Overview
A relentless tax officer takes on a powerful crime lord in a battle of wits and will.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Mild
- tense
- serious
- determined
- weekend thriller night
- bollywood movie night
What critics said
Critics generally found the film gripping and anchored by Ajay Devgn and Saurabh Shukla, while noting that its extended length and repetitive, weaker second half dilute the impact.
What sets it apart
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The central action follows Amay Patnaik's prolonged Income Tax raid against Tauji's compound, emphasizing process, resistance, and tactical pressure.
Amay's repeated transfers and refusal to accept bribery place his bureaucratic duty directly against Tauji's influence and intimidation.
Tauji's feared status and network of influence make the tax fraud investigation a challenge to an entire local power structure.
The lengthy raid becomes an increasingly stubborn standoff between the investigating team and Tauji's household and allies.
Films like Raid, and why
Special 26
shared true-events crime drama, institutional corruption, and determined investigator protagonist
A Wednesday!
shared Hindi crime-thriller tension, anti-corruption themes, and procedural investigation
Singham
shared Indian political crime setting, moral idealism, and confrontational power struggle
The Raid
shared sustained procedural suspense centered on law enforcement confronting entrenched criminal power
Movie Details
- Director
- Raj Kumar Gupta
- Release Date
- 2018-03-16
- Runtime
- 120 min
- Rating
- 7.2 / 10 (138)
Cast
- Ajay Devgn
- Saurabh Shukla
- Ileana D'Cruz
- Gayathri Iyer
- Sheeba Chaddha
- Amit Sial
- Saanand Verma
- Sulagna Panigrahi
- Pushpa Joshi
- Imran Manzoor
Common questions
- What is Raid about?
- An incorruptible tax officer wages a relentless battle of nerve against a powerful Uttar Pradesh patriarch during an unprecedented government raid.
- What is Raid like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Raid as measured, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Raid violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Raid as mild.
- What did critics think of Raid?
- Critics generally found the film gripping and anchored by Ajay Devgn and Saurabh Shukla, while noting that its extended length and repetitive, weaker second half dilute the impact.
- Which films are like Raid?
- Films with a similar feel include Special 26, A Wednesday!, Singham, and The Raid.
- How long is Raid?
- Raid runs 120 minutes.
