Raajneeti is a story about Indian politics. About Indian democracy. About Indian elections, a story of a few people who control the destiny of millions.
It is the story of their unstoppable ambition, and their bitter and violent battle to achieve it. This is the story of people who understand power - and know how to wield it at will.
Samar Pratap (Ranbir Kapoor), is the ultimate outsider. The apolitical conscientious objector, who gets reluctantly pulled into the battle-ravaged arena of family rivalry. Only to turn into a master of the craft of political warfare.
Rajneeti is the story of Samar Pratap's (Ranbir Kapoor) determined and fierce fight to protect his family. Of the bloodiest of final battles in a war alien to his character. It is the story of a man's descent into the moral hell that is Indian politics.
It is also the story of Bhaskar Sanyal (Naseeruddin Shah), the fire-brand leftist leader, feared for his single-handed ability to challenge the most powerful of leaders as he was respected for his political integrity.
Katrina Kaif plays Indu Sakseria, the princess - beautiful, passionate, arrogant. She had only one all-consuming love but is forced into the world of politics.
Arjun Rampal essays the role of Prithvi Pratap, who is heir to a powerful political legacy and impatient to seize the top position. But he is a man with a heart of gold but who is all brawn.
Nana Patekar is Brij Gopal, who shunned every political ambition even as he continued to mentor and guide the younger generation of leaders while the battle got bloodier by the day?
Ajay and Nana Patekar have earlier worked in Jha's Apaharan which was the story of a complex relationship and clashing ideologies between a father and son set in the backdrop of the kidnapping industry in the eastern state of Bihar.
