performance was exceptional, and gave the film a rating of 2.5 out of 5.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.news18.com/news/movies/raid-movie-review-ajay-devgn-starrer-is-promising-but-runs-out-of-steam-before-the-finish-line-1691419.html |title=Raid Movie Review: Ajay Devgn Starrer is Promising But Runs Out of Steam Before The Finish Line |date=16 March 2018 |publisher=[[News18]]}}{{Rating|2.5|5}}</ref> Actor Ajay Devgn has won Best Foreign Actor award at the 27th China Golden Rooster and Hundred Flowers Film Festival for his role in film Raid.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.news18.com/news/movies/ajay-devgns-raid-wins-in-china-will-it-help-other-indian-films-1936221.html |title=Ajay Devgn's Raid Wins in China. Will it Help Other Indian Films? |publisher=News18 |date=13 November 2018}}</ref>

== Awards and nominations ==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Date of Ceremony
!Awards
!Category
!Recipient(s) and nominee(s)
!Result
!Ref.
|-
| [[11th Mirchi Music Awards|16 February 2019]]
| [[Mirchi Music Awards]]
| Recreated Song of the Year
| "Sanu Ek Pal"
| {{won}}
|<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.mirchimusicawards.com/hindi-2018/nominations-hindi-2018/ |title=MMA Mirchi Music Awards |website=MMAMirchiMusicAwards|access-date=20 February 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/music/news/11th-mirchi-music-awards-complete-list-of-winners/articleshow/68040370.cms |title=11th Mirchi Music Awards: Complete list of winners – Times of India |website=The Times of India |language=en|access-date=20 February 2019}}</ref>
|}

== Sequel ==
{{more info}}
In April, 2020 sequel is announced by the production team continuing Ajay Devgan as the lead. The script for the sequel is under development and is also expected to be based on a true story like the first one in the franchise.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-04-23|title=Ajay Devgn to return with Raid 2, producers confirm script is under development|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/ajay-devgn-to-return-with-raid-2-producers-confirm-script-is-under-development/story-EDndOELxtXm02aMKQs4vaK.html|access-date=2021-07-04|website=Hindustan Times|language=en}}</ref>

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*{{IMDb title|7363076}}
*{{Bollywood Hungama movie|raid}}

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Raid (2018 film)

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{{short description|2018 Indian film directed by Raj Kumar Gupta}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2020}}
{{Use Indian English|date=March 2018}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Raid
| image = Ajay Devgn's Raid poster.jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = [[Raj Kumar Gupta]]
| producer = Abhishek Pathak Kumar Mangat Pathak Bhushan Kumar Gaurav Nanda Krishan Kumar Dua
| writer = [[Ritesh Shah]]
| starring = [[Ajay Devgn]] [[Ileana D'Cruz]] [[Saurabh Shukla]]
| music = [[Amit Trivedi]] [[Tanishk Bagchi]]
| cinematography = Alphonse Roy
| editing = Bodhaditya Banerjee
| studio = [[Panorama Studios]] [[T-Series (company)|T-Series]]
| distributor = [[Viacom 18 Motion Pictures]]
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2018|03|16}}
| runtime = 115 minutes
| country = India
| language = Hindi
| budget = {{INR|42 crore}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=3729|title=Raid - Movie - Box Office India|website=boxofficeindia.com|access-date=4 January 2021}}</ref>
| gross = {{INR|154 crore}}<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/raid/box-office |date=17 March 2018|title=Raid Box Office Collection | India | Day Wise | Box Office - Bollywood Hungama}}</ref>
}}

