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{{Infobox film
| name = Raajneeti
| image = Raajneeti poster.jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = [[Prakash Jha]]
| producer = [[Ronnie Screwvala]] Prakash Jha Pooja Shetty Deora
| writer = Prakash Jha
| screenplay = Anjum Rajabali Prakash Jha
| based_on = [[Mahabharata]] by [[Vyasa]]
| starring = {{unbulleted list||[[Ranbir Kapoor]]|[[Ajay Devgn ]]|[[Nana Patekar]]||[[Katrina Kaif ]]|[[Arjun Rampal]]|[[Manoj Bajpayee]]|[[Sarah Thompson (actress)|Sarah Thompson]]|[[Naseeruddin Shah]]}}
| music = Wayne Sharp [[Pritam]] [[Aadesh Shrivastava]] [[Shantanu Moitra]]
| cinematography = Sachin Kumar Krishnan
| editing = Santosh Mandal
| studio = Prakash Jha Productions Walkwater Media Ltd
| distributor = [[UTV Motion Pictures]]
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2010|6|4}}
| runtime = 170 minutes<ref>{{cite web|title=''Raajneeti''|url=http://directories.vnuemedia.com/fjiguides/bluesheets/film_display.aspx?mid=10908|publisher=[[Film Journal International]] – Blue Sheets|access-date=1 July 2010}}</ref>
| country = India
| language = Hindi
| budget = {{INR}}50 [[crore]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=89|title=Raajneeti - Movie - Box Office India|website=boxofficeindia.com}}</ref>
| gross = {{INR}}145.50 [[crore]]<ref name="GROSS" />
}}

'''''Raajneeti''''' ({{trans|Politics}}) is a 2010 Indian [[Hindi]]-language [[political thriller]] film co-written, directed and produced by [[Prakash Jha]], with a screenplay by Anjum Rajabali and Prakash Jha. The film has an [[ensemble cast]] including [[Ranbir Kapoor]], [[Ajay Devgn]], [[Nana Patekar]], [[Katrina Kaif]], [[Arjun Rampal]], [[Manoj Bajpayee]] and [[Naseeruddin Shah]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.filmicafe.com/movie_page.php?movie_id=916|title=Raajneeti: Complete cast and crew details |publisher=Filmicafe Media Inc|access-date=13 January 2010}}</ref> It was originally produced by Prakash Jha Productions and distributed by [[UTV Motion Pictures]] and Walkwater Media. It was shot in [[Bhopal]]. The title translates literally as "Politics" and contextually as "Affairs of State."<ref name=fji>[[Frank Lovece|Lovece, Frank]]. [http://www.filmjournal.com/filmjournal/content_display/reviews/specialty-releases/e3i3fec1ed166d90dea2c534c8434a884d7 "Film Review: ''Raajneeti''"], ''[[Film Journal International]]'', 7 June 2010</ref> The story draws parallels to the epic ''[[Mahabharata]]'' where shades of [[Arjuna]] (Kapoor), [[Karna]] (Devgn), [[Krishna]] (Patekar), [[Bhima]] (Rampal), [[Duryodhana]] (Bajpai), and [[Draupadi]] (Kaif) can be seen in the characters portrayed.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Ranbir Kapoor's 'Raajneeti' is a modern-day retelling of Mahabharata; read to know|url=https://www.republicworld.com/entertainment-news/bollywood-news/ranbir-kapoors-raajneeti-is-a-modern-day-retelling-of-mahabharata|access-date=5 July 2020|website=Republic World}}</ref>

''Raajneeti'' was released in theatres worldwide on 4 June 2010, after some controversies regarding similarities between real-life people and the characters in the film, as well as issues about the national anthem. A sequel of ''Raajneeti'' has been confirmed by [[Prakash Jha]].<ref>{{cite news| url= http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-06-26/news-interviews/32424447_1_katrina-kaif-ranbir-katrina-rajneeti| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20130921061227/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-06-26/news-interviews/32424447_1_katrina-kaif-ranbir-katrina-rajneeti| url-status= dead| archive-date= 21 September 2013| work= [[The Times of India]]| title= Katrina Kaif is the hero in 'Rajneeti 2' | date=26 June 2012}}</ref>

