Prakash Jha confirms Raajneeti 2: I am working on it, casting underway
The director shared how he managed to put such a big star cast together. 'The good thing about casting was that whoever we approached, liked the script and came on board. They felt challenged to perform well. People say it was a commercial success."The 2019 political thriller depicted an archetypal conflict between rival political families and parties.
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