'''Raid''' is a 2018 Indian [[Hindi]]-language [[crime film|political crime film]] based on the real life income-tax [[Search and seizure|raid]] conducted by the officers of the [[Income Tax Department]] on [[Sardar Inder Singh]] in the 1980s. The raid distinguished itself from others for being the longest raid in Indian history, lasting three days and two nights.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.fandango.com/raid-2018-210295/movie-overview |title=Raid (2018) |publisher=[[Fandango Media|Fandango]]}}</ref> Directed by [[Raj Kumar Gupta]], it was backed by [[T-Series (company)|T-Series]] and [[Panorama Studios]].<ref name="indiatimes">{{cite web |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/ajay-devgn-to-raid-theatres-with-a-real-story/articleshow/60034126.cms |title=Ajay Devgn: Ajay Devgn to 'Raid' theatres with a real story |website=Times of India |access-date=11 September 2017 |publisher=[[The Times Group]] |last=Kotwanil |first=Hiren}}</ref> ''Raid'' stars [[Ajay Devgn]], [[Saurabh Shukla]] and [[Ileana D'Cruz]] in lead roles.<ref name="indianexpress">{{cite web |url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/ajay-devgn-to-play-a-up-income-tax-officer-in-raj-kumar-gupta-raid-4794619/ |title=Ajay Devgn to play a non-nonsense UP Income Tax officer in his next |website=[[The Indian Express]] |access-date=11 September 2017 |author=Express Web Desk|date=14 August 2017 }}</ref>

''Raid'' was released in worldwide cinemas on 16 March 2018.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=raid2018.htm |title=Raid (2018) (2018) – Box Office Mojo |website=www.boxofficemojo.com}}</ref> ''Raid'' received generally positive reviews from critics and audience.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/raid-ajay-devgns-upcoming-film-inspired-by-high-stakes-income-tax-raids-conducted-in-the-80s-4341235.html |title=Raid: Ajay Devgn's upcoming film inspired by high-stakes income tax raids conducted in the 80st |work=Showsha |publisher=[[Firstpost]]|access-date=14 March 2018 |author=FP Staff |date=8 February 2018}}</ref> Its lifetime global gross collection of {{INR}}153.62 crore against a budget of {{INR}}42 crore, making it critically and commercially successful.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/box-office-special-features/box-office-worldwide-collections-day-wise-break-raid/ |title=Box Office: Worldwide collections and day wise break up of Raid |access-date=21 March 2018 |work=[[Bollywood Hungama]] |publisher=Hungama Digital Media Entertainment |author=Bollywood Hungama News Network |date=17 March 2018}}</ref> Co-producer [[Bhushan Kumar]] declared in April 2020 that ''Raid'' will be continued as a franchise of multiple films.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=3729|title=Raid - Movie - Box Office India|website=boxofficeindia.com|access-date=4 January 2021}}</ref>

== Plot ==
The film focuses on an [[Indian Revenue Service|lRS]] officer Amay Patnaik ([[Ajay Devgn]]), who has just been transferred<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7363076/characters/nm0222426 |title=Raid (2018) |via=www.imdb.com}}</ref> to [[Lucknow]] as [[Deputy commissioner|Deputy Commissioner of Income Tax]], where he lives happily with his wife Malini ([[Ileana D'Cruz]]). One day, he receives an anonymous tip about black money hoarded by (Member of Parliament) Rameshwar Singh ([[Saurabh Shukla]]), the don of Sitagarh, who had evaded income tax for a long time. Soon, Amay and his team, after much planning, head to Sitagarh. There he and his team face opposition from Rameshwar's very hostile family, but he holds up to his ideals and integrity. He searches every nook and cranny of the house with his team to find the black money without any success. After a few hours of searching, when all hope seems lost, he receives an anonymous letter, along with a map, revealing the location of the money in the house. Amay and his team break down the walls, ceilings, staircases and old storerooms (with the help of the map) to find assets worth [[crores]] (tens of millions).<ref>{{Cite EB1911|wstitle=Crore}}</ref> MP Rameshwar, not willing to accept defeat, goads Amay into letting him leave the house.

He then meets the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, who refuses any help as the Income Tax department is under the control of the Central Government and the raid is legal. The Central Finance Minister is persuaded to call Amay, but is promptly rebuffed. A relentless Rameshwar meets several MPs, politicians, senior officers and even the Prime Minister, but to no avail. He then rallies his political support and threatens to topple the state cabinet unless the Prime Minister agrees to meet him. As the raid continues for a 3rd consecutive night, the PM and Rameshwar meet. The PM calls Amay and asks him to look for other legal options; Amay agrees to comply, as long as she furnishes a signed order through fax ordering Amay and his team to stop the raid, was kidnapped her effectively negating the request. The PM realizes that a written order pressurizing the [[Indian Revenue Service|IRS]] Officer to stop the raid may reach the media and the Government may be brought into disrepute. She refuses to help and sends Rameshwar away. Frustrated, Rameshwar upon exhausting his political options, tries the tack of attacking Amay's wife Malini, who narrowly escapes. On hearing this, Amay becomes furious but decides to control his anger.

