Sarkar Raj
Sarkar Raj (transl. Government rule) is a 2008 Indian Hindi-language political crime thriller film directed by Ram Gopal Varma. The film is a sequel to the 2005 film Sarkar and the second installment of Sarkar film series. The film was premiered at the 2008 Cannes Film Festival, the New York Asian Film Festival, and the 9th IIFA World Premiere-Bangkok.
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| Directed by | Ram Gopal Varma |
| Written by | Prashant Pandey |
| Screenplay by | Ram Gopal Varma |
| Produced by | Ram Gopal Varma Praveen Nischol |
| Starring | Amitabh Bachchan Abhishek Bachchan Aishwarya Rai Bachchan Dilip Prabhavalkar Supriya Pathak |
| Cinematography | Amit Roy |
| Edited by | Nipun Ashok Gupta Amit Parmar |
| Music by | Score: Amar Mohile Songs: Bapi-Tutul |
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| Distributed by | Balaji Motion Pictures (India) Eros International (International) |
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Running time | 125 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
| Budget | ₹ 280 million |
| Box office | ₹ 594.6 million |
The film was archived at the Academy of Motion Pictures library. The primary cast features Amitabh Bachchan, Abhishek Bachchan (who reprise their roles from the original) and new entrant Aishwarya Rai Bachchan. Supriya Pathak, Tanisha Mukherjee and Ravi Kale also reappeared in their respective roles from Sarkar. The film released on 6 June 2008 and was critically and commercially successful. The continuation and third installment Sarkar 3 was released on 12 May 2017 to positive reviews.
A promotional mobile video game based on the film was released by Mauj Mobile in 2008.