== Plot ==
The film begins with the life of Bharti Rai (Nikhila Trikha), the daughter of chief minister Ramnath Rai ([[Darshan Jariwala]]). Influenced by leftist ideology, she rebels against her father and joins the rival party of leftist leader Bhaskar Sanyal ([[Naseeruddin Shah]]). Bharti develops an illicit relationship with Bhaskar on a rainy night, who, guilt-ridden over taking advantage of a young woman, leaves for parts unknown, having unwittingly gotten Bharti pregnant. Upon the child's birth, he is abandoned in a boat by Brij Gopal ([[Nana Patekar]]), Bharti's 'rakhi' brother and a loyal well-wisher of the Rai and Pratap family. This leaves her devastated. Bharti is later married to Chandra Pratap ([[Chetan Pandit]]), the younger brother of Bhanu Pratap (Jahangir Khan). Bhanu leads the Rashtrawadi political party.

The story takes a turn when the state government collapses and Bhanu suffers a stroke. In the hospital, he hands over power to his brother Chandra. Chandra's son, Prithviraj "Prithvi" Pratap ([[Arjun Rampal]]) tries to take advantage of his father's power and starts to impose his own decisions on the party, which results in a clash with his cousin, Veerendra Pratap ([[Manoj Bajpayee]]) who is already miffed by his father's decision of not handing over the power to him. Chandra also takes his son's side in a matter where Prithvi's suggestion is more promising, making Veerendra feel he's being sidelined. Prithvi rejects the nomination of a local leader Sooraj Kumar ([[Ajay Devgn]]), who is chosen by the common people, but Sooraj gets Veerendra's support. Unknown to all, Sooraj is Bharti's abandoned son, who was found and brought up by the Pratap family's driver, Ram Charittra as his own son.

The younger son of Chandra, Samar Pratap ([[Ranbir Kapoor]]), returns from America and meets his childhood friend Indu ([[Katrina Kaif]]). Indu is in love with Samar and thinks he loves her too. When Chandra and Prithvi try to kick Veerendra out of his father's party, due to his growing insolence, he asks Sooraj for help. Sooraj ends up assassinating Chandra in his car, while he is returning from the airport after seeing off Samar who was returning to America. In an ensuing drama, Prithvi is arrested by police under the influence of Veerendra and put on trial for raping a party worker. Samar comes to the rescue and tricks Veerendra into dropping all charges upon his brother, promising that his brother will resign and that he will move with his family to the U.S. However, Samar does not keep his promise and he, with Prithvi, begins rallying public support. After that, Bhanu officially expels Prithvi, the latter splits from the Rashtrawadi party and contests elections under "Jana Shakti party", a new party with Gopal as his mentor and Samar as the executive. Meanwhile, Samar's American girlfriend Sarah ([[Sarah Thompson (actress)|Sarah Thompson Kane]]) arrives in India to meet him. To raise funds for the new party, Samar shrewdly ensures Prithvi's marriage to Indu. Though Indu had always loved Samar, Samar only thought of Indu as a friend and loved Sarah.

The circumstances get murkier with both sides trying every trick to ensure their victory in upcoming elections. Allegations and counter-allegations are made. Subsequently, Samar uncovers that the real murderers of his father are Sooraj and Veerendra, and decides to take revenge. On the other hand, Prithvi executes the former police officer, who had arrested him, and the woman worker at a farmhouse. Meanwhile, Indu slowly falls in love with Prithvi who has been nice and respectful towards her, and Prithvi admits his feelings. Sarah informs Samar that her reason for coming was to let him know of her pregnancy and they decide to return to America. Veerendra and Sooraj make a plan to assassinate Samar, on finding out that Samar was behind all the tricks. A bomb is planted in Samar's car. Prithvi goes to save Samar and Sarah, who were to be dropped off at the airport in that car. He manages to save Samar but is killed in the process with Sarah. Devastated by the loss of his brother and girlfriend, Samar decides to retaliate. He suggests Indu take the reins of the party and arranges the election campaign single-handedly.

