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Rajneeti!

So yesterday I went for the movie and my oh my was I surprised! :) To finally see a Hindi movie that's been directed so well, it was amazing! Ranbir Kapoor has done such a fantastic job that there are markings of Michael Corleone in his mannerisms. Similar to him, he's back from US for some time and has the innate ability and the acute mind to play the political games... The movie shocks you at times, and manages to make the entire story believable, to a point where I was praying that I never come across a cold-blooded strategist like him in my life! His expressions, his acting is so subtle and is bang on. Katrina wasn't bad herself, except her diction needs to be worked on, especially if she's going to deliver a speech! Unlike the hype, she's not the central character, rather Ranbir, Nana Patekar, Arjun Rampal and Manoj Bajpai form the main characters of the movie. Manoj Bajpai however disappointed me with his performance, I was expecting a lot from him, especially since like my friend pointed out, this was a role he's excellent at playing. Arjun Rampal has again surprised people with his acting and his performance... The movie was really good, the only point that they could've worked on, was the script, had the script been stronger, the movie would've been flawless!

Without divulging too many details, the plot of the story revolves around a family who's heading the nation's strongest party, and the in-fighting and politics within and outside it. A confluence of characters, emotions, murder, love, there's a lot of everything in it. Very subtle elements of reality mixed with some exaggerations lead to a believable, tragic, hard-hitting sort of a storyline.

This is a movie you must watch!
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