Finally, on the 4th day, at noon, Rameshwar the crowd sends his henchmen to kill Amay and his team. A long battle ensues and a nearly defeated Amay is saved in the nick of time by a special police force sent in by the PM. Rameshwar is arrested and before being led away in handcuffs, he asks Amay about the identity of his [[informer]]. Amay refuses to crowd divulge that information. It revealed that Rameshwar's youngest [[daughter-in-law]] was the [[informer]]; she and her lover wanted revenge on Rameshwar for forcing her to marry his impotent son as part of a political deal. Rameshwar is seen wondering about the informer's identity in prison while Amay gets transferred to another city, with hopes of a brighter future.

== Cast ==
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* [[Ajay Devgn]] as [[IRS]] [[Deputy Commissioner]] of [[Income Tax]] Amay Patnaik
* [[Ileana D'Cruz]] as Malini Patnaik, Amay's wife
* [[Saurabh Shukla]] as Rameshwar "Ramji" Singh a.k.a. "Tauji"
* [[Amit Sial]] as Lallan Sudheer Singh, Sr Tax Assistant
* [[Devas Dixit]] as Shashi Singh, Tara's husband
* [[Gayathri Iyer]] as Mukta Yadav, Tax Assistant
* [[Sheeba Chaddha]] as Prabha
* [[Saanand Verma]] as Suraj Singh
* [[Sulagna Panigrahi]] as Tara Singh, Shashi's wife
* Geeta Agarwal as Reema
* [[Amit Bimrot]] as Satish Mishra Income tax inspector
* Ravi Khanvilakar as Rakesh Singh
* Pravin Singh Sisodia as Anubhav Singh
* Pushpa Joshi as Amma ji
* Saurabhi Singh as Jaya
* Simran Nisha as Sushma
* Prakash Bajpai as Ramu Kaka
* Manju Shukla as Kaki
* Udayvir Singh as "Shyam Bihari Lal", Director General of Income Tax
* Flora Jacob as Prime Minister
* Anil Rastogi as Finance Minister Raman Kumar
* R.C. Pathak as Chief Minister
* Ajay Singh as IT officer
{{div col end}}

==Production==

===Development===

In August 2017, [[Raj Kumar Gupta]] made an official announcement about Ajay Devgn and Ileana D'Cruz being a part of his next film titled ''Raid''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/ajay-devgn-to-play-a-up-income-tax-officer-in-raj-kumar-gupta-raid-4794619/ |title=Ajay Devgn to play a non-nonsense UP Income Tax officer in his next |date=14 August 2017 |publisher=[[Indian Express]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/ileana-dcruz-and-ajay-devgn-eunite-for-raj-kumar-guptas-raid/articleshow/60128254.cms |title=Ileana D'Cruz and Ajay Devgn reunite for Raj Kumar Gupta's Raid |publisher=[[Mumbai Mirror]]}}</ref> More than 40 theatre actors of [[Lucknow]] were selected to play various characters in the film.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/bollywood-unknown/more-than-40-local-actors-to-be-seen-on-screen-in-raid/articleshow/63302625.cms |title=More than 40 local actors to be seen on screen in Raid |work=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref>