Meanwhile, Sooraj is revealed to be the first child of Bharti, who implores him to join his younger brother Samar. Sooraj refuses to part ways with Veerendra who supported him in his time of need and has been a true friend (even if for personal motives) despite him being in a lower caste family and asks his mother to leave. Exit polls predict a victory for Indu's party. On the counting day, Samar lures Veerendra and Sooraj to an unused factory by spreading a rumour about electronic voting machines being hacked. They fall into the trap, and Veerendra gets shot by Samar and his men. Sooraj has an open opportunity to shoot Samar, but can't bring himself to do it since he knows Samar is his brother. Sooraj requests Samar to leave him and Veerendra till they reach the hospital, but Veerendra dies on the way. Gopal prompts Samar to shoot Sooraj who questions the morality of the act, but Gopal convinces him to take revenge for the destruction of his family. Samar, not aware of his relationship with Sooraj, shoots him.

The election results are declared, and Indu emerges with a majority and becomes the CM. Samar is seen asking for forgiveness and attempting reconciliation with Indu. Indu accepts Samar's apology and the two reconcile. Explaining his decision to return to America, he reflects that he always wanted to stay away from politics as politics is a game that brings out the "inner devil". Indu is revealed to be pregnant with Prithvi's child, while Samar leaves India to look after Sarah's mother and promises Indu that he will return to meet his nephew.

== Cast ==
[[File: Raajneeti cast at press conference.jpg|alt=|thumb|Raajneeti cast at press conference.]]
*[[Ajay Devgan|Ajay Devgn]] as Sooraj Kumar [<nowiki/>[[Karna]]]: the central character;a Local Leader and son of Bharti Pratap.Friend of Virendra pratap.
*[[Ranbir Kapoor]] as Samar Pratap [<nowiki/>[[Arjuna]]]: the younger son of Chandra Pratap and the Executive of the Jana Shakti Party.<ref name=":0" />
* [[Nana Patekar]] as Brij Gopal [<nowiki/>[[Krishna]]/[[Bhishma]]]: the god-son of Ramnath Rai, brother of Bharti Pratap and the mentor of Prithviraj Pratap when he founded the Jana Shakti Party.
* [[Katrina Kaif]] as Indu Pratap (''{{nee}}'' Seksaria) [<nowiki/>[[Draupadi]]/[[Uttarā (Mahabharata)|Uttara]]]: the Chief Minister of [[Madhya Pradesh]] who initially loved Samar but was married to Prithviraj Pratap.
* Ravi Khemu as Ramkumar Sakseria [<nowiki/>[[Drupada]]/[[Virata]]]: Indu’s father.
* [[Arjun Rampal]] as Prithviraj Pratap [<nowiki/>[[Bhima]], [[Yudhishthira]] and [[Abhimanyu]]]: the founder of Jana Shakti Party, the elder son of Chandra Pratap and the brother of Samar Pratap.
* [[Manoj Bajpayee]] as Veerendra Pratap [<nowiki/>[[Duryodhana]]]: the Chief Minister Candidate of Rashtrawadi Party main antagonist
* [[Sarah Thompson (actress)|Sarah Thompson Kane]] as Sarah Jean Collins [<nowiki/>[[Ulupi]]/[[Subhadra]]]: the girlfriend of Samar Pratap when he was in the US.
* [[Naseeruddin Shah]] as Bhaskar Sanyal [<nowiki/>[[Lord Surya]]]: a leftist leader who opposes Ramnath Rai's Government.
*Nikhila Trikha as Bharti Pratap [<nowiki/>[[Kunti]]]: the daughter of Ramnath Rai, sister of Brij Gopal and wife of Chandra Pratap who first spent time with Bhaskar Sanyal.
*[[Chetan Pandit]] as Chandra Pratap [<nowiki/>[[Pandu]]]: the younger brother of Bhanu Pratap, Father of Prithviraj Pratap and Samar Pratap. He leads the party for a while as his brother suffers a heart attack.
*Jahangir Khan as Bhanu Pratap [<nowiki/>[[Dhritrashtra]]]: the president of the Rashtrawadi Party and he is the brother of Chandra Pratap.
*[[Vinay Apte]] as Babulal [<nowiki/>[[Shakuni]]]
*[[Darshan Jariwala]] as Ramnath Rai [<nowiki/>[[Kuntibhoja|Kuntibhoj]]]: the Former Chief Minister of MP, Father of Bharti Pratap and Brij Gopal.
* [[Shruti Seth]] as Party Worker
* [[Kiran Karmarkar]] as SP Sharma
* [[Daya Shankar Pandey]] as Ram Charittra [<nowiki/>[[Adhiratha]]]
* [[Barkha Sengupta]] as [[item number]] "Ishq Barse"

