Raees (2017)

A bootlegger sets out to improve his community as a promising leader but falls in a political trap.

Director:

Rahul Dholakia

Writers:

Rahul Dholakia, Harit Mehta

Stars:

Raj Arjun, Shubham Chintamani, Shubham Tukaram

3 wins & 13 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Raj Arjun	...	Ilyas
Shubham Chintamani	...	Young Raees
Shubham Tukaram	...	Young Sadiq
Dhanveer	...	Young Rasul (as Dhanveer - Dhai Akshar NGO)
Yug	...	Young Taufiq (as Yug - Dhai Akshar NGO)
Sagar	...	Young Kalupor (as Sagar - Dhai Akshar NGO)
Sheeba Chaddha	...	Raees's Mother
Loveleen Mishra	...	Ratna Madam
Utkarsh Mazumdar	...	Dr. Sajanwala
Prasoon Narayan	...	Constable (Gandhi Ashram)
Avinash Razdan	...	King George (Compounder)
Nishad Raj Rana	...	Officer (Ilyas's Raid)
Ashok	...	Constable (Ilyas's Raid)
Atul Kulkarni	...	Jairaj
Mahendra Shrivas	...	Chandu

Storyline

The film is set in the early 80's and 90's in Gujarat. The fictitious story of a man who builds an empire in the state of Gujarat, the only state that still follows prohibition. It's a story about his rise and his relationships, which help him become the single most powerful man in the state.

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Plot Keywords:

character name as title | man wears eyeglasses | prohibition | alcohol | narrator | 

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Taglines:

Baniye ka dimaag aur Miyanbhai ki daring.

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Genres:

Action | Crime | Drama

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Official Sites:

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Country:

India

Language:

Hindi

Release Date:

25 January 2017 (USA)

Also Known As:

Wealthy

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$1,798,379, 27 January 2017, Limited Release

Gross USA:

$3,262,954, 3 February 2017

Company Credits

Production Co:

Excel Entertainment, Red Chillies Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

143 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Surround 7.1

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

It was also the most pirated Hindi film of 2017.

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Goofs

When Jairaj's hit man tries to kill Raees from rooftop Raees wasn't wearing his spectacles glasses. Without his glasses it should be impossible to spot the hit man and throw something to disarm the hit man.

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Alternate Versions

In the UK, the film was first shown to the BBFC in an advice screening, with the intention of obtaining a '12A' rating. The BBFC stated that they would have to make edits to "a number of scenes of strong bloody violence", and the film was pre-cut prior to submission. However, the distributors had not edited the film enough in one scene, meaning that another 57 seconds were removed before achieving the desired '12A' certificate.

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Connections

Referenced in Mirzapur: Yogya (2018)

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Soundtracks

Enu Naam Che Raees
Lyrics written by Ram Sampath, Hiral Brahmbhatt
Music composed by Ram Sampath
Sung by Ram Sampath, Tarannum Malik

User Reviews

Engaging Gangster flick but the story is bit old and could have been better but overall it is a watchable flick

"Engaging Gangster flick with srk's and nawazuddin's good performance but the story is bit old and could have been better but overall it is a watchable flick"

My rating- 3.3/5

Positives-

1.)Direction and screenplay- Direction was good and director succeeded in fusing correct elements required for this movie. Screenplay was equally good but story was little used and old and this brings slightly downfall to this movie.

2.)Srk , Nawazuddin and Mahira - Srk as usual did his role neatly. Mahira as the female lead didn't have any trouble and succeeded in bringing charm to her character. Nawazuddin was also good but not his career best performance. Same for srk as well. These two actors had potential but the screenplay didn't allow them. Srk i can understand but screenplay could have given nawazuddin chance to show his talent. This role looked like as if it wasn't written for him. He didn't do bad and i wont blame him but scriptwriter could have taken little notice on this.

3.)Cinematography and edits

4.)Music and bgscore

5.)Some powerful dialogues

Negatives-

1.) Story- It was bit old and it didn't have any support from director or scriptwriter to make it good. This is one of the major flaw which i found in this movie.

2.)Duration- It was lagging and it will bore audience a lot. Makers could have trimmed it.

3.) Action scenes looked messed up at some areas

Is it a must watch?

I don't recommend it as must movie because this movie may not suit all types of audience.

Overall- Raees may bore some or entertain and it all depends on audience's taste. This movie could have been better but as an final product it was watchable one but not an extraordinary flick.

My rating - 3.3/5

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