===Filming===

The [[principal photography]] of ''Raid'' took place in [[Lucknow]] and [[Raebareli]], and commenced in September 2017.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/events/lucknow/ajay-devgn-braves-the-heat-in-lucknow-for-film-shoot/articleshow/60720396.cms |title=Ajay Devgn braves the heat in Lucknow for film shoot |last=Misral |first=Itishree |date=18 September 2017 |access-date=21 March 2018 |work=[[Times of India]] |publisher=[[The Times Group]]}}</ref><ref name="indiatimes2">{{cite web |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/events/lucknow/ajay-devgn-ileana-dcruz-begin-shooting-in-lucknow/articleshow/60449609.cms |title=Ajay Devgn-Ileana D'Cruz begin shooting in Lucknow |last=Misral |first=Itishree |date=11 September 2017 |access-date=21 March 2018 |work=[[Times of India]] |publisher=[[The Times Group]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/bollywood/wow-ajay-devgns-raid-goes-floors-today/ |title=WOW! Ajay Devgn's Raid goes on floors today |author=Bollywood Hungama News Network |date=11 September 2017 |access-date=21 March 2018 |work=[[Bollywood Hungama]] |publisher=Hungama Digital Media Entertainment}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://m.mid-day.com/articles/taxing-time-for-ajay-devgn-golmaal-again-baadshaho-bollywood-news/18569154 |title=Taxing time for Ajay Devgn |author=The Hitlist Team |work=[[Mid-Day]] |publisher=Mid-Day Infomedia |date=11 September 2017 |access-date=21 March 2018}}</ref>

==Background==
The film is loosely based on what is purported to be the longest-running Income Tax raid in history. On 16 July 1981, IT officials raided the house of a businessman, and Congress MLA and a former member of the Rajya Sabha, [[Sardar Inder Singh]] in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh. The morning of July 16 began quietly enough. When Alok Kumar Batabyal, deputy director (Intelligence) who headed the raids on the first day, left his house in Swaroop Nagar with a group of other officers, nobody paid the slightest attention.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/crime/story/19810815-income-tax-officials-raid-kanpur-businessmen-properties-unearth-enormous-haul-773146-2013-11-13|title=Income Tax officials raid Kanpur businessmen properties, unearth enormous haul|first1=S. Premi|last1=November 13|first2=2013 ISSUE DATE|last2=August 15|first3=1981UPDATED|last3=October 16|first4=2014 17:56|last4=Ist|website=India Today|access-date=4 January 2021}}</ref> They recovered undeclared assets worth {{INRConvert|16|m}} in cash and gold. The raid reportedly took 18 hours and 45 people to count the notes.<ref>{{cite web |title=How Raid filmmaker convinced a Lucknow-based I-T officer to part with his secret |work=[[Mid-Day]] |url=https://www.mid-day.com/articles/how-raid-filmmaker-convinced-a-lucknow-based-i-t-officer-to-part-with-his-secret/19109166 |date=24 February 2018 |access-date=6 June 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Raid movie review: Ajay Devgn, Ileana D'Cruz's film is repetitive and preachy |work=Hindustan Times |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/movie-reviews/raid-movie-review-ajay-devgn-film-hovers-midway-between-romance-thriller/story-p9D7zXlWGHNIsyxMsnORUL.html |date=18 March 2018 |access-date=6 June 2018}}</ref><ref>[https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/crime/story/19810815-income-tax-officials-raid-kanpur-businessmen-properties-unearth-enormous-haul-773146-2013-11-13 Income Tax officials raid Kanpur businessmen properties, unearth enormous haul] India Today, 13 November 2013.</ref>

==Soundtrack==
{{Infobox album
| name = Raid
| type = soundtrack
| artist = [[Amit Trivedi]], [[Tanishk Bagchi]]
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| recorded =
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| genre = [[Feature film soundtrack]]
| length = 15:22
| language = [[Hindi]]
| label = [[T-Series (company)|T-Series]]
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{{Extra chronology
| artist = [[Amit Trivedi]]
| type = soundtrack
| prev_title = [[Padman (film)|Padman]]
| prev_year = 2018
| title = Raid
| year = 2018
| next_title = [[Blackmail (2018 film)|Blackmail]]
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{{Extra chronology
| artist = [[Tanishk Bagchi]]
| type = soundtrack
| prev_title = [[Dil Juunglee]]
| prev_year = 2018
| title = Raid
| year = 2018
| next_title = [[Fanney Khan]]
| next_year = 2018
}}
{{Singles
| name = Raid
| type = soundtrack
| single1 = Sanu Ek Pal Chain
| single1date = 12 February 2018
| single2 = Nit Khair Manga
| single2date = 20 February 2018
}}
}}
The music of the film is composed by [[Tanishk Bagchi]] and [[Amit Trivedi]] while lyrics are penned by [[Manoj Muntashir]] and Indraneel. The first song of the film "Sanu Ek Pal Chain" which is sung by [[Rahat Fateh Ali Khan]] was released on 12 February 2018 It is was the remake of [[Judaai (1997 film)|Judaai (1997)]] Title Track . The second track of the film titled as "Nit Khair Manga" which is also sung by Rahat Fateh Ali Khan released on 20 February 2018. Both the songs were originally composed by [[Ustad Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan]] and recreated by [[Tanishk Bagchi]]. The album was released on 1 March 2018 by [[T-Series (company)|T-Series]]

