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{{Infobox film<br />
| name = Raag<br />
| image = Poster of Assamese film Raag the rhythm of love.jpg<br />
| caption = Theatrical release poster of Raag<br />
| director = [[Rajni Basumatary]]<br />
| producer = [[Assam State Film (Finance and Development) Corporation Ltd.|ASFFDC]]<br>Manna Films<br />
| writer = Rajni Basumatary<br />
| screenplay = Rajni Basumatary<br />
| starring = [[Adil Hussain]] <br> [[Zerifa Wahid]] <br> [[Kenny Basumatary]] <br> [[Kopil Bora]]<br />
| music = Avinash Baghel<br />
| cinematography = [[Ajayan Vincent]]<br />
| editing = Rupam Kalita<br />
| studio = Manna Films<br />
| released = {{Film date|2014|2|7|df=y}}<br />
| runtime = <br />
| country = India<br />
| language = Assamese<br />
| gross = {{Estimation}} {{INR|1 crore}}<ref name="BO"/><br />
}}<br />
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'''''Raag''''' ({{translation|The Rhythm of Love}}) is a 2014 Indian [[Assamese language|Assamese]]-language [[drama film]], starring [[Adil Hussain]] and [[Zerifa Wahid]] in the lead roles. The film was directed by [[Rajni Basumatary]] and produced by [[Assam State Film (Finance and Development) Corporation Ltd.|Assam State Film (Finance & Development) Corporation Limited]] in association with Manna Films. The film was initially released on 7 February 2014 in the state of [[Assam]] and later on 7 March 2014<ref name="raag"/> in selected theaters across rest of [[India]] via [[PVR Cinemas|PVR Director's Rare]].<br />
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== Plot ==<br />
''Raag'' is set in [[Delhi]] where Radhika, a Hindustani singer, lives with her businessman husband Alok. They first met during one of Radhika's musical performances in [[Guwahati]] several years ago. Despite their different philosophies of life they fall in love with each other and get married. Due to Alok's career change, they later relocate to Delhi. Even after seven years of marriage Alok is still not ready to become a father. He starts to ignore Radhika as an individual and as an artiste. Her music that apparently made him fall in love with her has now become unappealing.<br />
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Radhika meets her neighbour Iqbal, a painter. Soon they become friends. Surajeet Sahay, whose terrace Iqbal has been using as his shelter and his studio for last ten years, wants Iqbal to vacate the place. The flat was actually Iqbal's. He had to sell it to Sahay as Iqbal could not arrange money to send off his wife, Natalie (Natasha Mago), and daughter, Noor, to [[Prague]]. Iqbal had stayed back on the terrace of the flat, as he didn't want to stay away from the place that holds memories of his wife and daughter, Noor. Now Surajeet Sahay wants to sell off the flat and migrate to [[Canada]]. Radhika arranges an exhibition of Iqbal's painting to help him buy the house back. But she fails at that. Just then Partho, her childhood singer friend reappears in her life. He was secretly in love with Radhika but had let her go her way when he found out that she married Alok. With his great marketing and PR skills, Partho helps Radhika to organise another exhibition of Iqbal's painting, which deservedly turns out to be a smashing hit. Iqbal gets his house back. Partho goes back to Guwahati.<br />
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Alok, on the other hand, made love without precautions and impregnates his colleague Nandini during one of their business trips outside Delhi. Radhika came to know about it. But they both (Alok and Nandini) claim that it was just an accident and that there is no emotional involvement from either side. It is a decisive moment for Radhika to choose amongst Alok, Iqbal and Partho. The script does not show the decision Radhika made and leaves it open for interpretations. Flashforwarding to five years, the film ends with Radhika and Partho singing ''[[jugalbandi]]'' on a performance stage and Iqbal and a four-year-old girl sitting among the audience and enjoying the ''jugalbandi''.<br />
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==Cast==<br />
* [[Adil Hussain]] as Iqbal<br />
* [[Zerifa Wahid]] as Radhika<br />
* [[Kenny Basumatary]] as Alok<br />
* [[Kopil Bora]] as Partho<br />
* Natasha Mago as Natalie<br />
* Saumya Agarwal as Nandini<br />
* [[Rajni Basumatary]] as Socialite (cameo role)<br />
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== Production ==<br />
