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

4 wins & 15 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Raj Arjun	...	Ilyas
Shubham Chintamani	...	Young Raees
Shubham Tukaram	...	Young Sadiq
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
Nalneesh	...	Lalji

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 | boy wears eyeglasses | prohibition | alcohol | 

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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

Did You Know?

Trivia

The Chief Minister of Maharashtra and member of the BJP and the RSS, Devendra Fadnavis said at the meeting with MNS and the producers INR 50 million as contribution to the Indian Army welfare fund was not quoted compulsory and was never a condition for lifting ban on films featuring Pakistani actors demanded by MNS, and earlier at an event praised Shah Rukh Khan as an "icon" and a "proud Mumbaikar".

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Goofs

The film is set between 1980s till 1993 but in one scene there have shown whiskey bottle of Royal Stag which came in 1995 and also Vartex Banyan.

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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 63rd Filmfare Awards (2018)

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Soundtracks

Ghammar Ghammar
Traditional Song
Music composed by Ram Sampath
Sung by Roshan Rathod

User Reviews

Don't waste your time

I did not want to watch this one but my friends fetch me there.

They were very enthusiastic about this film but in last they end up felt cheated with the hype.

Another meaningless flick from SRK.

He did what he do best is to create hype without any substance.

Another formula movie with an item number and some cheesy dialogues.

I would say he is done and should concentrate doing other things rather than acting.

And I was right I shouldn't have wasted my time.

and neither should you.

regards

Vaibhav

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, 29 January 2017

Gross USA:

$3,262,954

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$26,385,310

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