Raees Movie (2017):
Raees (English: Rich) is a Bollywood action drama film, starring Shah Rukh Khan, Nawazuddin Siddiqui and Mahira Khan. The film was released on 25 January 2017 during India’s Republic Day weekend. Raees is said to be based on the criminal Abdul Latif’s life, however, the filmmakers have denied this.
The film Raees is directed by Rahul Dholakia and written by Rahul Dholakia, Harit Mehta, Ashish Vashi, Niraj Shukla, while the film is produced by Ritesh Sidhwani, Farhan Akhtar, Gauri Khan under the banner of Red Chillies Entertainment and Excel Entertainment.
Quick Information:
| Movie | Raees |
|---|---|
| Genre | Action Comedy Drama |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
| Budget | ₹90 crore |
| Box office | ₹281–308 crore |
| Release date | 25 January 2017 |
| Running time | 143 minutes |
| 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 | K.U. Mohanan |
| Edited by | Deepa Bhatia |
| Music by | Songs: Ram Sampath, JAM8, OmGrown, Kalyanji–Anandji Score: Ram Sampath |
| Production companies | Red Chillies Entertainment, Excel Entertainment |
| Distributed by | AA Films, Zee Studios International |
Raees Movie Trailer:
Raees Movie Story:
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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Raees Movie Cast and Characters:
- Shah Rukh Khan as Raees Alam
- Nawazuddin Siddiqui as ACP Pramod Majmudar
- Mahira Khan as Aasiya Qazi, Raees’s Wife
- Mohammed Zeeshan Ayyub as Sadiq Khan, Raees’s Friend
- Sheeba Chaddha as Amina Hussain, Raees’s mother
- Atul Kulkarni as Jairaj Seth
- Narendra Jha as Musa
- Jaideep Ahlawat as Nawab, Musabhai’s Assistant
- Uday Tikekar as Opposition leader Pasha Bhai
- 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
- Sanjay Gurbaxani as Commissioner
- Sunny Leone as Item number in Laila Main Laila song
- Shubham Chintamani as young Raees
Raees Movie Release Date:
Raees was released on 25 January 2017 during India’s Republic Day weekend.
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
