''Riyasat'' () is a 2014 Indian

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-language action film, starring

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, Gauri Kulkarni,

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, Aryeman Ramsay and

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. It is Khanna's last film. The film was released on 18 July 2014, two years after his death.

Cast

as Saheb * Gauri Kulkarni *

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as Vijay *

as Minister *

as Shakti *

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as Sandeep Marva

Plot

''Riyasat'' is a story about Saheb who has established a kingdom. He is being considered the godfather for the people of city. Saheb become aware of some unsocial people entered into the city with no good intentions. There starts a war and Saheb protects his kingdom. But, this war ends up changing Saheb's life forever.

Soundtrack

Production

''Riyasat'' is directed by Ashok Tyagi and it is jointly produced by Vijay Sirohi and Diwaker Singhal under ''Vijay Sirohi Productions''. ''Riyasat'' has been shot in

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and

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Reception

Critical response

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rated the film 1.5/5. Renuka Vyavhare of TOI said that, "If you are planning to watch this film solely for Rajesh Khanna, don't". The film makes an unsuccessful attempt to make scene intense by playing loud music every time Rajesh Khanna appears on screen. Johnson Thomas of FreePressJournal said that the film is a

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wannabe of the Hollywood film

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and, ''the narrative is hapless, very amateurishly executed''. Jyothi Venkatesh of the website Starblockbuster.com reviewed the film as lacking novelty.

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said that the Rajesh Khanna looks unwell in the movie and seems unable to deliver dialogues given to him. The website also speculate that the film was completed after Rajesh Khanna's death as there was found many repeated appearances of him and many dialogues of his shots delivered by some other person.

References

External links

* * {{Bollywood Hungama film, 744277 2014 films 2010s Hindi-language films Indian gangster films