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{{short description|2014 Hindi film directed by Kunal Deshmukh}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2020}}
{{Use Indian English|date=September 2017}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Raja Natwarlal
| image = Raja Natwarlal.jpg
| caption =
| director = [[Kunal Deshmukh]]
| producer = [[Siddharth Roy Kapur]]
| writer = '''Screenplay:''' Parveez Shaikh '''Dialogues:''' Sanjay Masoomm
| story = [[Kunal Deshmukh]]
| based_on =
| starring = [[Emraan Hashmi]] [[Humaima Malik]] [[Paresh Rawal]] [[Kay Kay Menon]] [[Deepak Tijori]] [[Prasad Oak]] [[Prachi Shah]]
| cinematography = Raaj A. Chakravarti
| editing = Anand Subaya
| narrator =
| music = '''Songs:''' [[Yuvan Shankar Raja]] '''Background Score:''' [[Sandeep Shirodkar]]
| studio = [[UTV Motion Pictures]]
| distributor = UTV Motion Pictures
| released = {{Film date|df=y|2014|08|29}}
| runtime = 140 minutes
| country = India
| language = [[Hindi language|Hindi]]
| budget = {{INR}}470 million<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=2297 | title=Raja Natwarlal - Movie - Box Office India | access-date=15 April 2021 | archive-date=15 April 2021 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210415141706/https://www.boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=2297 | url-status=live }}</ref>
| gross = {{INR}}268 million<ref name=r1>{{cite web |title=Raja Natwarlal |url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/boxoffice/id/507113 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140121033253/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/boxoffice/id/507113 |url-status=dead |archive-date=21 January 2014 |website=[[Bollywood Hungama]] |access-date=20 December 2014}}</ref>
}}
'''''Raja Natwarlal''''' is a 2014 Indian [[Hindi]]-language [[crime film|crime]] [[thriller film]] directed by [[Kunal Deshmukh]] and produced by [[Siddharth Roy Kapur]] under [[UTV Motion Pictures]]. The film features [[Emraan Hashmi]] in the title role, alongside [[Humaima Malik]], [[Paresh Rawal]], [[Kay Kay Menon]] and [[Deepak Tijori]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Emraan Hashmi Is A Conman in His Next Film Shaatir |url=http://entertainment.oneindia.in/bollywood/news/2013/shaatir-emraan-hashmi-utv-motion-pictures-next-film-115084.html |work=July 20, 2013 |date=20 July 2013 |publisher=Oneindia |access-date=16 January 2014 |archive-date=16 January 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140116201614/http://entertainment.oneindia.in/bollywood/news/2013/shaatir-emraan-hashmi-utv-motion-pictures-next-film-115084.html |url-status=live }}</ref> The film was released on 29 August 2014 and received positive reviews from critics.

==Plot==
[[Natwarlal|Mithilesh Kumar Shrivastava]] a.k.a. Raja ([[Emraan Hashmi]]) is a small-time conman who cons people for a living along with his partner in crime Raghav Desai ([[Deepak Tijori]]). He is in love with a bar girl Ziya ([[Humaima Malik]]). Feeling sorry for her, Raja decides he wants to go for a big catch so that he can marry his lady love and she won't have to work in a bar anymore. That's when the trouble starts. Along with Raghav, Raja makes a grand plan to swindle a huge amount of money from two baddies. The plan is successful and Raja decides to celebrate.

This is when Varda Yadav ([[Kay Kay Menon]]), a billionaire based in Cape Town, enters. The money actually belonged to him and upon realizing it has been stolen by two street cons Varda orders them to be killed. Varda's men find Raghav and kill him. Raja witnesses this and decide to avenge the loss.

He seeks the help of a seasoned crook Victor Singhal alias Yogi ([[Paresh Rawal]]), whom Raghav used to talk about before his murder. After a lot of persuasion, Yogi agrees to help Raja have his payback. Later it is revealed that Yogi is actually Raghav's older brother. Yogi trains him, and eventually, they form a team of crooks and set out to Cape Town to finish off Varda where he takes his revenge.

