| Satyagraha – Democracy Under Fire | |
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Satyagraha first look
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| Directed by | Prakash Jha |
| Produced by | Prakash Jha Ronnie Screwvala Siddharth Roy Kapur |
| Written by | Anjum Rajabali Prakash Jha Rutvik Oza |
| Starring | Amitabh Bachchan Ajay Devgn Kareena Kapoor Arjun Rampal Manoj Bajpai Amrita Rao |
| Music by | Lyrics. Prasoon Joshi |
| Cinematography | Sachin Krishna |
| Editing by | Santosh Mandal |
| Studio | Prakash Jha Productions UTV Motion Pictures |
| Distributed by | UTV Motion Pictures (Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures India) |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
| Budget |  750 million(US$12 million) |
Satyagraha – Democracy Under Fire is an upcoming Bollywood political thriller film directed by Prakash Jha starring Amitabh Bachchan, Ajay Devgn, Kareena Kapoor, Arjun Rampal, Manoj Bajpai, Amrita Rao and Vipin Sharma in the lead roles.
Kareena Kapoor will play the role of an international journalist. Current situations inspired Jha to make Satyagraha. The first look of the film was released on September 10, 2012.
Satyagraha is expected to release on August 30, 2013. The teaser was released online on May 30,2013 and the teaser was attached with Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani.
Plot
Satyagraha reflects the uprising of the middle class against a corrupt and unjust system that leaves it with no recourse but to form a spontaneous movement to challenge the status quo. 
It is the story of a dynamic and ambitious young man who is poised to take the elevator of corporate success when a personal tragedy exposes him to the shocking consequences of corruption in this country.
Joining hands with an idealistic old man, he ignites a people’s protest that soon escalates into a massive movement with a national resonance, battling politicians determined to crush and discredit him. However, when people’s raw and unbridled anger is unleashed, the unintended penalty could be horrifying by itself.
Cast
He is playing the role of Dwarka Anand, a man who is a firm believer of truth and an inherent believer of society who wants his son to give back to society and the nation all that they have given him.
- He is playing the role of Manav Raghvendra. He represents shining India and is a brilliant telecommunication czar who uses the ways of the world to get what he wants.
She is playing the role of Yasmin Ahmed. she is a hard headed TV reporter out on the field and she digs deep and as an opinion. A very strong connect with Ajay but equally when they clash on ideologies they break up and reunite when he comes back to his principles.
- Plays the role of Arjun,a strong socially committed to become a politician. He studied in the same school of which Amitabh Bachchan was the principal.
- Plays the role of Balram Singh, wily young politician who uses every means to break the system. He is the real threat to democracy.
- Amrita Rao plays the role of Sumitra as daughter-in-law of Amitabh.
- Vipin Sharma as Gauri Shankar, the Leader of the Opposition.
- Natasa Stankovic,in special appearance in an item song.
- Mugdha Godse as Malini Mishra,a sultry, oppurtunistic corporate lady.
- Indraneil Sengupta
- Anjali Patil
Filming
Kareena will start shooting for Prakash Jha's Satyagraha, which will reportedly see the actress channel veteran CNN Chief International Correspondent and journalist Christiane Amanpour in her role as an international television correspondent. Kareena will be travelling to Dubai with her stylist to pick up some offbeat and chic attire that completes her look of an international journalist.The film is at the scripting stage and the final outline of Kareena's character is still being decided," a source from the unit of Satyagraha said. Jha has visualised Kareena's role as that of a reporter who keeps a tab on the entire movement and reports at the international level. The director is reportedly influenced by the huge fan following that Amanpour, famous for her reportage from war zones, enjoys. The film, where Amitabh Bachchan is apparently playing social activist Anna Hazare, will be shot mainly in Bhopal and New Delhi. 
The state-of-the-art news studio set has been built in Bhopal as it offers more space. Ralegan Siddhi(village of Anna Hazare), a small village in Maharashtra with a population of roughly 2,500 people,will serve as one of their main shoot locations. Amitabh Bachchan would be seen playing a man who is a firm believer of truth a la new age Gandhi while Ajay plays an ambitious entrepreneur who represents the modern India shining philosophy. Manoj Bajpai plays the role of a wily politician who uses every means to break the system. 
The shooting of Satyagraha started in February 2013 in Bhopal. After that, the production unit will head to Ralegan Siddhi.Ajay started shooting for Satyagraha in Bhopal in February 2013. Amitabh Bachchan will stay at the heritage Noor-Us-Sabah Palace Hotel and its Gauhar Taj suite is being renovated. Satyagraha is also shot in IES College campus,Bhopal.Post-Production
Amitabh and Ajay Devgn started dubbing of Satyagraha on May 27,2013. The film went for Censor certification on August 8,2013.
Controversy
A social action group - the Bhopal citizens forum (BCF) has objected to the laying of a tar road and construction of a makeshift market at the historic 19th century Benazir palace, the location of Prakash Jha's upcoming film 'Satyagraha'. The issue caught the eye of the national monuments authority (NMA) as well.[49] Benazir palace grounds come under theGandhi medical college (GMC, Bhopal). The palace itself, not a protected monument, is held by the public works department (PWD)Soundtrack
Soundtrack of Satyagraha is composed by Salim-Sulaiman, Aadesh Srivastav, Indian Ocean (Band) & Meet Bros Anjan,lyrics penned by Prasoon Joshi. Soundtrack got realised on mp3 sites and i tunes on 30 July 2013.| Sr No | Song | Singer | Music Director |
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| 1 | Satyagraha | Rajiv Sundaresan,Shivam Pathak & Shweta Pandit | Salim Sulaiman |
| 2 | Aiyo Ji | Salim Merchant & Shraddha Pandit | Salim Sulaiman |
| 3 | Raske Bhare Tore Naina | Shafqat Amanat Ali & Arpita | Aadesh Srivatava |
| 4 | Janta Rocks | Meet Bros Anjaan | Meet Bros Anjaan |
| 5 | Hum Bhole The | Rahul Ram,Amit Kilam & Himanshu Joshi | Indian Ocean |
| 6 | Raske Bhare Tore Naina (House Mix) | Aadesh Srivastava & Arpita | Aadesh Srivastava |
| 7 | Aiyo Ji (Remix) | Salim Merchant & Shraddha Pandit | Salim Sulaiman |
Soundtrack reception
Jyoti Prakash of IBO Database rated the album 3 out of 5 stars and argued that, "too many cooks spoil the broth and the music album of Satyagraha might be a prime example of this," he went on to conclude that, "The soundtrack of Satyagraha is strictly according to the mood and setting of the film.It is by no means a classic (which was not even expected) but it certainly ensures that the revolution has well and truly begun…"
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