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{{Infobox film
| name = Dirty Politics
| image = Dirty Politics film poster.jpg

| alt = 
| caption =
| native_name =
| director = [[K. C. Bokadia]]
| producer =
| writer = K. C. Bokadia
| screenplay =
| story = K. C. Bokadia
| starring = [[Mallika Sherawat]] [[Jackie Shroff]] [[Anupam Kher]] [[Om Puri]] [[Ashutosh Rana]] [[Rajpal Yadav]] [[Naseeruddin Shah]]
| music = '''Songs:''' [[Aadesh Shrivastav]] Robby Badal Sanjeev Darshan '''Lyrics:''' [[Sameer (lyricist)|Sameer]]
| cinematography = Paneer Selvam
| editing = [[Prakash Jha]]
| studio = B.M.B Music & Magnetics Ltd.
| distributor = [[Zee Music Company|Zee Music]]
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2015|03|06}}
| runtime = 130 minutes
| country = India
| language = Hindi
| gross = 
}}
'''''Dirty Politics''''' is a 2015 Indian [[Hindi]]-language [[political thriller]] written and directed by [[K. C. Bokadia]] with an [[ensemble cast]]. The film was released on 6 March 2015 with an adult rating due to its strong sexual content. It was a box office disaster.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20150307022842/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/4947880/Mallika-Sherawat-starrer-Dirty-Politics-banned-in-Bihar Mallika Sherawat starrer Dirty Politics banned in Bihar]. bollywoodhungama.com. 4 March 2015</ref>

== Plot ==
{{more plot|date=May 2020}}

The film is based on the infamous [[Bhanwari Devi murder case|Bhanwari Devi case]] of an auxiliary nurse from Rajasthan who disappeared on 1 September 2011.

== Cast ==
* [[Naseeruddin Shah]] as Manoj Singh
* [[Mallika Sherawat]] as Anokhi Devi
* [[Jackie Shroff]] as Mukhtiar Singh
* [[Anupam Kher]] as CBI officer Satya Prakash Mishra
* [[Om Puri]] as Dina Nath Singh, Jan Seva Party President
* [[Atul Kulkarni]] as Nirbhay Singh, Police Inspector
* Rahul Solanki
* [[Ashutosh Rana]] as Dayal Singh
* [[Rajpal Yadav]] as Banaram, Anokhi Devi's bodyguard
* [[Sushant Singh]] as Nischay Singh, Police Inspector
* [[Govind Namdev]] as Karan Singh, Police Superintendent
* [[Charu Sharma]]
* [[Awadhesh Mishra]] as Jabbar Singh
* [[Sunil Pal]] as Nathu Lal
* [[Komal Nahta]] as Newsreader

== Soundtrack ==
The soundtrack was composed by Sanjeev Darshan and Aadesh Shrivastava, and Sameer wrote the lyrics. It was Aadesh Shrivastav's last film as a music composer.
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|title1=Ghaghara
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|length1=4:25
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|extra1=[[Mamta Sharma]]
|title2=Chal Dum
|note2=
|length2=4:06
|writer2=
|extra2=[[Neha Bhasin]]
|title3=
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|total_length=8:31
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== Critical reception ==
This film received highly negative reviews from critics, criticising everything
<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://gulfnews.com/going-out/movie-reviews/film-review-dirty-politics-1.1467313|title = Film review: Dirty Politics}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.filmibeat.com/bollywood/reviews/2015/dirty-politics-movie-review-mallika-sherawat-critics-fans-review-175860.html|title = Dirty Politics Movie Review: Mallika Sherawat's Dirty Torture|date = 5 March 2015}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.emirates247.com/entertainment/bollywood/bollywood-review-mallika-sherawat-om-puri-play-dirty-politics-2015-03-05-1.583255|title=Bollywood review: Mallika Sherawat, Om Puri play 'Dirty Politics' – Entertainment – Bollywood – Emirates24|7}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bollywoodlife.com/news-gossip/dirty-politics-movie-review-mallika-sherawat-seems-disinterested-story-has-no-energy-481580|title=Dirty Politics movie review: Mallika Sherawat seems disinterested; story has no energy!|date=7 March 2015}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/cinema-reviews/dirty-politics-movie-review/article6969423.ece|title = Dirty Politics: Poor man's Raajneeti|newspaper = The Hindu|date = 7 March 2015|last1 = Kamath|first1 = Sudhish}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/movie-review/dirty-politics-movie-review|title=Dirty Politics Movie Review|date=5 June 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.financialexpress.com/article/lifestyle/showbiz/dirty-politics-movie-review-not-mallika-sherawats-redeeming-vehicle/50969/|title='Dirty Politics' movie review: Not Mallika Sherawat's redeeming vehicle|date=7 March 2015|work=The Financial Express|access-date=7 March 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150309190326/http://www.financialexpress.com/article/lifestyle/showbiz/dirty-politics-movie-review-not-mallika-sherawats-redeeming-vehicle/50969/|archive-date=9 March 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> The initial posters of the film courted controversy for depicting Sherawat draped in the [[Flag of India|Indian tricolour]], due to which a case was lodged against the director under the [[Prevention of Insults to National Honour Act, 1971|Prevention of Insults to National Honour Act]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Mallika Sherawat in 'Dirty Politics' trouble: Case filed for 'disrespecting' National Flag |url=https://www.oneindia.com/india/mallika-sherawat-in-dirty-politics-trouble-case-filed-for-disrespecting-national-flag-1460741.html}}</ref>

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{IMDb title|4501576}}
*{{cite news|title=Box office: 'Dirty Politics' rakes in Rs 4.5 crore in opening weekend|url=http://www.mid-day.com/articles/box-office-dirty-politics-rakes-in-rs-45-crore-in-opening-weekend/16047197|accessdate=10 March 2015|issue=Mid-Day.com|publisher=[[Mid-Day]]}}

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[[Category:2015 Hindi-language films]]
[[Category:2015 Indian films]]
[[Category:Indian political thriller films]]
[[Category:Films about corruption in India]]
[[Category:Indian films based on actual events]]
[[Category:2010s political thriller films]]
[[Category:Films directed by K. C. Bokadia]]

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