==Cast==
* [[Emraan Hashmi]] as Mithilesh Kumar Srivastava aka Raja Natwarlal
* [[Paresh Rawal]] as Victor Singh Khan alias Yogi
* [[Humaima Malik]] as Ziya
* [[Kay Kay Menon]] as Varda Yadav
* [[Deepak Tijori]] as Raghav "Raju" Desai
* [[Prachi Shah]] as Raghav's wife
* [[Ashiesh Roy]] as Kaashi
* [[Namit Shah]] as Vicky
* [[Mohammed Zeeshan Ayyub]] as Jojo
* Shakti Sinha as Waliya
* [[Sumit Nijhawan]] as Inspector Singh
* [[Prasad Oak]] as Sub-Inspector Mhatre
* [[Vaibhav Mathur]] as Customer at the dance bar

==Production==
In May 2013, it was first reported that [[Kunal Deshmukh]]'s next project would be produced by [[UTV Motion Pictures]].<ref>{{cite web |publisher=Box Office India |url=http://www.boxofficeindia.co.in/emraan-hashmi-and-kunal-deshmukh-in-utvs-thriller/ |title=Emraan Hashmi and Kunal Deshmukh in UTV's Thriller | Box Office India : India's premier film trade magazine |date=14 May 2013 |access-date=17 April 2014 |archive-date=19 April 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140419013446/http://www.boxofficeindia.co.in/emraan-hashmi-and-kunal-deshmukh-in-utvs-thriller/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Deshmukh selected [[Emraan Hashmi]] for the lead role, collaborating with him for the fourth time.<ref name="mumbaimirror1">{{cite web |url=http://www.mumbaimirror.com/entertainment/bollywood/Emraan-Kunal-join-forces-again/articleshow/20039774.cms |title=Emraan, Kunal join forces again |work=Mumbai Mirror |date=14 May 2013 |access-date=17 April 2014 |archive-date=18 April 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140418235934/http://www.mumbaimirror.com/entertainment/bollywood/Emraan-Kunal-join-forces-again/articleshow/20039774.cms |url-status=live }}</ref> The film was titled ''Shaatir'' and Hashmi was revealed to play the character of a 'shaatir' [[conman]] in the film.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://gulfnews.com/about-gulf-news/al-nisr-portfolio/tabloid/emraan-hashmi-s-next-is-called-shaatir-1.1211000 |title=Emraan Hashmi's next is called 'Shaatir' |work=Gulf News |date=20 July 2013 |access-date=17 April 2014 |archive-date=19 April 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140419012859/http://gulfnews.com/about-gulf-news/al-nisr-portfolio/tabloid/emraan-hashmi-s-next-is-called-shaatir-1.1211000 |url-status=live }}</ref> In April 2014, the film's title was changed to ''Raja Natwarlal'' inspired by the 1979 [[Amitabh Bachchan]] film ''[[Mr. Natwarlal]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movies/news/type/view/id/2476899/Title%20of%20Shaatir%20changed%20to%20Raja%20Natwarlal |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140419025206/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movies/news/type/view/id/2476899/Title%20of%20Shaatir%20changed%20to%20Raja%20Natwarlal |url-status=dead |archive-date=19 April 2014 |title=Title of Shaatir changed to Raja Natwarlal | Celebrity News |website=[[Bollywood Hungama]] |access-date=17 April 2014}}</ref>

