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| director = [[Rahul Dholakia]]
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==Plot==
==Plot==
The film is set in 1980s [[Gujarat]]. It tells the story of the eponymous bootlegger Raees Khan ([[Shah Rukh Khan]]) whose business is highly challenged and eventually thwarted by a police officer ([[Nawazuddin Siddiqui]]).<ref name="raees-film">{{cite web|url=http://raeesfilm.com/first-look-poster-of-shah-rukh-khans-raees/12/|title=First Look Poster of Shah Rukh Khan's "Raees"|work=Raees Hindi Movie}}</ref> The film deals with the issues of prohibition of alcohol, prostitution, and drugs in Gujarat.<ref>{{cite web|title=Raees (2016) First Look and Teaser : Baniye Ka Dimaag Aur Miyanbhai Ki Daring|url=http://boxofficecollection.in/bollywood/raees-2016-first-look-baniye-ka-dimaag-aur-miyanbhai-ki-daring-11828 |date=16 July 2015|publisher=Box Office Collection |accessdate=17 July 2015}}</ref>
The film is set in 1980s [[Gujarat]]. It tells the story of the eponymous bootlegger Raees Khan ([[Shah Rukh Khan]]) whose business is highly challenged and eventually thwarted by a police officer ([[Nawazuddin Siddiqui]]).<ref name="raees-film">{{cite web|url=http://raeesfilm.com/first-look-poster-of-shah-rukh-khans-raees/12/|title=First Look Poster of Shah Rukh Khan's "Raees"|work=Raees Hindi Movie}}</ref>


== Cast ==
== Cast ==

Revision as of 10:18, 22 February 2016

Raees
File:Raees Poster.jpg
First look Poster
Directed byRahul Dholakia
Written byRahul Dholakia
Harit Mehta
Ashish Vashi
Niraj Shukla
Produced byGauri Khan
Ritesh Sidhwani
Farhan Akhtar
StarringShah Rukh Khan
Nawazuddin Siddiqui
Mahira Khan
Anil Mange
CinematographyK.U. Mohanan
Music byRam Sampath
Production
companies
Release date
  • 3 July 2016 (2016-07-03)
[1]
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi

Raees (English: Wealthy) is an upcoming 2016 Indian crime-drama 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 features Shah Rukh Khan, Nawazuddin Siddiqui and Mahira Khan in the lead roles.[3][4] Raees will be released on July 3, 2016, three days before Eid.[1]

Plot

The film is set in 1980s Gujarat. It tells the story of the eponymous bootlegger Raees Khan (Shah Rukh Khan) whose business is highly challenged and eventually thwarted by a police officer (Nawazuddin Siddiqui).[5]

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.[6] The last schedule of the film with Khan and the whole starcast will be shot in Gujarat in January 2016.[7] The film was shot in Bhuj and Ahmedabad in January - February 2016.[8][9][10] There was a clearance issue by Archaeological Survey of India for shooting at Ahmedabad at the ancient mosque and tomb complex, Sarkhej Roza.[11][12][13]

References

  1. ^ a b "Raees not postponed, to clash with Sultan".
  2. ^ a b "Shoot of Shah Rukh starrer 'Raees' begins!". Daily News and Analysis. 16 April 2015. Retrieved 22 April 2015.
  3. ^ Iyer, Meena (25 March 2014). "Nawazuddin to put on 20 kilos for Raees with Shah Rukh". The Times of India. Retrieved 27 July 2014.
  4. ^ "For Mahira Khan, a Pre-Bin Roye Photoshoot Before Leaving Pakistan For Mumbai". NDTV. 20 April 2015. Retrieved 22 April 2015.
  5. ^ "First Look Poster of Shah Rukh Khan's "Raees"". Raees Hindi Movie.
  6. ^ Subhash K. Jha (22 June 2015). "A never seen before Shah Rukh Khan in Raees". Bollywood Hungama.
  7. ^ Subhash K. Jha (21 February 2015). ""We are working on Shah Rukh Khan's look & accent for Raees" - Rahul Dholakia". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 24 December 2015.
  8. ^ "Shah Rukh Khan, Mahira Khan's look from Raees revealed". The Indian Express. 16 February 2016.
  9. ^ "Revealed: Nawazuddin Siddiqui's look from 'Raees'". The Indian Express. 15 February 2016.
  10. ^ "Good news for Shah Rukh Khan fans: Despite protests in Bhuj, 'Raees' shooting not disrupted!". dna. 4 February 2016.
  11. ^ "ASI stops Shah Rukh Khan's 'Raees' shoot in Ahmedabad". The Times of India.
  12. ^ "SRK's 'Raees' shoot halted by ASI".
  13. ^ Bollywood Hungama. "Shah Rukh Khan attacked by VHP activists during Raees shoot in Ahmedabad - Latest Movie Features - Bollywood Hungama".