''Razzakar'' is an Indian

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-language film written and directed by Raj Durge. The film, starring

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, Zakhir Hussian, was released on 27 February 2015.

Synopsis

Razzakar is based on a story about the Hyderabad Liberation Movement (from the

Razakars (Hyderabad) The Razakars were a paramilitary wing of the Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (MIM; ), an Islamic political party in the Hyderabad princely state of British India. Formed in 1938 by MIM leader Bahadur Yar Jung, the organisation expanded consid ...

) of 1948. The film shows the protagonist's journey from a commoner to that of a freedom fighter.

Cast

as Hari *

* Zakhir Hussian

Release

The film was theatrically released on 27 February 2015. It was dubbed in

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and released in

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and

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Soundtrack

Reception

Critical reception

The film received mixed reviews from critics. A reviewer from Divya Marathi gave the film a rating of 3/5 and wrote "The film is well done as the technical skills have a good grip on the screenplay. Every scene from the first frame to the last is very well constructed". A reviewer from

The Times of India ''The Times of India'' (''TOI'') is an Indian English-language daily newspaper and digital news media owned and managed by the Times Group. It is the List of newspapers in India by circulation, third-largest newspaper in India by circulation an ...

gave the film a rating of 2.5/5 and wrote "Keeping the narrative crisp and giving more focus on the history bit would have done wonders for this film. Unfortunately, what we get is a half-baked cake that refuses to finish". A reviewer of

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gave the film 1.5 stars out of 5 and wrote "In some places, the scenes are inserted at the wrong time... Although the movie starts well, slowly the movie starts to feel boring". Ganesh Matkari of

Pune Mirror ''The Times of India'' (''TOI'') is an Indian English-language daily newspaper and digital news media owned and managed by the Times Group. It is the third-largest newspaper in India by circulation and largest selling English-language daily i ...

wrote "The actors in Razakar somehow manage this over a very long stretch of time. I only wish they had something to show for their patience and hard work". Jaydeep Pathak of

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gave the film 1.5 stars out of 5 and says "We should read and study this bloody history. Why should you waste your precious time by watching movies in such category only with such efforts?".

References

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