In June, it was reported that [[Abhishek Bachchan]] would play another lead role besides Hashmi.<ref name="indianexpress1">{{cite web |url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/kunal-deshmukh-s-next-is-a-thriller/1131627/ |title=Kunal Deshmukh's next is a thriller |work=The Indian Express |date=21 June 2013 |access-date=17 April 2014 |archive-date=18 April 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140418234649/http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/kunal-deshmukh-s-next-is-a-thriller/1131627/ |url-status=live }}</ref> But he opted out and next month [[Paresh Rawal]] was signed for the role.<ref>{{cite web |author=Soumita Sengupta |url=http://www.boxofficeindia.co.in/paresh-rawal-in-kds-next/ |title=Paresh Rawal in KD's Next? | Box Office India : India's premier film trade magazine |publisher=Box Office India |date=6 July 2013 |access-date=17 April 2014 |archive-date=19 April 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140419013207/http://www.boxofficeindia.co.in/paresh-rawal-in-kds-next/ |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Jacqueline Fernandez]] and [[Priyanka Chopra]] were approached to play the lead female role, but both actresses could not accommodate the dates.<ref name="indianexpress1"/> In November 2013, Pakistani model and actor [[Humaima Malick]] was cast as the female lead.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/2202992/Humaima-Malick-signed-alongside-Hashmi-in-Shaatir |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131118081009/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/2202992/Humaima-Malick-signed-alongside-Hashmi-in-Shaatir |url-status=dead |archive-date=18 November 2013 |title=Humaima Malick signed alongside Hashmi in Shaatir |website=[[Bollywood Hungama]] |date=15 November 2013 |access-date=17 April 2014}}</ref> [[Deepak Tijori]] was signed for a role in the film in December.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movies/news/type/view/id/2297691/Deepak%20Tijori%20in%20Shatir |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140419025453/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movies/news/type/view/id/2297691/Deepak%20Tijori%20in%20Shatir |url-status=dead |archive-date=19 April 2014 |title=Deepak Tijori in Shatir | Celebrity News |website=[[Bollywood Hungama]] |date=9 December 2013 |access-date=17 April 2014}}</ref> [[Kay Kay Menon]] was signed for an important role and Deshmukh stated that his character named Vardha Yadav had been modelled on the [[Sahara India Pariwar]] chief [[Subrata Roy]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news-interviews/Is-Kay-Kay-Menons-character-in-Raja-Natwarlal-modelled-on-Saharas-Subrata-Roy/articleshow/33860156.cms |title=Is Kay Kay Menon's character in Raja Natwarlal modelled on Sahara's Subrata Roy? |work=The Times of India |date=20 October 2013 |access-date=17 April 2014 |archive-date=18 April 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140418103130/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news-interviews/Is-Kay-Kay-Menons-character-in-Raja-Natwarlal-modelled-on-Saharas-Subrata-Roy/articleshow/33860156.cms |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Pritam Chakraborty]], who had composed the music for all of Deshmukh's films, was supposed to work on this film's music, too,<ref name="mumbaimirror1"/> but was replaced by [[Yuvan Shankar Raja]].<ref name="indianexpress.com">{{cite web |url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/ilayrajas-son-yuvan-shankar-raja-to-compose-music-for-raja-natwarlal/ |title=Ilayraja's son Yuvan Shankar Raja to compose music for 'Raja Natwarlal' |work=The Indian Express |date=26 April 2014 |access-date=22 July 2014 |archive-date=5 August 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140805052721/http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/ilayrajas-son-yuvan-shankar-raja-to-compose-music-for-raja-natwarlal/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mid-day.com/articles/veteran-south-musician-illayarajas-son-in-bollywood/229672 |title=Veteran South musician Illayaraja's son in Bollywood – Entertainment |date=2 September 2013 |publisher=Mid-day.com |access-date=17 April 2014 |archive-date=19 April 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140419012840/http://www.mid-day.com/articles/veteran-south-musician-illayarajas-son-in-bollywood/229672 |url-status=live }}</ref> Deshmukh later stated that Pritam wanted to take a break and that it was Pritam himself who referred Yuvan Shankar Raja to him.<ref name="mumbaimirror.com">{{cite web |url=http://www.mumbaimirror.com/entertainment/music/Tere-Hoke-Lovestruck/articleshow/39345465.cms |access-date=4 February 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150921202344/http://mumbaimirror.com/entertainment/music/Tere-Hoke-Lovestruck/articleshow/39345465.cms |archive-date=21 September 2015|title=Tere Hoke: Lovestruck - Mumbai Mirror }}</ref> The story seems to have been inspired by the Hollywood film, [[The Sting]]. Deshmukh had planned to start the first schedule of the film early 2014 but since Hashmi's other film ''[[Badtameez Dil]]'' had been postponed, the start of the film's shoot was advanced to October 2013.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mumbaimirror.com/entertainment/bollywood/Emraans-Shaatir-move/articleshow/22924245.cms |title=Emraan's Shaatir move |work=Mumbai Mirror |date=23 September 2013 |access-date=17 April 2014 |archive-date=18 April 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140418235936/http://www.mumbaimirror.com/entertainment/bollywood/Emraans-Shaatir-move/articleshow/22924245.cms |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Principal photography]] commenced on 20 October 2013. Hashmi took special dance training for the film under choreographer, Raju Khan.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/emraan-hashmi-takes-dance-training-for-kunal-deshmukh-s-next/article1-1169255.aspx |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140104214234/http://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/emraan-hashmi-takes-dance-training-for-kunal-deshmukh-s-next/article1-1169255.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-date=4 January 2014 |title=Emraan Hashmi takes dance training for Kunal Deshmukh's next |work=Hindustan Times |date=4 January 2014 |access-date=17 April 2014}}</ref>

