Raajneeti

Raajneeti is a visual treat based on Indian family political business. Although, the characters of Raajneeti are from highly rich families, the protagonists seem to have only one principle: "An eye for an eye".

The film is inspired by two epics: Mahabharatha, which is of ancient Indian origin and Godfather, the modern western novel. Although the basic plot is Mahabharatha, the events are much derived from the Godfather. Some of the characters are from the Indian epic like the illegitimate son, Sooraj Kumar (Ajay Devgan) and others from the Godfather like an aggressive elder brother, Prithviraj Pratap (Arjun Rampal), a younger brother who unwillingly heading to the top of family business, here politics, Samar Pratap (Ranbir Kapoor). The car bomb scene where the characters, Prithviraj Pratap and Sarah (Sarah Thompson) are killed is the same in Coppola's Godfather where Michael's wife is killed by a car bomb.

The film is worth watching for its storyline and performance of actors. All of them have done their parts well. Many of the scenes involve mob, but still they were filmed very neatly.

The film can be given a rating of 3/5.