WEEK 1
Domestic Net Rs. 25,33,83,329
Domestic Net Total Rs. 25,33,83,329
Domestic Gross Rs. 37,60,89,809
Total Domestic Gross Rs. 37,60,89,809
USA Gross $664,000
UK Gross £259,468
Verdict Hit

SARKAR RAJ is a success

June 16, 2008 2:45:43 PM IST
Joginder Tuteja, Bollywood Trade News Network

SARKAR RAJ has turned out to be a success at the box office. Even though some media reports have been questioning the film’s pull, especially after a huge number of prints that the film was released at, the fact remains that over 23 crores coming in the first week means that at the least SARKAR RAJ would prove to be an average success at the box office.

First YUVA, then GURU, now SARKAR RAJ. Abhishek Bachchan is cast opposite the finest actor of this country, yet he sparkles in every sequence. This time, the father and son go neck to neck as far as acting honors go. Aishwarya Rai Bachchan is fabulous and delivers her career-best performance in SARKAR RAJ. Enough has been written about her looks, but not much space has been devoted to her performances. HUM DIL DE CHUKE SANAM, DEVDAS, PROVOKED, GURU, JODHAA AKBAR and now SARKAR RAJ – she’s only got better with every film.

Every supporting actor in SARKAR RAJ stands out – Dilip Prabhawalkar [superb], Govind Namdev [first-rate], Sayaji Shinde [perfect], Ravi Kale [terrific] and Supriya Pathak [good]. Tanisha is alright. The actor enacting the role of Dilip Prabhawalkar’s grandson makes a strong impact.
TARAN ADARSH ( INDIAFM )

Performances take off from where they left in Sarkar. Abhishek delivers his best after Yuva and Guru and is very good at suggesting the furies and passions that lie just beneath his character’s controlled exterior. He gives us a Shankar who took over the family proceedings with the intention of making it “legitimate” in couple of years, but who is drawn more and more deeply into a byzantine web of deceit and betrayal, all papered over with code words like respect, honor, and gratitude. New entrant Anita played by Aishwarya Rai does come in handy and even though she hasn’t been used to the extent what RGV should’ve, she delivers each scene with panache, like her scene with Amitabh Bachchan and Abhishek in the hospital. But not to forget, it is her character which will always question you – ‘What next?’

Tanisha as Shankar’s wife fills in the blanks while the other character actors like Chander, Kanga, Vora, Somji, Rao saab and Qazi are used very effectively giving each one of them an equal oppurtunity to showcase their individual talent. What’s even more interesting is that RGV has used them in as we say – ‘bits n pieces’ trying to fix in the pieces of a jigsaw puzzle, and that grabs your attention. But having said that, I personally and dearly miss the company of Selva Mani, Rashid and Swmaiji. If only they could return as ‘Bhoots’ in the Sarkar Trilogy. But let me come to the point here. Have I missed someone ? Yes, I have and it’s not someone..it’s Sarkar. As the saying goes, there can only be one king in the jungle. That’s Amitabh Bachchan. For a man who has constantly stuck to one belief ‘Mujhe jo sahi lagta hai, main karta hoon’ he hardly puts a foot wrong. His hard hitting dialogues reminds you of his roles in Agneepath and Khuda Gawah. Subhash Nagre aka Sarkar’s performance is packed with more classic lines than any movie deserves to have and kudos goes to the dialogue writers.

Full Independent Review.

If you are a technologist by profession ( wich i doubt ) please do not ever review. Just do what you are good at !!

I saw the film last week and i cant stop talking about it, i am planning to watch it again. The film is already a hit in india and in my books is a classic!

Its the best movie of 2008 by miles..

Trust me guys, SARKAR RAJ rocks!