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Director Prakash Jha who is known for making issue based films has recently stated that it is impossible to make a purely political film in India owing to lack of freedom of expression. "You cannot (hope) it'll change. There is historical, mythological and real reason for that. I believe that societies in India have always been far stronger and vocal than the state or the government. This is not a new thing," he said. However, here is a list of a few noteworthy films which had a political tinge to it.
Nayak: The Real Hero
Directed by S Shankar and starring Anil Kapoor, Rani Mukerji, Amrish Puri, Paresh Rawal, Johnny Lever and Saurabh Shukla., Nayak : The Real Hero is a remake of Shankar's Tamil film Mudhalvan which came out in 1999. The film follows the tale of a man who accepts a challenge by the chief minister of Maharashtra to run the state for one day. After his huge success, hee soon gets embroiled further into the political mess.
Sarkar
This Ram Gopal Verma film which is partially inspired by The GodFather was such a huge success that the film is all set to soon get its third installment. Released in 2005, the film starred Amitabh Bachchan, Abhieshek Bachchan, Kay Kay Menon, Katrina Kaif, Anupam Kher, Supriya Pathak and Tanisha Mukherjee and was even archived at the American Academy of Motion Pictures library. It's sequel Sarkar Raj which was released in 2008 was premiered in the Marche du film section at the 2008 Cannes Film Festival and New york Asian Film Festival.
Satyagraha
One of the many political themed films by Prakash Jha himself , the film starring Amitabh Bachchan, Kareena Kapoor, Ajay Devgan, Arjun Rampal, Manoj Bajpai, Amrita Rao was released in 2013. The film follows Amitabh Bachchan who plays the role of Dwarka Anand, a man who is a firm believer of truth and an inherent believer of society. Anand wants his son to give back to society and together they decide to construct a regional party to eliminate corruption and reconstruct the entire system for the welfare of a common man.
Yuva
This youth based Indian political movie directed by Mani Ratnam was released in 2004 and is a remake of Tamil film Aaytha Ezhuthu. Starring Ajay Devgan, Rani Mukerji, Abhishek Bachchan, Vivek Oberoi, Kareena kapoor, Esha Deol, Sonu Sood, it centres around the involvement of youth in politics telling the story of how the lives of three young men were changed one fateful day on Howrah Bridge in Kolkota.
Satta
Directed by Madhur Bhandarkar and starring Raveena Tandon and Atul Kulkarni, the films follows the life of a woman who is leading a simple and normal life but whose life changes after marriage when she is forced into politics.
Shool
This movie revolves around an honest police officer and portrays the ill effects of criminalization of politics in the state of Bihar. This film was released in 1999 and was directed by E Niwas. The script of this film was written by Ram Gopal Verma. As expected Manoj Bajpai's performance in the lead role stole the show and the film went on to win a National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Hindi.
Rann
One more starring Amitabh Bachchan and directed by Ram Gopal Verma, Rann is a corrupt politician’s chronicle set on the backdrop of the broadcasting business. Released in 2010 it also starred Sudeep, Ritesh Deshmukh, Paresh Rawal and was premiered at Toronto International Film Festival.
Gulal
Gulal directed by Anurag Kashyap is a story of struggle for power. Set in Rajputana, it displays the gritty unpleasant side of student politics and organizational politics in Rajasthan. Although it did not earn much, this film received wide scale appreciation and featured Kay Kay Menon who gave one of his best performances. Some other actors in this film were Mahi Gill, Jesse Randhawa, Raj Singh Chaudhary, Abhimanyu Singh.
