Raazi Movie Details:
| Based on | Calling Sehmat by Harinder Sikka |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
| Genre | Drama, Spy, Thriller |
| Release date | 11 May 2018 |
| Running time | 2hr 20min |
| Certificate | U/A |
| Starring | Alia Bhatt Vicky Kaushal Jaideep Ahlawat Rajit Kapur Shishir Sharma Soni Razdan Amruta Khanvilkar Arif Zakaria |
| Directed by | Meghna Gulzar |
| Written by | Screenplay: Bhavani Iyer Meghna Gulzar Dialogues: Meghna Gulzar |
| Story by | Harinder Sikka |
| Produced by | Vineet Jain Karan Johar Hiroo Yash Johar Apoorva Mehta |
| Cinematography by | Jay I. Patel |
| Edited by | Nitin Baid |
| Music by | Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy |
| Production Company | Junglee Pictures Dharma Productions |
| Distributor | AA Films |
Raazi Movie Cast & Characters:
- Alia Bhatt as Sehmat Syed (née Khan)
- Vicky Kaushal as Iqbal Syed
- Jaideep Ahlawat as RAW Agent Manav Chaudhary (codenamed Khalid Mir)
- Rajit Kapur as Hidayat Khan
- Shishir Sharma as Brigadier (later Major-General) Parvez Syed
- Soni Razdan as Teji Khan
- Amruta Khanvilkar as Munira Syed
- Arif Zakaria as Abdul Ahmed
- Ashwath Bhatt as Mehboob Syed
- Aman Vasishth as Nikhil Bakshi
- Rajvir Chauhan as ISI Officer
- Jitender Hooda as RAW Agent
- Rajesh Jais as Sarwar
- Cameo appearances
- Kanwaljit Singh as an older Nikhil Bakshi, an Indian Army Lieutenant general
- Sanjay Suri as Samar Syed
Storyline:
Hidayat Khan is the son of an Indian freedom fighter and agent posing as an informant for the Pakistani government. He wishes to make his 20-year-old daughter Sehmat an agent and continue the family tradition of being in service to the country. Sehmat leaves college. Senior RAW officer Khalid Mir hastily trains her. Her father uses his friendship with Brigadier Syed of the Pakistan Army to get Sehmat married to his son, Iqbal Syed, a military officer. Sehmat quickly settles into her married life, she falls in love with Iqbal. But everything starts to complicate.
Raazi Movie Box Office Collection & Budget:
| Budget | ₹35–40 crore |
| Worldwide Collection | ₹195.75 crore |
Raazi Movie tracklist:
| No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | “Ae Watan” | Arijit Singh | 3:43 |
| 2. | “Dilbaro” | Harshdeep Kaur, Vibha Saraf, Shankar Mahadevan | 5:14 |
| 3. | “Raazi” | Arijit Singh | 6:30 |
| 4. | “Ae Watan (Female)” | Sunidhi Chauhan | 3:31 |
About Raazi Movie:
Raazi is a Hindi spy thriller film directed by Meghna Gulzar and produced by Vineet Jain, Karan Johar, Hiroo Yash Johar, and Apoorva Mehta under the banners of Junglee Pictures and Dharma Productions. It stars Alia Bhatt in the lead role and features Vicky Kaushal, Rajit Kapur, Shishir Sharma, and Jaideep Ahlawat in supporting roles.
Raazi is an adaptation of Harinder Sikka’s 2008 novel Calling Sehmat, a true account of an Indian Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) agent who, upon her father’s request, is married into a family of military officers in Pakistan to relay information to India, before the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971.
Principal photography of Raazi began in July 2017 in Mumbai and was completed on 27 October 2017. It was shot across several locations including Patiala, Nabha, Malerkotla, and Doodhpathri.
Raazi was theatrically released on 11 May 2018 and received universal critical acclaim.
Made on a budget of ₹350 million (US$4.4 million), Raazi went on to gross ₹1.96 billion (US$25 million) worldwide, emerging as one of the highest-grossing Indian films featuring a female protagonist. It was also a critical success, with Meghna’s direction and Bhatt’s performance receiving praise.
At the 64th Filmfare Awards, Raazi received 15 nominations and won a leading 5 awards (tying with Andhadhun), including Best Film, Best Director (Gulzar) and Best Actress (Bhatt).
