Raees (film)

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Raees
File:Raees Poster.jpg
First look Poster
Directed by Rahul Dholakia
Produced by Ritesh Sidhwani
Farhan Akhtar
Gauri Khan
Written by Rahul Dholakia
Harit Mehta
Ashish Vashi
Niraj Shukla
Starring Shah Rukh Khan
Nawazuddin Siddiqui
Mahira Khan
Anil Mange
Music by Ram Sampath
Cinematography K.U. Mohanan
Production
company
Distributed by Eros International
Release dates
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  • 26 January 2017 (2017-01-26)
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Running time
161 minutes
Country India
Language Hindi

Raees (English: Baron) is an upcoming Indian action thriller film directed by Rahul Dholakia and produced by Gauri Khan, Ritesh Sidhwani and Farhan Akhtar under their banners Red Chillies Entertainment and Excel Entertainment.[2] It stars Shah Rukh Khan, Nawazuddin Siddiqui and Mahira Khan.[3][4][5] Sunny Leone has been roped in for a special song in the film.[6][7] Raees is scheduled to be released on 26 January 2017.[1]

Plot

The film is set in 1980s Gujarat. It tells the story of the bootlegger Raees Khan (Shah Rukh Khan) whose business is highly challenged and eventually thwarted by a police officer (Nawazuddin Siddiqui).

Cast

Production

Filming and development

Shooting of the film began in April 2015.[2] The film has been shot in Mumbai and sets were re-designed to depict Ahmedabad slums.[8] The last schedule of the film with Khan and the whole starcast was shot in Gujarat in January 2016.[9] The film was shot in Bhuj and Ahmedabad in January – February 2016.[10][11][12] There was a clearance issue by Archaeological Survey of India for shooting at Ahmedabad at the ancient mosque and tomb complex, Sarkhej Roza.[13][14][15] Some scenes were also shot in Mumbai.[16][17] In March 2016, a legal notice has been sent by an alleged gangster Abdul Latif's son, Mustak, asking how or why a film on his father's life is being made.[18]

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