Raees (film)

Raees

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
  • 26 January 2017 (2017-01-26)[1]
Running time
 161 minutes
Country India
Language Hindi

Raees (English: Wealthy) 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 for a 26 January 2017 release .[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]

References

  1. 1 2 "Raees not postponed, to clash with Sultan". Bollywood Hungama. 12 February 2016. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
  2. 1 2 "Shoot of Shah Rukh starrer 'Raees' begins!". Daily News and Analysis. 16 April 2015. Retrieved 22 April 2015.
  3. ↑ "SRK shooting special song with Sunny Leone for 'Raees'". The Times of India. 25 March 2016. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
  4. ↑ Iyer, Meena (25 March 2014). "Nawazuddin to put on 20 kilos for Raees with Shah Rukh". The Times of India. Retrieved 27 July 2014.
  5. ↑ "For Mahira Khan, a Pre-Bin Roye Photoshoot Before Leaving Pakistan For Mumbai". NDTV. 20 April 2015. Retrieved 22 April 2015.
  6. ↑ "Sunny Leone happy for being part of '100th day' of 'Raees'". The Times of India. 29 March 2016. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
  7. ↑ "Sunny Leone happy to be with SRK on 100th day of Raees’ shoot". The Indian Express. 29 March 2016. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
  8. ↑ Subhash K. Jha (22 June 2015). "A never seen before Shah Rukh Khan in Raees". Bollywood Hungama.
  9. ↑ 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.
  10. ↑ "Shah Rukh Khan, Mahira Khan’s look from Raees revealed". The Indian Express. 16 February 2016.
  11. ↑ "Revealed: Nawazuddin Siddiqui’s look from ‘Raees’". The Indian Express. 15 February 2016.
  12. ↑ "Good news for Shah Rukh Khan fans: Despite protests in Bhuj, 'Raees' shooting not disrupted!". Daily News and Analysis. 4 February 2016. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
  13. ↑ "ASI stops Shah Rukh Khan's 'Raees' shoot in Ahmedabad". The Times of India. 13 February 2016. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
  14. ↑ "SRK’s ‘Raees’ shoot halted by ASI". The Tribune. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
  15. ↑ "Shah Rukh Khan attacked by VHP activists during Raees shoot in Ahmedabad". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
  16. ↑ "SRK, Mahira Khan shoot for Raees with in Mumbai". The Indian Express. 26 February 2016. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
  17. ↑ "SRK, Mahira Khan on Raees sets in Mumbai". The Indian Express. 28 February 2016. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
  18. ↑ "Shah Rukh Khan in a legal soup yet again". The Times of India. 2 March 2016. Retrieved 1 April 2016.

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