The much awaited movie, Raajneeti had a star-studded premiere in Mumbai on Thursday.

 Spotted at the red carpet premiere were the cast and director of the political drama.

Katrina Kaif, who is seen in a deglam role in the movie, looked glamorous in a Gauri Nainika outfit as do American actress Sarah Thompson who plays Ranbir Kapoor's girlfriend in the movie.

A casually dressed Aamir Khan came with wife Kiran Rao to congratulate the Raajneeti team.

Arjun Rampal and Ranbir Kapoor indulge in a litte masti as they lift cast member Manoj Bajpai. 

Katrina Kaif can't help but laugh at her co-stars' antics.

We almost didn't recognise Kalki Koechlin in those glasses. She came minus boyfriend Anurag Kashyap.

Greetings from one filmmaker to another as Sudhir Mishra and Raajneeti director Prakash Jha struck a playful pose.

Shekhar Kapur and Madhur Bhandarkar, known for their realistic films also came to check out Raajneeti.

Madhur was accompanied by his wife, Renu Namboodiri.

Speaking of realistic, we spotted Irrfan Khan and wife Sutapa Sikdar at the premiere.

A clean shaven Manoj Bajpai came with his wife, Shabana Raza.

Another man spotted with his better half (Sunita) is Ashutosh Gowariker.

Writer Chetan Bhagat also came to catch a first look of the movie. He came with his mother, Rekha.