==Soundtrack==
{{Infobox album
| name = Raja Natwarlal
| type = Soundtrack
| artist = [[Yuvan Shankar Raja]]
| cover =
| border = yes
| alt =
| released = 23 July 2014<ref>{{cite web |url=https://itunes.apple.com/in/album/raja-natwarlal-original-motion-picture-soundtrack-ep/902508492 |title=Raja Natwarlal (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) |date=23 July 2014 |publisher=[[iTunes]] |access-date=27 June 2018 |archive-date=27 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180627213644/https://itunes.apple.com/in/album/raja-natwarlal-original-motion-picture-soundtrack-ep/902508492 |url-status=live }}</ref>
| recorded = 2013–14
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = [[Film soundtrack|Feature film soundtrack]]
| length = 24:35
| language = [[Hindi]]
| label = [[Times Music]]
| producer = [[Yuvan Shankar Raja]]
| prev_title = [[Anjaan (soundtrack)|Anjaan]]
| prev_year = 2013
| next_title = [[Govindudu Andarivadele (soundtrack)|Govindudu Andarivadele]]
| next_year = 2014
| misc = {{External media
| audio1 = {{YouTube|6_v67MQqyXg|Audio Jukebox}}}}
}}
The film's soundtrack was composed by noted Tamil film composer [[Yuvan Shankar Raja]] who made his debut in [[Hindi cinema|Hindi films]] with the film.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/music/Yuvans-first-trailer-out/articleshow/38668289.cms |access-date=4 February 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150712024904/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/music/Yuvans-first-trailer-out/articleshow/38668289.cms |archive-date=12 July 2015|website=[[The Times of India]] |title=Yuvan's first trailer out - the Times of India }}</ref> The soundtrack album consists of six tracks: four romantic numbers including one [[reprise]], one dance number and in Hashmi's words, "a dhinchak [[Tapori (word)|tapori]]" song.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/screen/yuvan-shankar-raja-debuts-in-bollywood-with-raja-natwarlal/ |title=Yuvan Shankar Raja debuts in Bollywood with Raja Natwarlal |work=The Indian Express |date=4 July 2014 |access-date=20 December 2014 |archive-date=20 December 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141220194736/http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/screen/yuvan-shankar-raja-debuts-in-bollywood-with-raja-natwarlal/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The lyrics were written by [[Irshad Kamil]]. The tracks were unveiled on 30 July 2014 and premiered at [[Radio City (Indian radio station)|Radio City]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.radioandmusic.com/content/editorial/news-releases/exclusive-radio-premier-raja-natwarlal-only-radio-city-0 |date= 31 Jul 2014 |website=www.radioandmusic.com |language=en |access-date=13 August 2023 |title=Exclusive Radio premier of 'Raja Natwarlal' only on Radio City |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140812224146/http://www.radioandmusic.com/content/editorial/news-releases/exclusive-radio-premier-raja-natwarlal-only-radio-city-0 |archive-date=12 August 2014}}</ref> The reprise "Tere Hoke Rehenge" was the first song to be released, although it was the last song to be recorded.<ref name="mumbaimirror.com"/>

