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

Sunny Leone had danced on another item number named "Laila" in "Shootout at Wadala" (2013).

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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 Singapore, the film was originally classified NC16 uncut by the BFC for scenes of 'Violence'. The company then opted to remove stronger elements from the film in order to obtain a PG13 rating (which allows viewers under 13 to attend with adult supervision). The film was later released fully uncut on DVD/Video with an NC16 rating.

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Connections

References Qurbani (1980)

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Soundtracks

Zaalima
Lyrics written by Amitabh Bhattacharya
Music composed by JAM8
Sung by Arijit Singh,Harshdeep Kaur

User Reviews

Raees is an INTENSE, HONEST Don's saga

The crime don Raees makes us believe he is just not SRK at all. He is absolutely convincing in what ever character he plays always. Each frame makes us flatter to Mr.khan's hotness in Raees. Raees is dark, yet extremely honest and very lovable. Kudos to such a committed actor in these times!!! what more to say,,very proud to b his FAN. darling Nawazuddin Siddiqui,, what an entry..he has beaten everyone wow. a Mr.perfect cop with no support but great will at heart,too great!! yes, v can give it "in writing" to you sire, totally impossible to take eyes off from Mr. Majumdar. Sheeba Chadda as Raees's mom is absolutely fantastic; Mahira khan, Zeeshan Ayyub, Atul Kulkarni added a good support. The poor screenplay is the major drawback of #raees wish it were more crisp so that the movie would be even more gripping :( The background score is all lovely; songs were good, could have been even more better for the commercial movie lovers ;) its -> DANDHA vs DHOKA ? SRK vs NAWAZ ?? catch their tight fight !! #undoubtedlybrightestperformances

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:

$8,428,190

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