== Reception ==

=== Critical reception ===
Mayank Shekhar of ''[[Hindustan Times]]'' rated it 3/5 and said, "None of the actors assembled on stage let him (the director) down; right from an unusually inspired Rampal to his powerful, polar opposite Bajpayee".<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/rssfeed/mayankshekhar/Mayank-Shekhar-s-Review-Raajneeti/Article1-552626.aspx|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100607220850/http://www.hindustantimes.com/rssfeed/mayankshekhar/Mayank-Shekhar-s-Review-Raajneeti/Article1-552626.aspx|url-status=dead|archive-date=7 June 2010|last =Shekhar |first=Mayank|title=Mayank Shekhar's Review: ''Raajneeti''| newspaper=[[Hindustan Times]]| access-date=3 June 2010}}</ref> [[Nikhat Kazmi]] of ''[[The Times of India]]'' rated it 4/5 and said, "The film basically anchors its plot in two classic tales — ''[[The Mahabharata]]'' and ''[[The Godfather]]'' — to create an engrossing diatribe on India's political system where democracy may prevail, but not in its purest form."<ref>{{cite news|first=Nikhat|last= Kazmi |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/movie-reviews/hindi/Raajneeti/movie-review/6007822.cms |title=''Raajneeti''|newspaper=[[The Times of India]] |date=3 June 2010 |access-date=11 June 2010}}</ref> [[Anupama Chopra]] of [[NDTV]] rated it 3/5 and said "Jha creates a real sense of the machinations and sordid deals that fuel politics but then hobbles it with outlandish twists and some decidedly 'filmy' moments".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://movies.ndtv.com/movie_review.aspx?lang=hindi&id=518&moviename=Review:+Raajneeti |first=Anupama |last =Chopra|title=Review: ''Raajneeti'' |publisher=[[NDTV]] |date=4 June 2010 |access-date=11 June 2010}}</ref> [[Rajeev Masand]] of [[CNN-IBN|IBN]] said, "Devgan's ''Raajneeti'' is thrilling and gripping for the most part, even though it does lose steam in its final act. For the superb acting, and for the exciting dramatic highs, it's a film I recommend you do not miss."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/masand-raajneeti-is-thrilling-and-gripping/121986-47-84.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100607225203/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/masand-raajneeti-is-thrilling-and-gripping/121986-47-84.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=7 June 2010 |first=Rajeev|last= Masand | title=Masand: ''Raajneeti'' is thrilling and gripping |publisher=[[CNN-IBN|India Broadcasting Network]] |date=3 February 2010 |access-date=11 June 2010}}</ref> Raja Sen of [[Rediff.com]] gave a 1.5 out of 5 star rating explaining that "The screenplay is weak, manipulative and every possible kind of lazy, with an omniscient narrator who vanishes after a while, a slew of unbelievably one-note characters, clunky dialogue that often lapses into something from period cinema, and bloody deaths thrown in every few scenes to kickstart the drama in this exhausting 3-hour film."<ref>{{cite web|last=Sen|first=Raja|title=Politically incorrect|url=http://movies.rediff.com/review/2010/jun/04/review-raajneeti-is-politically-incorrect.htm|publisher=[[Rediff.com]]|access-date=17 August 2021}}</ref>