Joginder Tuteja from [[Rediff.com]] gave the album 3 out of 5 stars and wrote, "'' Raja Natwarlal'''s music grows on you slowly", further adding, "Since debutant Yuvan Shankar Raja brings in a new sound with this album, he deserves a few hearings before one pronounces judgment".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/review/review-raja-natwarlals-music-grows-on-you-slowly/20140809.htm |title=Review: Raja Natwarlal's music grows on you slowly |date=9 August 2014 |work=Rediff |access-date=20 December 2014 |archive-date=20 December 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141220195256/http://www.rediff.com/movies/review/review-raja-natwarlals-music-grows-on-you-slowly/20140809.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Bollywood Hungama]] gave 2.5 stars out of 5 and wrote, "Yuvan Shankar Raja has absorbed the ethos of the contemporary Hindi film song with far more accuracy, acumen and sharpness than any colleague down South with the exception of that redoubtable genius, M.M. Kreem. Yuvan Shankar Raja's tunes are quite trendy, and their appeal makes the score sound fresh despite generic similarities to today's 'hit' music. His production is immaculate and Irshad Kamil's lyrics, as usual, vary from the pithy to the occasionally needlessly Sufi".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/musiccriticreview/id/507113 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140810005725/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/musiccriticreview/id/507113 |url-status=dead |archive-date=10 August 2014 |title=Raja Natwarlal |website=[[Bollywood Hungama]] |access-date=20 December 2014}}</ref>

{{tracklist
| headline = Raja Natwarlal (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://itunes.apple.com/in/album/raja-natwarlal-original-motion/id902508492 |title=iTunes Music – Raja Natwarlal (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) – EP by Yuvan Shankar Raja |date=23 July 2014 |publisher=iTunes Store |access-date=20 December 2014 |archive-date=31 October 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141031025113/https://itunes.apple.com/in/album/raja-natwarlal-original-motion/id902508492 |url-status=live }}</ref>
| extra_column = Artist(s)
| total_length = 24:35
| title1 = Tere Hoke Rehengay
| extra1 = [[Arijit Singh]]
| length1 = 4:03
| title2 = Dukki Tikki
| extra2 = [[Mika Singh]]
| length2 = 4:59
| title3 = Tere Hoke Rehengay (Reprise)
| extra3 = [[Shweta Pandit]]
| length3 = 4:29
| title4 = Kabhi Ruhani Kabhi Rumani
| extra4 = [[Benny Dayal]]
| length4 = 4:00
| title5 = Namak Paare
| extra5 = [[Mamta Sharma]], [[Anupam Amod]]
| length5 = 3:45
| title6 = Flip Your Collar Back
| extra6 = Benny Dayal
| length6 = 3:59
}}

==Critical reception==
The film received positive reviews upon release.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ibtimes.co.in/raja-natwarlal-review-roundup-one-time-watch-607890 |title='Raja Natwarlal' Review Roundup: One-Time Watch |date=29 August 2014 |work=International Business Times |access-date=20 December 2014 |archive-date=20 December 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141220194713/http://www.ibtimes.co.in/raja-natwarlal-review-roundup-one-time-watch-607890 |url-status=live }}</ref>

[[The Times of India]] gave 3.5 stars out of 5 and wrote, "With its twisting story, good-looking frames and zingy acting, ''Raja Natwarlal'' keeps you entertained".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/movie-review/Raja-Natwarlal/movie-review/41188259.cms |access-date=4 September 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140904070435/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/movie-review/Raja-Natwarlal/movie-review/41188259.cms |archive-date=4 September 2014|website=[[The Times of India]] |title=Raja Natwarlal movie review: Wallpaper, Story, Trailer at Times of India }}</ref> Rachel Saltz from [[The New York Times]] wrote, "Mr. Deshmukh's setup can be overly fussy – some of the con machinations seem needlessly complicated and hard to follow, or maybe not quite worth following – but his payoff works. And his cast, too, hits the right notes and finds an easy rhythm".<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/08/30/movies/in-raja-natwarlal-bollywoods-kiss-king-plays-a-con-man.html |title=A Criminal With Charm: In 'Raja Natwarlal,' Bollywood's Kiss King Plays a Con Man |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |access-date=20 December 2014 |archive-date=30 October 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141030032432/http://www.nytimes.com/2014/08/30/movies/in-raja-natwarlal-bollywoods-kiss-king-plays-a-con-man.html |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Bollywood Hungama]] gave 3 stars out of 5 and wrote, "Kunal Deshmukh does a reasonably good job in ''Raja Natwarlal''. There are a few repeated moments from his earlier films, but the plot of the film overshadows that. He manages to get the audiences glued to their seats throughout the film, a few loopholes notwithstanding".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/criticreview/id/507113 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140121034217/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/criticreview/id/507113 |url-status=dead |archive-date=21 January 2014 |title=Raja Natwarlal |website=[[Bollywood Hungama]] |access-date=20 December 2014}}</ref>