{{Tracklist
| headline=Track listing
| extra_column=Singer(s)
| total_length=15:22
| title1=Sanu Ek Pal Chain
| lyrics1= [[Manoj Muntashir]]
| length1=3:30
| extra1= [[Rahat Fateh Ali Khan]]
| music1=[[Tanishk Bagchi]]
| title2=Nit Khair Manga
| length2= 3:48
| music2= Tanishk Bagchi
| lyrics2=Manoj Muntashir
| extra2= Rahat Fateh Ali Khan
| title3=Black
| music3=[[Amit Trivedi]]
| extra3=[[Sukhwinder Singh]]
| lyrics3= Indraneel
| length3=3:40
| title4=Jhuk Na Paunga
| music4= Amit Trivedi
| extra4=[[Papon (Assamese singer)|Papon]]
| length4=4:24
| lyrics4=Indraneel}}

==Reception==

===Box office===
The film earned {{INRConvert|100|m}}<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.financialexpress.com/entertainment/raid-box-office-collection-ajay-devgn-starrer-earns-over-10-crores-on-day-1/1102117/ |title=Raid Box Office Collection: Ajay Devgn starrer earns over 10 crores on day 1 |date=17 March 2018 |work=[[The Financial Express (India)|The Financial Express]]|access-date=18 March 2018 |author=FE Online |publisher=[[The Indian Express]]}}</ref> on its first day and by the end of its first weekend the film had made a collection of {{INRConvert|410|m}}.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/box-office-special-features/box-office-ajay-devgns-realistic-raid-collects-approx-rs-40-cr-opening-weekend/ |title=Box Office: Ajay Devgn's realistic Raid collects Rs. 41.01 cr. in its opening weekend |date=19 March 2018 |publisher=[[Bollywood Hungama]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.news18.com/news/movies/ajay-devgns-raid-wins-in-china-will-it-help-other-indian-films-1936221.html|title=Ajay Devgn's Raid Wins in China. Will it Help Other Indian Films?|date=13 November 2018|website=News18|access-date=4 January 2021}}</ref>

===Critical reception===
The film received generally positive reviews from critics.<ref name="roundup">{{cite web |url=http://www.ibtimes.co.in/raid-movie-review-roundup-ajay-devgn-starrer-realistic-says-critics-celebs-763970 |title=Raid movie review roundup: Ajay Devgn starrer is realistic, say critics, celebs |work=[[International Business Times]] |access-date=16 March 2018 |date=16 March 2018 |last=Goswami |first=Parismita}}</ref> On [[review aggregator]] website [[Rotten Tomatoes]], the film holds an approval rating of {{RT data|score}} based on {{RT data|count}} reviews with an average rating of {{RT data|average}}.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/raid_2018|title=Raid (2018)|website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]|publisher=[[Fandango Media|Fandango]]|access-date={{RT data|access date|df=dmy}}}}</ref>

