Bloodlines in this Rajput family tree are too complicated to recount
. Suffice it to know, for simplicity's sake, the conflict is roughly over who's the heir to a political legacy: the eldest son (Manoj Bajpayee); or the younger brother and, given such a situation's arisen, his progenies (Prithviraj, Samar).
The latter also share a step-brother (Ajay Devgn), a locally popular Dalit youth leader. But no one knows this yet. He's Karn from the Mahabharat, picked up and elevated in the rival Kaurav camp. His birth also honours a popular Bollywood tradition: random one-night stands inevitably lead to instant pregnancies.
The film which is shot in the lake city of Bhopal and nearby areas captures the beauty of its palaces and of lake. The music is good and you will not feel boring for this 3 hour plus long if you can understand the 'neeti and shashtra' of Rajneeti.