Raid

| Storyline:
Raid is based on one of the most high-profile raids the country has ever known and is the world`s first film on income tax raids. Set in the 80s, a fearless IT officer carries out a non-stop raid at the mansion of the most powerful man in Lucknow despite all the attempts by the latter to get the officer removed. Will he manage to stop the raid or will the officer bring him down?
| Movie Details:
Country | India |
Language | Hindi |
Genre | Crime, Thriller |
Release date | March 16, 2018 |
Running time | 2hr 8min |
Certificate | U/A |
Starring | Ajay Devgn Ileana D’Cruz Saurabh Shukla Saanand Verma |
Directed by | Raj Kumar Gupta |
Written by | Ritesh Shah |
Produced by | Abhishek Pathak Kumar Mangat Pathak Bhushan Kumar Gaurav Nanda Krishan Kumar Dua |
Cinematography by | Alphonse Roy |
Edited by | Bodhaditya Banerjee |
Music by | Songs & Score: Amit Trivedi Guest Composition: Tanishk Bagchi |
Casting by | Anmol Ahuja, Abhishek Banerjee, Amit Pandey, Hitesh Tejwani |
Production Design by | Rita Ghosh |
Art Direction by | Rajesh Choudhary, Sukracharyya Ghosh, Madhumita Sen |
Costume Design by | Sarveena Ningadalli, Ameira Punvani |
Production Company | Panorama Studios T-Series |
Distributor | Viacom 18 Motion Pictures (India) Eros International (International) |
| Trailer, Teaser & Video:
| Cast & Characters:
- Ajay Devgn as Amay Patnaik, IRS Deputy Commissioner of Income Tax, Malini’s husband
- Saurabh Shukla as Rameshwar Singh a.k.a. “Ramji” or “Tauji”
- Ileana D’Cruz as Malini Patnaik, Amay’s wife
- Amit Sial as Lallan Sudheer, Amay’s colleague
- Devas Dixit as Shashi Singh, Tara’s husband
- Gayathri Iyer as Mukta Yadav, Amay’s colleague
- Sheeba Chaddha as Prabha Devi, Rakesh’s wife
- Saanand Verma as Suraj Singh
- Sulagna Panigrahi as Tara Singh, Shashi’s wife and Amay’s informer in Rameshwar’s house
- Geeta Agarwal as Reema
- Vikram Kochhar as ACP Shamsher
- Amit Bimrot as Satish Mishra, Income Tax Inspector and Amay’s colleague
- Ravi Khanvilakar as Rakesh Singh
- Pravin Singh Sisodia as Anubhav Singh
- Pushpa Joshi as Amma ji
- Saurabhi Singh as Jaya
- Simran Nisha as Sushma
- Prakash Bajpai as Ramu Kaka
- Manju Shukla as Kaki
- Udayvir Singh as Shyam Bihari Lal, Director General of Income Tax
- Flora Jacob as Prime Minister Indira Gandhi
- Anil Rastogi as Finance Minister Raman Kumar
- R.C. Pathak as Chief Minister
- Ajay Singh as IT officer
| About Movie:
Raid is a Hindi crime film directed by Raj Kumar Gupta. The film stars Ajay Devgn, Saurabh Shukla, and Ileana D’Cruz. The film is based on the real-life income-tax raid conducted by the officers of the Income Tax Department on Sardar Inder Singh in the 1980s, which distinguished itself from others for being the longest raid in Indian history.
Ileana D’Cruz’s role in Raid marked her second consecutive collaboration with Ajay Devgn after Baadshaho (2017).
In August 2017, Raj Kumar Gupta made an official announcement about Ajay Devgn and Ileana D’Cruz being a part of his next film titled Raid. More than 40 theater actors from Lucknow were selected to play various characters in the film.
The principal photography of Raid took place in Lucknow and Raebareli and commenced in September 2017.
The Telugu remake of the film yet to be released starring Ravi Teja and directed by Harish Shankar, titled as Mr. Bachchan (2024).
| Release Date:
Raid was released theatrically in India on 16 March 2018 to positive reviews from critics and a major commercial success.
| Budget & Box Office Collection:
Budget | ₹40 crore |
Opening Day | ₹10 crore |
Worldwide Collection | ₹153.62 crore |
| About Raid Movie Sequal:
In April 2020, Raid 2 was announced. Principal photography began in January 2024. Raid 2 is scheduled to be released on 1 May 2025, starring Ajay Devgn, Riteish Deshmukh, Saurabh Shukla, and Vaani Kapoor.