Rachit Gupta of ''[[Times of India]]'' found the screenplay of the film and [[Saurabh Shukla]]'s acting performance to be impressive but criticized the songs which he felt were unnecessary and only acted as a distraction. Rachit gave the film a rating of 3.5 out of 5.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://m.timesofindia.com/entertainment/hindi/movie-reviews/raid/amp_movie_review/63321834.cms |publisher=[[The Times Group]] |work=[[The Times of India]] |title=Raid Movie Review |last=Gupta |first=Rachit |date=15 March 2018 |access-date=21 March 2018}}</ref> Saibal Chatterjee of [[NDTV]] gave it 3.5 stars out of 5 saying "Devgn's brooding presence" made the film riveting.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/raid-movie-review-ajay-devgns-brooding-presence-makes-this-riveting-fare-1824679 |title=Raid Movie Review: Ajay Devgn's Brooding Presence Makes This Riveting Fare |work=[[NDTV]] |publisher=NDTV Convergence|access-date=16 March 2018 |last=Chatterjee |first=Saibal}}</ref> However, in a 1.5 out of 5 star review, ''[[The Indian Express]]'' called the movie "overlong and tepid".<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/movie-review/raid-movie-review-ajay-devgn-star-rating-5099242/ |title=Raid movie review: The Ajay Devgn starrer is overlong and tepid |date=16 March 2018 |work=[[The Indian Express]]|access-date=16 March 2018 |last=Gupta |first=Shubhra}}</ref> In 4 out of 5 star review for [[Bollywood Hungama]], [[Taran Adarsh]] wrote that the film is a nail-biting thriller which "is smart, engaging, gripping and entertaining".<ref>{{cite web |last=Adarsh |first=Taran |url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/raid/critic-review/ |title=Movie Review: Raid |work=[[Bollywood Hungama]] |publisher=Hungama Digital Media Entertainment |date=15 March 2018 |access-date=21 March 2018}}</ref> Sweta Kausal of [[Hindustan Times]] praised the acting performances of [[Ajay Devgan]] and [[Saurabh Shukla]] but criticized the excessive length and the repetitive nature of the screenplay and gave the film a rating of 2.5 out of 5.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/movie-reviews/raid-movie-review-ajay-devgn-film-hovers-midway-between-romance-thriller/story-p9D7zXlWGHNIsyxMsnORUL.html |title=Raid movie review: Ajay Devgn, Ileana D'Cruz's film is repetitive and preachy |date=16 March 2018 |publisher=[[Hindustan Times]]}}{{Rating|2.5|5}}</ref> [[Rajeev Masand]] of [[News18]] found the movie to be impressive in parts but was critical of its editing and the second half's screenplay which he felt was weak. Among the actors, he felt that [[Saurabh Shukla]]'s performance was exceptional, and gave the film a rating of 2.5 out of 5.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.news18.com/news/movies/raid-movie-review-ajay-devgn-starrer-is-promising-but-runs-out-of-steam-before-the-finish-line-1691419.html |title=Raid Movie Review: Ajay Devgn Starrer is Promising But Runs Out of Steam Before The Finish Line |date=16 March 2018 |publisher=[[News18]]}}{{Rating|2.5|5}}</ref> Actor Ajay Devgn has won Best Foreign Actor award at the 27th China Golden Rooster and Hundred Flowers Film Festival for his role in film Raid.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.news18.com/news/movies/ajay-devgns-raid-wins-in-china-will-it-help-other-indian-films-1936221.html |title=Ajay Devgn's Raid Wins in China. Will it Help Other Indian Films? |publisher=News18 |date=13 November 2018}}</ref>

== Awards and nominations ==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Date of Ceremony
!Awards
!Category
!Recipient(s) and nominee(s)
!Result
!Ref.
|-
| [[11th Mirchi Music Awards|16 February 2019]]
| [[Mirchi Music Awards]]
| Recreated Song of the Year
| "Sanu Ek Pal"
| {{won}}
|<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.mirchimusicawards.com/hindi-2018/nominations-hindi-2018/ |title=MMA Mirchi Music Awards |website=MMAMirchiMusicAwards|access-date=20 February 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/music/news/11th-mirchi-music-awards-complete-list-of-winners/articleshow/68040370.cms |title=11th Mirchi Music Awards: Complete list of winners – Times of India |website=The Times of India |language=en|access-date=20 February 2019}}</ref>
|}

== Sequel ==
{{more info}}
In April, 2020 sequel is announced by the production team continuing Ajay Devgan as the lead. The script for the sequel is under development and is also expected to be based on a true story like the first one in the franchise.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-04-23|title=Ajay Devgn to return with Raid 2, producers confirm script is under development|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/ajay-devgn-to-return-with-raid-2-producers-confirm-script-is-under-development/story-EDndOELxtXm02aMKQs4vaK.html|access-date=2021-07-04|website=Hindustan Times|language=en}}</ref>

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*{{IMDb title|7363076}}
*{{Bollywood Hungama movie|raid}}

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