''Raag'' is the directorial debut of Rajni Basumatary, who had earlier written and produced the critically acclaimed Assamese film ''Anurag''. In an interview with [[The Times of India]], Basumatary said that she likes to explore the complexity of human situations and that human emotions are universal, no matter where one is from.<ref name="raag">{{cite interview |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/guwahati/Ive-been-terribly-affected-by-witch-hunt-killings-for-years-Rajani-Basumatary/articleshow/30546971.cms| title=I've been terribly affected by witch hunt killings for years | date=17 February 2014 | accessdate=16 March 2014 | last=Basumatary | first=Rajni | interviewer=Rashmi Sarmah}}</ref> The entire film was shot in various locations in [[Delhi]] and [[Assam]].<ref name="Thumbprint">{{cite web | url=http://www.thethumbprintmag.com/content.php?cat=Culture%20and%20Society&content=Rhythm%20of%20love | title=Rajni Basumatary's new film will fill the vacumn in Assamese cinema | publisher=The Thumb Print Magazine | date=26 November 2013 | accessdate=16 March 2014}}</ref><br />
The music of the film was scored by [[Chhattisgarhi language|Chhattisgarhi]] musician Avinash Baghel. The music is highly influenced by [[Hindustani classical music]]. The soundtrack of the film was released on 15 January 2014 and contains 5 songs.<ref>{{YouTube|VTbznw4wDAE| RAAG - Assamese Film - Full Songs - Jukebox}}. (4 February 2014). Retrieved on 16 March 2014.</ref><br />
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== Release ==<br />
The film was first released on 7 February 2014 in the Indian state of [[Assam]], a month ahead of all India release.<ref name="senti">{{cite news | url=http://www.sentinelassam.com/saturday/saturday1.php?sec=16&subsec=0&ppr=3&dtP=2013-12-23 | title=New Assamese film 'Raag–The rhythm of love' | work=[[The Sentinel (Gauhati)|The Sentinel]] | date=23 December 2013 | accessdate=16 March 2014 | author=Deka, Prantik}}</ref> Later, ''Raag'' was released in selected theaters across rest of India on 7 March 2014 via [[PVR Cinemas|PVR Director's Rare]].<ref name="pti">{{cite news | url=http://ptinews.com/news/4481224_-Raag--the-rhythm-of-Love--releases-this-month-.html | title='Raag: the rhythm of Love' releases this month | work=[[Press Trust of India]] | date=8 March 2014 | accessdate=16 March 2014 | location=[[New Delhi]]}}</ref><br />
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=== Controversy ===<br />
Despite performing quite well in the box office, ''Raag'' was removed after only one week run in the theaters of [[Assam]] allegedly by the distributors of [[Yash Raj Films]] to make room for their big budget [[Hindi language|Hindi]] film ''[[Gunday]]''.<ref name="Jagaran">{{cite news | url=http://post.jagran.com/gunday-distributors-armtwisting-in-assam-1392800872 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140324011336/http://post.jagran.com/gunday-distributors-armtwisting-in-assam-1392800872 | url-status=dead | archive-date=24 March 2014 | title='Gunday' distributors arm-twisting in Assam? | work=Jagaran Post | date=19 February 2014 | accessdate=16 March 2014 | location=Mumbai}}</ref><ref name="dna">{{cite news | url=http://www.dnaindia.com/analysis/column-bollywood-threat-to-regional-cinema-is-real-1966636 | title=Bollywood threat to regional cinema is real | work=[[Daily News and Analysis]] | date=4 March 2014 | agency=DNA | accessdate=16 March 2014 | author=Chatterjee, Garga}}</ref><br />
This led to a controversy against [[Bollywood]] movies generally trying to suppress regional films.<ref name="tpt">{{cite web | url=http://thethumbprintmag.com/content.php?cat=Culture+and+Society&content=Conversation+on+films | title=Does Bollywood bulldoze regional cinema was discussed in The Thumb Print Conversations recently. A report | publisher=The Thumbprint Magazine | date=17 February 2014 | accessdate=16 March 2014 | url-status=dead | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140316141806/http://thethumbprintmag.com/content.php?cat=Culture+and+Society&content=Conversation+on+films | archivedate=16 March 2014 }}</ref><br />
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== Awards ==<br />
''Raag'' won three awards at the [[Prag Cine Awards 2014]]: Best Actor Male (for [[Adil Hussain]]), Best Art Direction (for Deepti Chawla and Archana Malhotra), and Best Makeup (for Akash Gogoi). It was nominated in 9 categories: Best Film, Best Director, Best Screenplay, Best Actor Female, Best Supporting Actor Male, Best Music Direction, Best Lyrics, Best Playback Singer Female, and Best Costume Design.<ref>{{Cite news|title=List of Award Winners : Prag Cine Award 2014|work=Magical Assam|url=https://www.magicalassam.com/2014/03/list-of-award-winners-prag-cine-award-2014.html|access-date=18 September 2020}}</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* {{IMDb title|tt8826176}}<br />
*{{Official website|http://raagthefilm.com/|Official website of the film}}<br />
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