Though
he
hasn"t
received
any
National
award
this
year
Prakash
Jha
just
can"t
stop
preening
over
the
fact
that
his
Raajneeti
features
the
maximum
number
of
National
award
winners
in
its
cast,
Arjun
Rampal
being
the
latest.
Says
Prakash,
“When
I
heard
Arjun
had
won
the
National
award
for
Rock
On
I
was
ecstatic.
He
is
fantastic
in
my
film.
But
it"s
Ranbir
I"m
most
hopeful
about.
I
hope,
no
in
fact
I"m
pretty
certain
he"ll
win
the
National
award
for
his
performance."
Ranbir
plays
an
US-educated
scion
of
a
political
dynasty
that
has
to
reluctantly
return
home
to
shoulder
his
family"s
duties.
Says
Prakash,
“This
film
will
take
Ranbir
to
another
level.
In
fact
everyone
is
outstanding
in
the
film.
And
why
not?
I"ve
a
line-up
of
National
award
winners
in
the
cast,
from
Naseeruddin
Shah
and
Nana
Patekar
to
Manoj
Bajpai
and
Ajay
Devgn."
Incidentally,
Prakash
can"t
stop
preening
over
the
fact
that
his
Raajneeti
is
the
biggest
multi-starrer
since
Sholay.
“I
think
it"d
be
impossible
to
get
so
many
stars
under
one
roof
for
any
other
director." As
for
Katrina
Kaif,
Raajneeti
in
many
ways
is
her
film.
“The
girl
has
breathed
fire
and
passion
into
her
role.
From
the
way
she
metamorphoses
from
a
young
vivacious
girl
to
the
way
she
walks
to
give
her
public
speeches
as
a
politician.
Audiences
won"t
be
able
to
believe
the
transformation
of
Katrina
Kaif.
I
won"t
be
surprised
if
both
Ranbir
and
Katrina
win
National
awards," says
Prakash
confidently.
Ajab
Kahani
Ki
Ghazab
Prem.