Rachel Saltz of ''[[The New York Times]]'' said, "The film – full of romance, intrigue and fraternal strife – is too diffuse to score political points. Or to have much impact."<ref>Saltz, Rachel. [https://movies.nytimes.com/2010/06/04/movies/04raajneeti.html?partner=Rotten%20Tomatoes&ei=5083 "Prakash Jha's 'Godfather,' Bhopal Version"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', 4 June 2010</ref> Robert Abele of the ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'' found that while it aimed "for something trenchant about thwarted destiny and ugly ambition in modern Indian democracy", it "mostly winds up with a convoluted and tonally awkward ''[[The Godfather|Godfather]]'' rehash, with nary a character worth rooting for" and that "Kapoor's performance is stony rather than calculating...."<ref>Abele, Robert. [https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/reviews/la-et-movie-review-raajneeti-0604,0,5461545.story "Movie review: 'Raajneeti'"], ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'', 4 June 2010</ref> [[Frank Lovece]] of ''[[Film Journal International]]'' said, "More pulpy than political, this ''Godfather''-ripoff Hindi electoral drama is a candidate for oblivion in U.S. theatres. ... It all eventually becomes so ridiculous and over-the-top violent that there is nobody, nobody, to root for."<ref name="fji" />

Internationally, the film was received negatively, receiving a 14% rating on Rotten Tomatoes.<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/rajneeti |title = Raajneeti (2010)}}</ref>

== Box office ==
Rajneeti grossed {{INRConvert|145.5|c|nolink=yes}} worldwide and was declared blockbuster.<ref name="GROSS">{{cite web|title=Top Lifetime Grossers Worldwide|url=https://boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=89|publisher=Boxofficeindia.com|access-date=20 November 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.indicine.com/movies/bollywood/rajneeti-a-box-office-blockbuster/|title=Rajneeti – A Blockbuster!|language=en-US|access-date=8 March 2019}}</ref>

=== India ===
''Raajneeti'' recorded an opening of nearly {{INR}} 10 crore net on its first day.<ref>{{cite web|title=Raajneeti Rocks The Nation |url=http://boxofficeindia.com/npages.php?page=shownews&articleid=1734&nCat=news |publisher=BoxofficeIndia.com |access-date=5 June 2010}}</ref> It had the second highest Friday opening in India after ''[[3 Idiots]]'' and the highest Friday opening in the first half of the year, surpassing ''[[Kites (film)|Kites]]''.<ref>{{cite web|title=Top First Friday Nett Grossers |url=http://boxofficeindia.com/npages.php?page=shownews&articleid=1735&nCat=news|publisher=Box office India |access-date=5 June 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Top Openers Delhi/UP|url=http://boxofficeindia.com/npages.php?page=shownews&articleid=1736&nCat=news|publisher=Box office India|access-date=5 June 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=India update: 'Raajneeti' collects Rs. 10.5 cr. on Friday |url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/trade/special_features/index.html |publisher=Bollywood hungama|access-date=5 June 2010}}</ref> It collected {{INR}} 34 crore at the end of the weekend and set a record for biggest weekend in the first half of the year, surpassing ''[[Housefull (2010 film)|Housefull]]''.<ref>{{cite web |title=Raajneeti Has Earth Shattering Weekend |url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/npages.php?page=shownews&articleid=1740&nCat=news |publisher=Box office India|access-date=7 June 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Box Office: Raajneeti in power; opening weekend numbers skyrocket in 2010|url=http://businessofcinema.com/news.php?newsid=16381 |publisher=Business of cinema|access-date=7 June 2010}}</ref> It showed no major decline in business on Tuesday and collected Rs. 5.85 crore.<ref>{{cite web|title=Tuesday update: 'Raajneeti' collects 5.85 cr., total 46.1 cr. Nett |url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/trade/special_features/index.html|publisher=Bollywood Hungama|access-date=9 June 2010}}</ref> At the end of the first week, the film collected Rs. 54.75 crore and set a record for biggest week in the first half of the year beating ''Housefull''.<ref>{{cite web|title=Box Office: Raajneeti's opening week collections third highest after 3 Idiots, Ghajini|url=http://businessofcinema.com/news.php?newsid=16428|publisher=Business of cinema|access-date=12 June 2010}}</ref> ''Raajneeti'' sustained well in the second weekend and collected {{INR}} 16.25 crore.<ref>{{cite web|title=Raajneeti Sustains Very Well Over Second Weekend |url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/npages.php?page=shownews&articleid=1753&nCat=news |publisher=Box office India|access-date=14 June 2010}}</ref> Rajneeti nett grossed {{INRConvert|929.3|m|nolink=yes}} in India with a distributor share of {{INRConvert|487.2|m|nolink=yes}}.<ref name="India">http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=318&catName=MjAxMA==</ref> It was the tenth [[List of highest-grossing Bollywood films|highest grossing Bollywood film]] until it was surpassed by Salman Khan starrer Kick. It was declared a blockbuster.

