Raazi

An Incredible True Story
राज़ी (2018)
7.7/10
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Budget
$150
Revenue
$23 800 000
Director
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Actors
Photo Alia Bhatt
Alia Bhatt
Sehmat Syed
Photo Vicky Kaushal
Vicky Kaushal
Iqbal Syed
Photo Rajit Kapoor
Rajit Kapoor
Hidayat Khan
Photo Shishir Sharma
Shishir Sharma
Brigadier Syed
Photo Ashwath Bhatt
Ashwath Bhatt
Mehboob Syed
Photo Jaideep Ahlawat
Jaideep Ahlawat
Khalid Mir
All actors and roles (10)

Short description

Raazi is set in the early 1970s, against the backdrop of the conflict between India and Pakistan. Sehmat, a young woman from Kashmir, is drawn into intelligence work when her ailing father, a long-serving operative, arranges for her to take up his role. To place her close to Pakistani military planning, a marriage is arranged between Sehmat and Iqbal Syed, the son of a brigadier general. She moves into her husband's family home in Pakistan and lives as an Indian asset, gathering information while those around her remain unaware of who she is. Her position grows more difficult as she becomes attached to her new family and to Iqbal.

Meghna Gulzar directed the film and shares screenplay credit with Bhavani Iyer. Released in May 2018, it was her third feature and stands between her earlier Just Married and later Chhapaak and Sam Bahadur. Alia Bhatt leads the cast as Sehmat, with Vicky Kaushal as Iqbal, Rajit Kapoor as her father, Shishir Sharma as Brigadier Syed, Ashwath Bhatt as Mehboob Syed and Jaideep Ahlawat as Khalid Mir. The production involved 63 credited cast members and 44 credited crew.

Made by Dharma Productions and Junglee Pictures, the film returned about 24 million US dollars worldwide. On IMDb it holds 7.7 out of 10 from roughly 37,000 votes, and on TMDB 7.3 out of 10 from 202 votes. A critics' rating of 7.9 out of 10 from 11 reviews places it close to the audience scores.

What's left behind the scenes

  • An adaptation of Harinder S. Sikka's debut novel "Call Sehkmat" (2008), which tells the story of the Third Indo-Pakistani War in December 1971.
  • Filming had to be suspended due to unrest in Patiala (a city in the eastern Indian state of Punjab). Gurmit Ram Rahim Singh, a self-proclaimed god, was convicted of rape, resulting in tens of thousands of his supporters taking to the streets in protest, which escalated into clashes with police and the army.

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