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Bidar - A day trip from Hyderabad

A day at the capital of Bahmani Sultanate Started from Home around 6:40 AM, with the map heading to Kamat hotel in Bidar for breakfast. Did a quick pit stop on the way for fuel. Reached Kamat around 8:50 AM. Online reviews werent encouraging, but had a pleasant experience. Though parking can get difficult during the day, was able to find a parking spot in front of the restaurant as it was morning and nearby shops havent opened yet. Good service, clean washroom, and decent South Indian breakfast. The waiter was proactive and quick in service.  Bidar Fort After a sumptuous breakfast, headed to Bidar Fort. We were the first to arrive around 9:20 AM. The car parking area was empty and was big enough to accommodate the normal rush on any day. Surprisingly, there was no entry ticket and this left me wondering why the Tourism Dept. isnt keen on generating revenue for better upkeep of the site. Entered the fort through Sherja Darwaza. Lovely photography spots near the entrance, to capture ...

Rajneeti

Rajneeti is a high voltage political drama and a present day adaptation of the Mahabharata.The film protrays the evil mind games played in politics . Prithvi Pratap Singh (Arjun Rampal) and Veerendra Pratap Singh (Manoj Bajpayee) are successors of a strong political party. Prithvi is eager to take the top spot, but Veerendra turns out to be his opponent. When Prithvi is appointed as the head of the party, Veerendra teams with Sooraj (Ajay Devgan) - a young emerging Dalit politician, and the two successfully evict Prithvi from the party.Enter Samar (Ranbir Kapoor) who has absolutely no political aspirations, but is sucked into the world of politics due to the family political rivalry. Under the guidance of Brij Gopal (Nana Patekar), Samar and Prithvi start their own political party and contest the elections against Veerendra. What follows is an extremely compelling political drama, that should not be missed!   In Rajneeti, Brij Gopal plays a role inspired by Lord Krishna who guide...