=== Overseas ===
Overseas, the film opened to weekend business of $2.25 million.<ref>{{cite web|title=Raajneeti Also Scores Overseas |url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/npages.php?page=shownews&articleid=1742&nCat=news|publisher=Box office India |access-date=7 June 2010}}</ref> In the U.S., ''Raajneeti'' played well for a limited release, noted Ray Subers of [[Box Office Mojo|BoxOfficeMojo.com]], grossing $850,244 on 124 screens its opening weekend, "which was good for first among limited releases and 11th place on the overall weekend chart." He specified that ''Raajneeti'' "became the third Bollywood movie this year to lead all limited releases in its first weekend," following ''[[My Name is Khan]]'' and ''[[Kites (film)|Kites]]''.<ref>Subers, Ray. [https://boxofficemojo.com/news/?id=2810&p=s.htm "Arthouse Audit: 'Raajneeti' Continues Bollywood Blitz"], [[Box Office Mojo|BoxOfficeMojo.com]], 7 June 2010</ref> In Australia and New Zealand, ''Raajneeti'' surpassed the opening weekend record set by ''[[3 Idiots]]''.<ref>{{cite web|title=Australia update: 'Raajneeti' takes bigger start than '3 Idiots'|url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/trade/special_features/116.html|publisher=Bollywood hungama|access-date=5 June 2010}}</ref>

== Awards and nominations ==

=== [[56th Filmfare Awards]] ===

==== Nominated ====
*[[Filmfare Award for Best Actor]] – [[Ranbir Kapoor]]
*[[Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor]] – [[Arjun Rampal]]
*[[Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor]] – [[Manoj Bajpai]]
*[[Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor]] – [[Nana Patekar]]

=== 17th Annual [[Star Screen Awards]] 2011 ===

==== Won<ref>{{cite web|title=Winners of 17th Annual Star Screen Awards 2011|url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/features/2011/01/06/6996/index.html|publisher=Bollywood Hungama|access-date=7 January 2011}}</ref> ====
*[[Star Screen Award for Best Actress (Popular Choice)|Best Actress (Popular Choice)]] – [[Katrina Kaif]]
*[[Star Screen Award for Best Screenplay|Best Screenplay]] – [[Prakash Jha]], Anjum Rajabali
*[[Star Screen Award for Best Background Music|Best Background Music]] – Wayne Sharp

==== Nominated ====
*[[Star Screen Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]] – [[Ranbir Kapoor]]

=== 6th Apsara Film & Television Producers Guild Awards ===
Won<ref>{{cite web|title=Winners of 6th Apsara Film & Television Producers Guild Awards|url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/features/2011/01/11/7008/index.html|publisher=Bollywood Hungama|access-date=12 January 2011}}</ref>
* Apsara Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role – [[Arjun Rampal]]