[[Anupama Chopra]] from [[Hindustan Times]] gave a rating of 2.5 and wrote, "If you can get past the foolishness of the plot, director Kunal Deshmukh's film is mildly engaging".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/reviews/movie-review-by-anupama-chopra-raja-natwarlal-isn-t-an-actively-awful-film/article1-1258050.aspx |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140829235429/http://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/reviews/movie-review-by-anupama-chopra-raja-natwarlal-isn-t-an-actively-awful-film/article1-1258050.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-date=29 August 2014 |title=Movie review by Anupama Chopra: Raja Natwarlal isn't an actively awful film |work=Hindustan Times |access-date=20 December 2014}}</ref> [[Raja Sen]] from [[Rediff]] gave the same rating, while writing, "Raja Natwarlal has some smarts but tragically lacks the skill or the sleight-of-hand".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/review/review-raja-natwarlal-lacks-directorial-finesse/20140829.htm |title=Review: Raja Natwarlal lacks directorial finesse |date=29 August 2014 |work=Rediff |access-date=20 December 2014 |archive-date=31 December 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141231024717/http://www.rediff.com/movies/review/review-raja-natwarlal-lacks-directorial-finesse/20140829.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> Kusumita Das from [[Deccan Chronicle]] gave 2.5 stars as well and wrote, "There's a gripping premise of a revenge plan, little bit of comedy, some interesting dialogues and convincing performances from the chief cast. But in a bid to broaden the suspense and make the twists more unpredictable, the story gets entwined in all the yarns it manages to spin for over two hours".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.deccanchronicle.com/140828/entertainment-bollywood/article/raja-natwarlal-could-just-be-watchable-fare |title=Movie review 'Raja Natwarlal': Could just be a watchable fare |work=Deccan Chronicle |date=29 August 2014 |access-date=20 December 2014 |archive-date=20 December 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141220194517/http://www.deccanchronicle.com/140828/entertainment-bollywood/article/raja-natwarlal-could-just-be-watchable-fare |url-status=live }}</ref> Shubha Shetty-Saha from [[mid-day]] gave 2.5 stars out of 5, too, and wrote, "This film had huge potential but sadly one walks out of the theatre unimpressed by ''Raja Natwarlal''s antics and this film".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mid-day.com/articles/movie-review-raja-natwarlal/15564159 |title=Movie review: 'Raja Natwarlal' |date=15 September 2014 |work=mid-day |access-date=20 December 2014 |archive-date=20 December 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141220195841/http://www.mid-day.com/articles/movie-review-raja-natwarlal/15564159 |url-status=live }}</ref> Rahul Desai from [[Mumbai Mirror]] wrote, "This film is far from perfect, but makes for an acceptable non-Italian version of ''The Indian Job''-by entertaining solely within the confines of a revenge drama".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mumbaimirror.com/entertainment/bollywood/Film-review-Raja-Natwarlal/articleshow/41136533.cms |access-date=4 September 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140901041451/http://www.mumbaimirror.com/entertainment/bollywood/Film-review-Raja-Natwarlal/articleshow/41136533.cms |archive-date=1 September 2014|title=Film review: Raja Natwarlal - Mumbai Mirror }}</ref> [[Sify]] wrote, "The film, with an impressive intermission point, is pacy and full of twists in the second half...Where the film falters is in insinuating incongruous melodrama and unnecessary characters".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sify.com/movies/raja-natwarlal-review-king-con-review-bollywood-15058197.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140829150913/http://www.sify.com/movies/raja-natwarlal-review-king-con-review-bollywood-15058197.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=29 August 2014 |title=Movie Review : Raja Natwarlal review: King Con! |work=Sify |access-date=20 December 2014}}</ref>

