Raees Movie (2017) – Release Date, Cast, Story, Trailer, Poster, Budget, Collection, Review

Raees Movie Trailer:
Raees Movie Details:
Country | India |
Language | Hindi |
Genre | Action, Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller |
Release date | 25 January 2017 |
Running time | 2hr 23min |
Certificate | U/A |
Starring | Shah Rukh Khan, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Mahira Khan |
Directed by | Rahul Dholakia |
Written by | Rahul Dholakia Harit Mehta Ashish Vashi Niraj Shukla |
Produced by | Ritesh Sidhwani Farhan Akhtar Gauri Khan |
Cinematography by | K. U. Mohanan |
Edited by | Deepa Bhatia |
Music by | Additional Songs: JAM8, OmGrown, Kalyanji–Anandji Songs & Score: Ram Sampath |
Production Company | Red Chillies Entertainment Excel Entertainment |
Distributor | AA Films Zee Studios International |
About Raees Movie:
Raees is a Hindi action film directed by Rahul Dholakia and produced by Red Chillies Entertainment and Excel Entertainment. It stars Shah Rukh Khan, Nawazuddin Siddiqui and Mahira Khan (in her only Hindi film acting credit).
Raees is said to be based on the criminal Abdul Latif’s life, however, the filmmakers have denied this claim.
The shooting of the film began in April 2015. The film has been shot in Mumbai, and sets were re-designed to depict Ahmedabad slums.
The last schedule of the film was shot in Gujarat in January 2016. Despite protests, the film was shot in Bhuj without disruptions between January and February 2016. There was a clearance issue by the Archaeological Survey of India for a shooting at Ahmedabad at the medieval mosque and tomb complex, Sarkhej Roza.
The film was released on 25 January 2017 during India’s Republic Day weekend. It received overall positive reviews from the critics, who appreciated the performances of Khan and Siddiqui, production design, cinematography and visual effects, and was a big success at the box office, becoming the 6th highest-grossing Hindi film of 2017.
Raees was also the most pirated Hindi film of 2017. The film’s soundtrack has also received over 160 crore (1.6 billion) streams on YouTube. The film received five nominations at the 63rd Filmfare Awards, including Best Actor for Khan.
Raees 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.—RedChillies
Raees Movie Cast & Characters:
- Shah Rukh Khan as Raees Alam, gangster-turned-MLA, the anti-hero protagonist
- Shubham Chintamani as young Raees
- Nawazuddin Siddiqui as ACP Jaideep Ambalal Majmudar IPS
- Mahira Khan as Aasiya Qazi, Raees’s wife
- Mohammed Zeeshan Ayyub as Sadiq Khan, raees’s friend
- Shubham Tukaram as young Sadiq
- Sheeba Chaddha as Amina Hussain, Raees’s mother
- Atul Kulkarni as Jairaj Seth
- Narendra Jha as Musa Bhai
- Jaideep Ahlawat as Nawab, Musabhai’s assistant
- Uday Tikekar as Pasha Bhai, leader of the Opposition
- Nalneesh Neel as Lalji
- Pramod Pathak as Chief Minister of Gujarat
- Utkarsh Mazumdar as Dr. Sanjanwala, eye specialist
- Bimal Trivedi as Narol Chowkdi truck driver
- Sunil Upadhyay as Taufiq
- Fareed Arif as Eijaz
- Raj Arjun as Ilyas
- Sanjay Gurbaxani as Commissioner
- Pranay Narayan as Ramnikbhai, Jairaj’s assistant
- Sunny Leone as an item girl in the song Laila Main Laila
Raees Movie Release Date:
Raees was released on 25 January 2017 during India’s Republic Day weekend.
Raees Full Movie Watch Online:
Raees movie is available on OTT platform Netflix.
Raees Movie Tracklist:
The film’s background score is composed by Ram Sampath and songs are composed by Ram Sampath, JAM8, OmGrown, Kalyanji–Anandji. The song “Laila Main Laila” from the 1980 film Qurbani was written by Indeevar, originally composed by Kalyanji–Anandji, and sung by Kanchan and Amit Kumar.
- Laila Main Laila – Pawni Pandey
- Zaalima – Arijit Singh, Harshdeep Kaur
- Udi Udi Jaye – Sukhwinder Singh, Bhoomi Trivedi, Karsan Das Sagathia
- Dhingana – Mika Singh
- Enu Naam Che Raees – Ram Sampath Ram Sampath, Tarannum Malik
- Saanson Ke – KK
- Ghammar Ghammar – Roshan Rathod
- Halka Halka – Ram Sampath Shreya Ghoshal, Sonu Nigam, Ram Sampath
Raees Movie Budget:
Raees movie was made on a budget of ₹90 crores.
Raees Movie Box Office Collection:
Raees movie has grossed worldwide ₹304 crores (US$40 million).
Raees Movie Awards (Wins & Nominations):
4 wins & 15 nominations
- Wins
- 10th Mirchi Music Awards
- Upcoming Music Composer of The Year (JAM8 for “Zaalima”)
- Indian Recording Arts Awards
- Best Sound Mix (Baylon Fonseca)
- Screen Awards
- Best Male Playback Singer [Arijit Singh for “Zaalima” in Raees (also for “Galti Se Mistake” in Jagga Jasoos)]
- Zee Cine Awards
- Best Lyricist (Amitabh Bhattacharya for “Zaalima”)
- 10th Mirchi Music Awards