5. Raajneeti
Starring – Ajay Devgan, Ranbir Kapoor, Nana Patekar, Manoj Bajpai, Arjun Rampal, Katrina Kaif, Sarah Thompson
Director – Prakash Jha
Producer – Prakash Jha, Ronnie Screwwala
Music – Wayne Sharp, Pritam, Aadesh Srivastav, Shantanu Moitra
Release Date – 04 June 2010
Gross – Rs 94,89,66,316
The political film inspired by the Mahabharat. Produced by Prakash Jha Productions, Jha’s Raajneeti saw a global release on 4th June 2010 after facing many a controversy some in regards to reel life people bearing similarities to real life people and some in regards to the use of the Indian national anthem.
Despite the initial adversities Raajneeti recorded an opening of 10.50 crores on its first day – with the film achieving the second biggest Friday opening in India after 3 Idiots. By the end of the first week the films gross collections stood at 54.75 crores and the collections kept on coming, making this the decades 5th highest grossing film.