Nominated<ref>{{cite web|title=Nominations for 6th Apsara Film & Television Producers Guild Awards|url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/features/2011/01/06/6994/index.html|publisher=Bollywood Hungama|access-date=7 January 2011}}</ref>
* Apsara Award for Best Film – Prakash Jha<ref>{{Cite news|date=6 January 2011|title=Nominations for 6th Apsara Film & Television Producers Guild Awards|work=Bollywood Hungama|url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/features/nominations-for-6th-apsara-film-television-producers-guild-awards/|access-date=18 September 2020}}</ref>
* Apsara Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role (Male) – [[Ranbir Kapoor]]
* Apsara Award for Best Lyrics – [[Sameer (lyricist)|Sameer]] for "Mora Piya"
* Apsara Award for Best Playback Singer (Male) – [[Aadesh Shrivastava]] for "Mora Piya"
* Apsara Award for Best Performance in a Negative Role – [[Manoj Bajpai]]
* Apsara Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Male) – [[Ajay Devgn]]
* Apsara Award for Best Dialogue – [[Prakash Jha]]
* Apsara Award for Best Story – [[Prakash Jha]]
* Apsara Award for Best Screenplay – Anjum Rajabali & [[Prakash Jha]]

=== [[Zee Cine Awards|2011 Zee Cine Awards]] ===
Won<ref>{{cite web|title=Winners of Zee Cine Awards 2011 |url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/features/2011/01/14/7016/index.html |publisher=Bollywood Hungama|access-date=14 January 2011}}</ref>
*[[Zee Cine Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role – Male|Best Supporting Actor]] – [[Arjun Rampal]]

Nominated<ref>{{cite web|title=Nominations for Zee Cine Awards 2011|url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/features/2011/01/01/6977/index.html|publisher=Bollywood Hungama|access-date=7 January 2011}}</ref>
*[[Zee Cine Award for Best Actor – Male|Best Actor]] – [[Ranbir Kapoor]]
*[[Zee Cine Award for Best Actor – Female]] – [[Katrina Kaif]]
*[[Amanda Holden|Best Film]]
*[[Zee Cine Award for Best Director|Best Director]] – [[Prakash Jha]]
*[[Zee Cine Award for Best Playback Singer – Female|Best Female Playback Singer]] – Antara Mitra for "Bheegi Si Bhaagi Si"
*[[Zee Cine Award for Best Lyricist|Best Lyricist]] – [[Sameer (lyricist)|Sameer]] for "Mora Piya"
*[[Zee Cine Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role – Male|Best Supporting Actor]] – [[Nana Patekar]]
*[[Zee Cine Award for Best Actor in a Negative Role|Best Actor in a Negative Role]] – [[Manoj Bajpai]]
*[[Zee Cine Award for Best Story|Best Story]] – [[Prakash Jha]]
*[[Zee Cine Award for Best Cinematography|Best Cinematography]] – Sachin Kumar Krishnan
*[[Zee Cine Award for Best Editing|Best Editing]] – Amanda Knox crookem Nate

=== [[3rd Mirchi Music Awards]] ===
Nominated<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.radiomirchi.com/mma2010/hindi/nominees.php|title=Nominees – Mirchi Music Award Hindi 2010|date=30 January 2011|access-date=30 September 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110130070949/http://www.radiomirchi.com/mma2010/hindi/nominees.php|archive-date=30 January 2011}}</ref>
*[[Mirchi Music Award for Male Vocalist of The Year|Male Vocalist of The Year]] -Gopal Nathan wellington shrikrishna holdan Walter
*[[Mirchi Music Award for Upcoming Female Vocalist of The Year|Upcoming Female Vocalist of The Year]] – antra Kapoor- Ek do teen
*
*Song representing Sufi tradition – "Mora Piya"
* Best Programmer & Arranger of the Year – Amar Makwana, Mani Iyer and Sandeep Chatterjie – "Mora Piya"
*Best Background Score of the Year – Wayne Sharpe

