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Raazi
Theatrical release poster
Directed byMeghna Gulzar
Screenplay byBhavani Iyer
Meghna Gulzar
Produced byVineet Jain
Karan Johar
Hiroo Yash Johar
Apoorva Mehta
StarringAlia Bhatt
Vicky Kaushal
CinematographyJay I. Patel
Edited byNitin Baid
Music byShankar–Ehsaan–Loy
Production
companies
Junglee Pictures
Dharma Productions
Distributed byAA Films
Release date
  • 11 May 2018 (2018-05-11)[1]
Running time
138 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi
Budget₹30 crore[2][3]
Box office₹114.26 crore[4]

Raazi (lit. 'Agree', Hindustani pronunciation: [ɾaːziː]) is a 2018 Indian spy thriller film directed by Meghna Gulzar and produced by Vineet Jain, Karan Johar, Hiroo Yash Johar and Apoorva Mehta under the banner of Dharma Productions. It features Alia Bhatt and Vicky Kaushal in lead roles.[5][6] The film is an adaptation of Harinder Sikka’s novel Calling Sehmat which is inspired by real events.[7][8] It is about an Indian spy married to a Pakistani military officer (played by Vicky Kaushal) during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 on the order of her father played by Rajit Kapur.[5][9][10]

Principal photography of the film began on July 2017 in Mumbai and the shooting was wrapped up on 27 October 2017.[11] The film was released on 11 May 2018.[1] Raazi was shot across several locations including Patiala, Nabha, Malerkotla and Doodhpathri.[12] The first poster of the film was released on 9 April 2018[13] through the official Twitter handle of the film while the trailer of the film was launched on 10 April 2018.[14]

Plot

The film opens with a senior Indian Army Officer Lt. Gen. Bakshi addressing a group of soldiers on board the INS Viraat. The story flashes to the 1971 India-Pakistan war and the events preceding and following it. Sehmat is a college student from Kashmir. Her father and grandfather were Indian freedom fighters. She learns of her father's impending death from cancer and his last wish for her to continue the family tradition of being in service to the country. She is soon to get married to an officer, the son of an Army Brigadier in the Pakistani Army, who is promoted to Major General. A few days before the marriage ceremony, Sehmat is hastily trained by members of RAW, India's external intelligence agency, in various skills required to be a spy.

After the marriage and migration to Pakistan, Sehmat quickly settles into her married life, adjusts to a new country, and establishes the trust and confidence of her in-laws. She also falls in love with her husband Iqbal, though she shortly establishes communication channels with her handlers back in India and starts relaying information. Eventually, she spots information related to the planning of some sort of offensive against India and, at great risk, is able to gather the necessary details and pass them on to her handlers.

It turns out that this information points to a possible attack on the Indian aircraft carrier INS Vikrant, then deployed in the Bay of Bengal. The storyline suggests that this information provided one of the initial warnings to the threat which could have some bearing on the sinking of the submarine PNS Ghazi off Visakhapatnam's coast.

Toward the end, Sehmat is discovered as a spy but manages to escape with the help of her handlers, at the cost of Iqbal's death. She ultimately returns to India, after which it is discovered that she is pregnant with Iqbal's child. She says that she will raise the boy alone; the boy, Samar Syed, later joins the Indian Army.

In the concluding scene, an aged Sehmat sits alone at the window of a small house.

Cast

Soundtrack

Raazi
Soundtrack album by
Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy
Released18 April 2018
GenreFeature film soundtrack
Length18:58
LanguageHindi
LabelZee Music Company
Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy chronology
Rock On 2
(2016) 		Raazi
(2018) 		Soorma
(2018)
Raazi
Review scores
SourceRating
The Hindu[15][16]

The music and background score of the film is composed by Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy while the lyrics are penned by Gulzar. The songs featured in the film are sung by Arijit Singh, Harshdeep Kaur, Vibha Saraf, Shankar Mahadevan and Sunidhi Chauhan. The song "Ae Watan" also contains the lyrics of Allama Iqbal's dua "Lab Pe Aati Hai Dua", that is the national prayer of Pakistan being offered during school assemblies. The soundtrack was officially released on 18 April 2018 by Zee Music Company.

Vipin Nair of The Hindu gave the soundtrack 4/5 stating that it's "a gem of a soundtrack" and "wish the soundtrack were longer".[15][16]

Track listing
No.TitleSinger(s)Length
1."Ae Watan"Arijit Singh3:43
2."Dilbaro"Harshdeep Kaur, Vibha Saraf, Shankar Mahadevan5:14
3."Raazi"Arijit Singh6:30
4."Ae Watan (Female)"Sunidhi Chauhan3:31
Total length:18:58

Reception

Raazi received mostly positive reviews from critics.[17] The film currently holds a 100% rating at Rotten Tomatoes with an average rating of 8/10.[18]

References

  1. ^ a b "Alia Bhatt, Vicky Kaushal film Raazi gets a release date". 1 August 2017.
  2. ^ "Raazi Budget & First Day Box Office Collection: 5th Highest of 2018". bollymoviereviewz. Retrieved 21 May 2017.
  3. ^ "Raazi: Box Office, Budget, Hit or Flop, Predictions, Posters, Cast, Release, Story, Wiki". jackace. Retrieved 21 May 2017.
  4. ^ "Box Office: Worldwide collections and day wise break up of Raazi". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
  5. ^ a b Lohana, Avinash (23 June 2017). "Alia Bhatt kicks off Meghna Gulzar's upcoming espionage thriller, Raazi, in July". Mumbai Mirror. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
  6. ^ "This week in cinema: Alia Bhatt, Vicky Kaushal start shooting for 'Raazi'; a sequel to 'Baby Driver'". The Hindu. 8 July 2017. Retrieved 12 July 2017.
  7. ^ "That spy princess!". The Hindu. 3 May 2008. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 10 May 2018.
  8. ^ "Calling Sehmat – Penguin India". Penguin India. Retrieved 10 May 2018.
  9. ^ "Raazi Trailer: Alia Bhatt, Vicky Kaushal Put Up A Promising Act". Mid-day. 10 April 2018. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  10. ^ "Script was my bible and Meghna Gulzar was my priest: Vicky Kaushal". www.connectedtoindia.com. Retrieved 10 May 2018.
  11. ^ "Spotted: Alia Bhatt dons this look for Raazi and it is simply pretty". Bollywood Hungama. 28 July 2017. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
  12. ^ Iyer, Sanyukta (19 March 2018). "From Meghna Gulzar to Vikas Bahl, filmmakers explore the untapped interiors of India". Mumbai Mirror. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
  13. ^ "Sehmat is the perfect daughter any father would be proud of". Twitter.
  14. ^ "Raazi – Official Trailer – Alia Bhatt, Vicky Kaushal". YouTube.
  15. ^ a b Nair, Vipin (26 April 2018). "Haunting melodies, stirring emotions". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 10 May 2018.
  16. ^ a b "Raazi – Music Review (Bollywood Soundtrack) | Music Aloud". www.musicaloud.com. Retrieved 10 May 2018.
  17. ^ Mehta, Ankita. "Raazi movie review roundup: What critics have to say about Alia-Vicky starrer". International Business Times, India Edition. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
  18. ^ Raazi, retrieved 12 May 2018
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