Raajneeti is a political thriller drama. The movie revolves around Samar Pratap (Ranbir Kapoor), the younger son of a political family, who lives in the US with his girlfriend Sarah (Sarah Thompson Kane) as he had no interest in politics. Samar returns India when his father, Chandra Pratap (Chetan Pandit) is murdered and his brother, Prithviraj (Arjun Rampal) is falsely accused of raping a girl. He saves Prithvi and clears him of all charges and helps him find another party, ‘Jana Shakti Party’. Samar helps Prithvi to gain the support of the public for upcoming elections and fight against the opposition party who was actually responsible for the death of their father.