Shubhra Gupta from [[Indian Express]] gave 1.5 stars out of 5 and wrote, "A caper flick necessarily has to do a couple of things: it has to have some surprises, and it has to be fun. On neither of these counts, ''Raja Natwarlal'' comes up trumps".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/movie-review/movie-review-raja-natwarlal-is-a-limp-con-job/ |title=Raja Natwarlal movie review: It is a limp con job |work=The Indian Express |access-date=20 December 2014 |archive-date=20 December 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141220193956/http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/movie-review/movie-review-raja-natwarlal-is-a-limp-con-job/ |url-status=live }}</ref> [[The Economic Times]] reported, "With its many twists, the film actually has enough potential to stay gripping, but fails woefully at it as it gets a hackneyed treatment".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/articleshow/41584978.cms |access-date=4 September 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140905023104/http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/articleshow/41584978.cms |archive-date=5 September 2014|title=Movie review: Raja Natwarlal cons the audience with serial kissing - the Economic Times }}</ref> Faheem Ruhani from [[India Today]], gave the film one star and said, "Unfortunately for Emraan, there is very little in this film that is enthralling. In fact, this story...is nothing but plain boring and exhausting to sit through".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/raja-natwarlal-emraan-hashmi-humaima-malick-movie-review/1/379794.html |title=Movie review: Raja Natwarlal is plain boring and exhausting |work=India Today |access-date=20 December 2014 |archive-date=22 October 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141022114142/http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/raja-natwarlal-emraan-hashmi-humaima-malick-movie-review/1/379794.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Mihir Fadnavis from [[firstpost.com]] wrote, "'' Raja Natwarlal'' is a con film about con men, and it succeeds wonderfully in conning you into coming to see it. ''Raja Natwarlal'' is a Stupid Man's ''[[Ocean's 11]]''".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.firstpost.com/bollywood/raja-natwarlal-review-dont-get-conned-into-watching-this-emraan-hashmi-film-1687517.html |title=Raja Natwarlal review: Don't get conned into watching this Emraan Hashmi film |work=Firstpost |date=29 August 2014 |access-date=20 December 2014 |archive-date=1 November 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141101194555/http://www.firstpost.com/bollywood/raja-natwarlal-review-dont-get-conned-into-watching-this-emraan-hashmi-film-1687517.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Sanjukta Sharma from [[livemint]] wrote, "You probably won't remember this film after you have watched it. There is no inventiveness in plot, treatment, and characterization—unlike the best con movies, not for a moment do any of the characters seem to be duping each other, and their wiles or avarice hold no surprises. ''Raja Natwarlal'' is unimaginative pulp; it begins and ends on a lukewarm note".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.livemint.com/Leisure/Nfz5mdp9jtocqIdccAH1hJ/Film-Review--Raja-Natwarlal.html |access-date=4 September 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140902042757/http://www.livemint.com/Leisure/Nfz5mdp9jtocqIdccAH1hJ/Film-Review--Raja-Natwarlal.html |archive-date=2 September 2014|title=Film Review | Raja Natwarlal - Livemint }}</ref>

==Box office==
The film's approximate opening day gross was {{INRConvert|55|m}} to {{INRConvert|60|m}},<ref>{{cite web |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Entertainment/Hindi/Bollywood/Box-Office/Box-office-report-Raja-Natwarlal-does-average-business-on-Day-1/articleshow/41252413.cms |access-date=19 September 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140903020312/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/box-office/Box-office-report-Raja-Natwarlal-does-average-business-on-Day-1/articleshow/41252413.cms |archive-date=3 September 2014|website=[[The Times of India]] |title=Box office report: 'Raja Natwarlal' does average business on Day 1 - the Times of India }}</ref> while {{INRConvert|52.5|m}} were reportedly collected on Saturday; the overall weekend gross was {{INRConvert|170|m}}.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/box-office/Box-Office-report-Emraan-Hashmis-Raja-Natwarlal-doesnt-meet-expectations/articleshow/41434566.cms |access-date=19 September 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140904065937/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/box-office/Box-Office-report-Emraan-Hashmis-Raja-Natwarlal-doesnt-meet-expectations/articleshow/41434566.cms |archive-date=4 September 2014|website=[[The Times of India]] |title=Box Office report: Emraan Hashmi's 'Raja Natwarlal' doesn't meet expectations - the Times of India }}</ref> At the end of the first week, the film had collected {{INRConvert|259|m}} and the overall lifetime collection were {{INRConvert|268|m}} according to [[Bollywood Hungama]].<ref name="r1"/>

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