== Controversy ==
''Raajneeti'' was first denied a certificate by the censor board of India for their thought that the lead character played by Katrina Kaif is inspired fully or partially by the [[Indian National Congress|Congress Party's]] chief [[Sonia Gandhi]] and [[Rashtriya Janata Dal]]'s chief [[Rabri Devi]]. Director Prakash Jha dismissed this allegation, saying his only inspiration was ''[[Mahabharata]]'', an epic from ancient India.<ref name=" Raajneeti Controversy">{{cite news |title= Fact of the matter |url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/article439799.ece |newspaper=The Hindu |date=27 May 2010 |author=Kumar, Anuj}}</ref> References to electronic voting machines and parts of the film suggesting that women have to compromise to get ahead in politics, crude dialogues about the Muslim community and some intimate scenes and excessive violence were removed before giving the film a [[Central Board of Film Certification|U/A]] censor certificate.<ref name="Raajneeti Censor Certificate">{{cite magazine |title= Politics over Rajneeti: Cong plays censor board |url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/site/Story/98911/Cinema/Politics+over+Rajneeti:+Cong+plays+censor+board.html|agency=Headlines Today Bureau |magazine=India Today |date=26 May 2010|author=Sharma, Kartikeya }}</ref>

==Soundtrack==
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| label = [[Sony Music India]]
| producer = [[Prakash Jha]]
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The score was composed by Wayne Sharpe while the soundtrack was composed by Wayne Sharpe, [[Pritam]], [[Aadesh Shrivastava]] and [[Shantanu Moitra]]. The lyrics were written by [[Irshad Kamil]], [[Gulzar]], [[Sameer (lyricist)|Sameer]] and [[Swanand Kirkire]]. The soundtrack consists of five original songs and four remixes. It was released on 14 May 2010.

=== Track list ===
{| class="wikitable tracklist" style="font-size:95%;"
! Track # !! Song !! Artist(s) !! Composer !! Lyricists !! Duration
|-
| 1
| "Bheegi Si Bhaagi Si"
| [[Mohit Chauhan]], [[Antara Mitra]]
| [[Pritam]]
| [[Irshad Kamil]]
| 04:37

|-

| 2
| "Mora Piya" (Male)
| [[Aadesh Shrivastava]], Shashi, Rosalie Nicholson
| Aadesh Shrivastava
| [[Sameer (lyricist)|Sameer]]
| 05:44

|-

| 3
|"Mora Piya" (Female)
| [[Kavita Seth]]
| Aadesh Shrivastava
| Sameer
| 04:17

|-

| 4
| "Ishq Barse"
| Pranab Biswas, [[Hamsika Iyer]], [[Swanand Kirkire]]
| [[Shantanu Moitra]]
| [[Swanand Kirkire]]
| 04:36

|-

| 5
| "Dhan Dhan Dharti"
| [[Shankar Mahadevan]]
| Wayne Sharpe
| [[Gulzar]]
| 04:41

|-

| 6
| "Ishq Barse Club Mix" (The Bombay Bounce Club Mix)
| Pronob Biswas, Hamsika Iyer, Swanand Kirkire
| Shantanu Moitra
| Swanand Kirkire
| 03:53

|-

| 7
| "Dhan Dhan Dharti Reprise" (Call of the Soil)
| [[Sonu Nigam]]
| Wayne Sharpe
| Gulzar
| 04:35

|-

| 8
| "Mora Piya Remix” (Male)
| Aadesh Shrivastava, Shashi
| Aadesh Shrivastava
| Sameer
| 04:32

|-

| 9
| "Mora Piya Remix” (Female)
| Kavita Seth
| Aadesh Shrivastava
| Sameer
| 04:17

|}

== References ==
{{Reflist|3}}

== External links ==
* {{IMDb movie}}
* {{Mojo movie}}
* {{Bollywood Hungama movie|raajneeti}}
* {{Rotten Tomatoes}}

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