Sarkar Raj

2008

2h 4m

Crime

Drama

Mystery & Thriller

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7 Reviews

72%

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5,000+ Ratings

Shankar tries to drum up support for a power plant.

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Shubhra Gupta

The Indian Express

The film does deliver some surprises, and that's why it's much better, and tauter, than the first. The intrigue is sharper. So is the acting.

May 10, 2019

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Lisa Tsering

Hollywood Reporter

Sixty-five-year-old Amitabh Bachchan, India's vibrant and virile living legend, is riveting in nearly every film he does. But even a true fan's ardor is tested by the tedious political thriller, Sarkar Raj.

Jul 5, 2016

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Anil Sinanan

Times (UK)

Proves firmly that Bollywood can hold its own technically against its Western counterparts.

Rated: 3/5

Jul 5, 2016

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R. Paul Dhillon

Georgia Straight

Sarkar delivers a long monologue at the end of the film that explains what really happened: chiefly that the power plant was just a ruse for a power struggle. Too bad Varma didn't make that film.

Jul 5, 2016

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Maitland McDonagh

Miss FlickChick

Ram Gopal Varma's... reworking of The Godfather... delivers the casting coup of Bollywood's royal family %u2013 Amitabh Bachhan, his son, Abhishek, and Abhishek's wife, Aishwarya Rai %u2013 ... [but] the result is overwrought and cliched.

Mar 1, 2009

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Frank Lovece

Film Journal International

This all-star concoction is as muddy as the Ganges and nowhere near as holy. Unless, of course, you're talking plot-holey.

Jun 11, 2008

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Audience Member

The sequel to the original, this movie has a few unnecessary deaths but apart from that continues to show the full power of Subhash Nagre (and really the acting power of Amitabh Bachan).

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

02/09/23

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Audience Member

A satisfying political thriller, following on the lines of THE GODFATHER 2!

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/19/23

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Audience Member

Good stuff. Don't sleep on foreign cinema. Although this is an homage to the Godfather, foreign cinema seems to be getting better, as home grown flicks are content with the sad state of affairs that is the status quo.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/20/23

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Rahil S

The original is way better.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

08/10/11

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Audience Member

He tried to do better than the first one...alas !!!

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

01/16/23

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Audience Member

No Doubt, Amitabh Bachan Is The Best Actor In This World & ThIs Movie Proves "OLD IS GOLD" Superb Performance From BIG B. Awesome & I Feel Proud To B A Fan Of Amitabh Bachan

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/13/23

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Ram Gopal Varma

Director

Aishwarya Rai

Anita Rajan

Amitabh Bachchan

Subhash Nagare 'Sarkar'

Abhishek Bachchan

Shankar Nagare

Victor Banerjee

Mike Rajan

Tanisha

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Synopsis

Shankar tries to drum up support for a power plant.

Director: Ram Gopal Varma
Screenwriter: Prashant Pandey, Ram Gopal Varma
Production Co: Balaji Motion Pictures, K Sera Sera
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: Hindi
Release Date (DVD): Oct 7, 2008
Box Office (Gross USA): $1.0M
Runtime: 2h 4m