If Amay is (excessively) good, then Rameshwar is, well, just bad. What’s better (or worse)? Even then, the film’s plot, like its central character, devoid of complexity or intrigue, won’t elude you.Īn anonymous tipoff sends Amay, and his officers, to Sitagarh, a hamlet in Uttar Pradesh, home to Rameshwar, who is suspected of hiding Rs 420 crore (‘420’, get it? Yes, it’s that kind of a film). Down a shot whenever Amay’s honesty is referenced - guaranteed inebriation in 15 minutes. In fact, Amay’s sanctimony is ripe for a drinking game. Amay isn’t real he’s a template conceived by a screenwriter who couldn’t care for basic research. (Of course.) Raid belongs to that subgenre of purportedly realistic Bollywood films where characters talk solely to illuminate themes, stories, or the hero’s defining characteristic. He’s an atheist who only believes in “Bharat Mata”. In a career of seven years, Amay’s been transferred 49 times. Then when everyone is drinking the alcohol served at the party, Amay opens his bottle of country liquor because, in the words of this Honest Officer, “I’ll only drink what I can afford.” Cute. He insists on paying for the pair because an honest “officer can’t accept gifts”. But Amay, Raja Harishchandra in aviators, has to make a big deal out of it.
The host finds out and buys him a pair of shoes. Amay is only mildly dejected, but since he’s played by Devgn (Akshay Kumar minus the overt BJP love), he lectures the manager about the needless colonial practice, invokes Mahatma Gandhi, and starts to leave. He’s denied entry to an upscale club in Lucknow because he’s not wearing shoes. In Gupta’s world, the characters aren’t complex individuals they’re showcases for adjectives that simplistically slot them.Įarly in the film, nearly everything about Amay indicates, or rather screams, ‘honest’. Note the words ‘honest’ and ‘corrupt’ - the filmmaker is fixated on them - and their echoes control and dictate the rest of the film. Amay and his team break down the walls, ceilings, staircases and old storerooms (with the help of the map) to find assets worth crores (tens of millions).The period crime drama Raid, directed by Raj Kumar Gupta, is centered on the conflict between an honest income tax officer, Amay (Ajay Devgn), and a corrupt politician, Rameshwar (Saurabh Shukla). After a few hours of searching, when all hope seems lost, he receives an anonymous letter, along with a map, revealing the location of the money in the house. He searches every nook and cranny of the house with his team to find the black money without any success.
There he and his team face opposition from Rameshwar’s very hostile family, but he holds up to his ideals and integrity. So, Amay and his team, after much planning, head to Sitagarh. One day, he receives an anonymous tip about black money hoarded by (Member of Parliament) Rameshwar Singh (Saurabh Shukla), the don of Sitagarh, who had evaded income tax for a long time. The film focuses on an lRS officer Amay Patnaik (Ajay Devgn), who has just been transferred to Lucknow as Deputy Commissioner of Income Tax, where he lives happily with his wife Malini (Ileana D’Cruz).
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