Raid is a 2018 Indian period crime thriller film written by Ritesh Shah and directed by Raj Kumar Gupta. It features Ajay Devgn, Ileana D'Cruz and Saurabh Shukla.[2][3]
Raid
Theatrical release poster
Directed by
Produced by
Abhishek Pathak
Kumar Mangat Pathak
Bhushan Kumar
Krishan Kumar
Screenplay by
Story by
Ritesh Shah
(Story and Dialogues)
Starring
Ajay Devgn
Ileana D'Cruz
Saurabh Shukla
Music by
Amit Trivedi
(Background Score and Songs)
Tanishk Bagchi
(Additional songs)
Cinematography
Alphonse Roy
Edited by
Bodhaditya Banerjee
Production
company
Release date
16 March 2018
Running time
130 minutes
Country
India
Language
Budget
₹45 crore
Box office
₹64.36 crore[1]
The film is inspired by the real life I-T raids that were conducted by the officers of the Indian Revenue Service in the 1980s.[4] It was released worldwide on 16 March 2018, and was met with positive reviews from critics.[5]
Cast
Ajay Devgn as Amay Patnaik
Ileana D'Cruz as Malini Patnaik
Saurabh Shukla as Rameshwar "Rajaji" Singh a.k.a "Tauji"
Saanand Verma as Suraj Singh
Gayathri Iyer as Mukta Yadav
Sheeba Chaddha as Prabha Devi
Sulagna Panigrahi as Tara
Devas Dixit as Shashi Singh
Uday Vir Singh as "Shyam Bihari Lal" Director General of Income Tax (Investigation and Intelligence)
Amit Bimrot as Satish Mishra
Amit Sial as Lallan Sudheer
Mukesh Singh Durgapur Naubasta
Akshay Verma
Ravi Khanvilakar
Neelabh Pandey as a driver of Ajay Devgn
Plot
The film focuses on the newly transferred IRS officer Amay Patnaik to Lucknow as Deputy Commissioner of Income Tax. On starting work, he starts to receive anonymous tips about black money hoarded by MP Rameshwar Singh. The movie ensues his pursuit of discovering the stash of Gold and cash all the while keeping his officers, his family and theirs safe.
Production
The principal photography of Raid took place in Lucknow and Raebareli, and commenced in September 2017.[6][7][8][9]
Release
The worldwide release date was announced on 16 March 2018.The first trailer for Raid, starring Ajay Devgn as an income tax officer, was released on Tuesday 6 February 2018.[10]
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