Sarkar Raj

<p dir="ltr"><b><i>Sarkar Raj</i></b> (<i>Reign of the Overlord</i>) is a 2008 Indian political crime thriller film directed by Ram Gopal Varma. The film is a sequel to the 2005 film <a href="/2005/04/sarkar.html"><i>Sarkar</i></a> and the second installment of <a href="/search?q=Sarkar%20Film%20Series">Sarkar film series</a>. The film was premiered at the <i>2008 Cannes Film Festival</i>, the <i>New York Asian Film Festival</i>, and the <i>9th IIFA World Premiere-Bangkok</i>.<br /> <br /> </p><p dir="ltr"><img src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/5/5a/Sarkar_Raj_Poster.jpg/220px-Sarkar_Raj_Poster.jpg"><a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Sarkar_Raj_Poster.jpg"></a><br /> <br /> </p><p dir="ltr">Directed by <a href="/search?q=Ram%20Gopal%20Varma">Ram Gopal Varma</a><br /> Produced by Ram Gopal Varma,<br /> Praveen Nischol<br /> Written by Prashant Pandey<br /> Screenplay by Ram Gopal Varma<br /> Starring Amitabh Bachchan,<br /> Abhishek Bachchan,<br /> Aishwarya Rai Bachchan,<br /> Dilip Prabhavalkar,<br /> Supriya Pathak<br /> Music by <b>Background</b><b> Score:</b><br /> Amar Mohile<br /> <b>Songs:</b><br /> Bapi-Tutul<br /> Edited by Nipun Ashok Gupta,<br /> Amit Parmar<br /> Distributed by Showman Pictures,<br /> Balaji Motion Pictures<br /> Release date 6 June 2008<br /> Running time 125 minutes<br /> Country India<br /> Language Hindi<br /> Budget ₹280 million<br /> Box office ₹594.6 million<br /> </p><p dir="ltr">The film was archived at the Academy of Motion Pictures library. The primary cast features Amitabh Bachchan, Abhishek Bachchan (who reprise their roles from the original) and new entrant Aishwarya Rai Bachchan. Supriya Pathak, Tanisha Mukherjee and Ravi Kale also reappeared in their respective roles from <a href="/2005/04/sarkar.html"><i>Sarkar</i></a>. The film released on 6 June 2008 and was critically and commercially successful.<br /> <br /> <br /> </p><p dir="ltr"><b>Cast</b></p><p dir="ltr"><u>Amitabh</u> Bachchan as Subhash Nagre<br /> Aishwarya Rai Bachchan as Anita Rajan<br /> Abhishek Bachchan as Shankar Nagare<br /> Govind Namdeo as Hassan Qazi<br /> Tanisha Mukherjee as Avantika<br /> Victor Banerjee as Mike Rajan<br /> Supriya Pathak as Pushpa Nagre<br /> Sayaji Shinde as Karunesh Kaanga<br /> Dilip Prabhavalkar as Rao Saab<br /> Sumeet Nijhawan as Bala<br /> Kay Kay Menon as Vishnu Nagare (Cameo from the original film <i>Sarkar</i>)<br /> Upendra Limaye as Kantilal Vohra<br /> Rajesh Shringarpure as Sanjay Somji<br /> Shishir Sharma as Sunil Shinde<br /> Ravi Kale as Chander<br /> Javed Ansari as The Hitman<br /> <br /> <br /> </p><p dir="ltr"><b>Awards and nominations</b><br /> <br /> </p><p dir="ltr"><b>Star Screen Awards</b></p><p dir="ltr"><b>Nominated</b></p><p dir="ltr">Screen Award for Best Film (2009)<br /> Screen Award for Best Director (2009)- Ram Gopal Varma<br /> Screen Award for Best Actor (2009)- Amitabh Bachchan<br /> Screen Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role (2009)- Abhishek Bachchan<br /> Screen Award for Best Actor in a Negative Role (Male/Female) (2009)- Dilip Prabhawalkar<br /> Screen Award for Best Background Music (2009)- Amar Mohile</p><p dir="ltr"><b>Stardust Awards</b></p><p dir="ltr"><b>Nominated</b></p><p dir="ltr">Stardust Award for Star of the Year – Male (2009)- Amitabh Bachchan<br /> Stardust Award for The New Menace (2009)- Rajesh Shringapure<br /> Stardust Award for Best Director (2009)- Ram Gopal Varma<br /> Stardust Award for Star of the Year – Male (2009)- Abhishek Bachchan<br /> Stardust Award for Star of the Year – Female (2009)- Aishwarya Rai<br /> </p><p dir="ltr"><b>Filmfare Awards</b></p><p dir="ltr"><b>Nominated</b></p><p dir="ltr">Filmfare Award for Best Actor in Supporting Role (2009)- Abhishek Bachchan</p><p dir="ltr"><b>IIFA Awards</b></p><p dir="ltr"><b>Nominated</b></p><p dir="ltr">IIFA Award for Best Actor in Supporting Role (2009)- Abhishek Bachchan<br /> <br /> </p><p dir="ltr"><b>Soundtrack</b></p><p dir="ltr">The music is composed by Bapi and Tutul. Lyrics are penned by Sandeep Nath and Prashant Pandey.<br /> </p><p dir="ltr"><b>Track listing</b></p><p dir="ltr">No. Title Singer(s) Length<br /> 1. "Chaah Bhanwar Trishna" Sunayana Sarkar Dasgupta 3:30<br /> 2. "Jalte Rawan" Abhishek Nailwal 3:02<br /> 3. "Jalwa Re Jalwa" Kailash Kher, Sunayana Sarkar Dasgupta 4:37<br /> 4. "Jhini Jhini" Roop Kumar Rathod, Shweta Pandit 4:04<br /> 5. "Saam Daam" Kailash Kher 3:29<br /> 6. "Saher Saher Ke Hajharon Sawal" Arun Ingle, Bapi, Tutul 2:49<br /> 7. "Subah" Pamela Jain 3:43<br /> 8. "The Govinda – Chant" Kailash Kher, Bapi, Tutul 2:59<br /> 9. "The Govinda – Groove" Bapi, Tutul, Jankee Parikh 3:03<br /> 10. "The Govinda – Theme" Bapi, Tutul 3:34<br /> 11. "The Govinda – Trance" Bapi, Tutul, Jankee Parikh 3:25<br /> 12. "The Jalwa – Club Mix" Kailash Kher, Sunayana Sarkar Dasgupta 4:47<br /> <br /> <br /> </p><p dir="ltr"><b>Sequel</b></p><p dir="ltr">In 2009 Ram Gopal Verma stated that he had no plans finalised for the third instalment in the series and shelved <i>Sarkar 3</i>. However, in 2012 it was reported that the sequel would go ahead once again and currently is in the pre production stage where the script is being written. The film is expected to go on floors at the end of 2013, primarily with the same cast of Amitabh and Abhishek Bachchan although his character dies at the end of this film and also Aishwarya Rai is to be left out.</p><p dir="ltr">In August, 2016 director Ram Gopal Varma confirmed <a href="/2017/05/sarkar-3.html"><i>Sarkar 3</i></a>. He told on his Twitter that Abhishek and Aishwarya will not be a part of the third installment.</p>

Sarkar Raj

Sarkar Raj  ( Reign of the Overlord ) is a 2008 Indian political crime thriller film directed by Ram Gopal Varma. The film is a sequel to th...

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