Vote for your favourite political movie
Aandhi: Love in the time of elections. In Gulzaar's film, Sanjeev Kumar, Suchitra Sen star as star-crossed lovers. Sanjeev Kumar is the manager of a hotel where politician Suchitra Sen comes to stay during elections. Parallels to Indira Gandhi were drawn on the film's release. Songs from the film are evergreen hits.
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Vote for your favourite political movieAandhi: Love in the time of elections. In this Gulzaar's film, Sanjeev Kumar and Suchitra Sen feature as star-crossed lovers. Sanjeev Kumar is the manager of the hotel where politician Suchitra Sen comes to stay during elections. Parallels to Indira Gandhi were drawn on the film's release. The songs from the movie are still remembered and sung.
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Vote for your favourite political movieHu Tu Tu: Gulzaar's bleak but true look at contemporary India politics where politicians and businessmen are intertwined. Tabu and Suneil Shetty star in this low-key film that should have found more audience than it did in 1999. Sad ending.
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Vote for your favourite political movieMain Azaad Hoon: This was inspired by Meet John Doe (1941), a Gary Cooper film. Amitabh Bachhan stars as an ordinary man who is made to pose as a hero by a reporter. See it for how media and politics feed each other.
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Vote for your favourite political movieKissa Kursi Ka: You must see this film, which is a funny but real take on Indira Gandhi's politics, about Sanjay Gandhi and how the system works. Directed by Amrit Nahata, Kissa Kursi Ka was banned by the Indian Government on release and all prints were confiscated.
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Vote for your favourite political movieHazaar Khwahishen Aisi: Sudhir Mishra's fim about politics in the seventies, about rich young men with idealistic visions, few of which turn into reality. More known for the liberated woman played by Chitrangada Singh than anything else.
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Vote for your favourite political movieNayak: This is another enjoyable Anil Kaporr movie where a journalist becomes Chief Minister for a day. Although this movie is a bit ruined by making the hero into superman of sorts, some ideas about how to make government work are really interesting.
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Vote for your favourite political movieShiva: A 1990 movie on student politics starring Nagarjuna, this was RGV's introduction to the Hindi film scene in 1990. Gritty. Don't miss Raghuvaran's role as a crime boss who is in cahoots with a politician who uses him and then throws away when not needed.
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Vote for your favourite political movieSarkaar and Sarkaar Raj: These two movies tell the story of the Thackeray clan-type political family in Mumbai and are inspired by the Godfather movies. Sarkaar Raj is more abut the intersection of politicians and businessmen.
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Vote for your favourite political movieHaasil: This Tigmanshu Dhulia's movie about student politics in Allahabad is one of the best in the genre and Irrfan Khan has a great role as an upper caste student leader who falls in love and does all he can do win his girl.
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Vote for your favourite political movieGulaal: The Anurag Kashyap's ambitous 2009 movie tries to cover a lot of ground - student politics, separatist politics, kings of rajasthan, love triangles. Gulaal is remembered more for the acting of K K Menon and Piyush Mishra rather than the story.
