Sarkar Raj
Sarkar Raj | |
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Directed by | Ram Gopal Varma |
Written by | Prashant Pandey |
Screenplay by | Ram Gopal Varma |
Produced by | Ram Gopal Varma Praveen Nischol |
Starring | Amitabh Bachchan Abhishek Bachchan Aishwarya Rai Bachchan Dilip Prabhavalkar Supriya Pathak |
Cinematography | Amit Roy |
Edited by | Nipun Ashok Gupta Amit Parmar |
Music by | Score: Amar Mohile Songs: Bapi-Tutul |
Production companies | |
Distributed by | Balaji Motion Pictures (India) Eros International (International) |
Release date |
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Running time | 125 minutes |
Country | India |
Language | Hindi |
Budget | ₹ 280 million |
Box office | ₹ 594.6 million[1] |
Sarkar Raj (transl. Government rule) is a 2008 Indian
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Plot
The sequel is chronologically set two years after the original film. Anita Rajan (
Qazi states that this project will be impossible due to possible political entanglements. When Anita asks him for a solution, Qazi states that enlisting the support of Subhash Nagre (
Sanjay Somji (Rajesh Shringarpure), leader of farmer's association is shown to be protesting the Nagre's. Meanwhile, Avanti, now Shankar's wife reveals to him that she is two months pregnant, Shankar also has growing friction in relationship with old family aid Chander (Ravi Kale). On the other hand, Shankar's wife Avanti's car is bombed within the premises of Sarkar's villa, and Avanti is killed, Sarkar who is shaken suffers a shock and is admitted to a hospital. Shankar replaces Bala (Sumit Nijhawan) as head over Chander (Ravi Kale), and asks him to quickly find out who was behind this brutal attack. Kantilal Vohra (Upendra Limaye) come to Sarkar requesting him to shift the project to Gujarat. As Sarkar refuses, Vohra, Kaanga, Qazi, are shown together hatching a plan. Chander calls up Shankar telling Qazi was behind the blast, Shankar shoots Qazi in his house. Mike comes to India and is seen to be meeting Vohra discussing about eliminating Shankar as, they both want only profit and Shankar aims for development for 40,000 villagers living in Thackerwadi also.
Vohra and Kaanga now hire a hit-man to kill Shankar for 5-Crore. While, Shankar and Anita are on a holiday, Anita cautions Shankar about an impending attack on them, a sniper shoots at Shankar six bullets, who later succumbs to his injuries in hospital. A furious Subash suspecting Vohra kidnaps him. Sarkar tells Anita that his men have killed-Kaanga, Chander, Vohra and her father who was in
Cast
- Amitabh Bachchan as Subhash Nagre
- Abhishek Bachchan as Shankar Nagre
- Aishwarya Rai Bachchan as Anita Rajan
- Tanisha Mukherjeeas Avantika, Shankar's wife
- Govind Namdeoas Hassan Qazi
- Victor Banerjee as Mike Rajan, Anita's father
- Supriya Pathak as Pushpa Nagre
- Sayaji Shinde as Karunesh Kaanga
- Dilip Prabhavalkar as Rao Saab
- Sumeet Nijhawanas Bala
- Kay Kay Menon as Vishnu Nagare (Cameo from the original film Sarkar)
- Upendra Limaye as Kantilal Vohra
- Rajesh Shringarpure as Sanjay Somji
- Shishir Sharma as Sunil Shinde
- Ravi Kale as Chander
- Javed Ansari as The Hitman
Reception
Critical reception
The film mostly garnered a positive critical reception. Critic
The Economic Times gave a three star rating out of five and said "Sarkar Raj clearly gains major marks for its clever culmination, which was so much lacking from recent RGV products. The considerately and crisply penned dialogues by Prashant Pandey add a lot of insight to the scenes and depth to the characterizations."[14] Anupama Chopra from NDTV stated "What works here are the performances. The Bachchans-all three of them are in fine form. Despite wonderful performances and nicely done dramatic moments, Sarkar Raj doesn't pack the visceral punch of Sarkar".[15]
Nikhat Kazmi of The Times of India rated the film with three and a half stars and applauded the lead performances saying "This film carries the sequel forward without losing out on the gritty feel and retains the charisma of the central characters".[16] Critic Nathan Southern of MSN gave four stars citing that "Sarkar Raj thrives on its narrative cliffhangers, that the film never once fails to engage the audience; the premise and its characters are rock-solid, its dialogue convincing, and its suspense palpable. Varma and scriptwriter Prashant Pandey pack such unusual twists and double-crosses into the tale that even the most hardened and seasoned moviegoer will find the conclusion impossible to foresee".[17]
Box office reception
Sarkar Raj grossed almost ₹ 340 million in India[18] and over $1 million in the USA. The Filmfare Magazine (August 2008 issue) and other media declared it to be among the only four hits in the first half of 2008 (along with Race, Jodhaa Akbar and Jannat).
The producers reported that the movie had earned more than the entire grossings of its hit prequel in its first two weeks itself. According to the year end report of The Free Trade Journal, Sarkar Raj was the seventh highest all-India grosser of the year after (in order) Ghajini, Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi, Golmaal Returns, Singh Is Kinng, Dostana and Race. The trade magazine also reported high international collections. It was declared an average grosser at the box office with noted film journal Film Information mentioning that although the film was a profitable venture for its producers, the distributors outside of Bombay circuit stood to lose.
Soundtrack
Sarkar Raj | |
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Feature film soundtrack | |
Language | Hindi |
Label | T-Series |
The music is composed by Bapi and Tutul. Lyrics are penned by Sandeep Nath and Prashant Pandey.
Track listing
No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Chaah Bhanwar Trishna" | Sandeep Nath | Sunayana Sarkar Dasgupta | 3:30 |
2. | "Jalte Rawan" | Roop Kumar Rathod, Shweta Pandit | 4:04 | |
5. | "Saam Daam" | Sandeep Nath | Kailash Kher | 3:29 |
6. | "Saher Saher Ke Hajharon Sawal" | Sandeep Nath | Arun Ingle, Bapi, Tutul | 2:49 |
7. | "Subah" | Prashant Pandey | Pamela Jain | 3:43 |
8. | "The Govinda – Chant" | Sandeep Nath | Kailash Kher, Bapi, Tutul | 2:59 |
9. | "The Govinda – Groove" | Sandeep Nath | Bapi, Tutul, Jankee Parikh | 3:03 |
10. | "The Govinda – Theme" | Prashant Pandey | Bapi, Tutul | 3:34 |
11. | "The Govinda – Trance" | Sandeep Nath | Bapi, Tutul, Jankee Parikh | 3:25 |
12. | "The Jalwa – Club Mix" | Sandeep Nath | Kailash Kher, Sunayana Sarkar Dasgupta | 4:47 |
Accolades
Controversy
Debutante Rajesh Shringarpore's character of Sanjay Somji was also reportedly based on
Sequel
In 2009 Ram Gopal Verma stated that he had no plans finalised for the third instalment in the series and shelved Sarkar 3.
In August, 2016 director Ram Gopal Varma confirmed Sarkar 3.[29] He told on his Twitter that Abhishek and Aishwarya will not be a part of the third installment.[30]
Notes
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- ^ Southern, Nathan. "Sarkar Raj : Critics' Reviews". MSN Movies. Archived from the original on 23 September 2012. Retrieved 9 August 2011.
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External links
- Official website
- Sarkar Raj at IMDb