With an understated tone that looks promising right from the start of the film, Raid could have eschewed certain commercial trappings, especially the two romantic songs that drop out of nowhere at the most inopportune times in the film. Apart from that, however, Raid does deliver a succinct and gripping account of the longest raid in the history of the Income Tax Department of India, inspired by true events, supported by highly competent performances by Ajay Devgn, Saurabh Shukla and Pushpa Joshi. The final product successfully straddles the genres of crime thriller and socio-political drama.