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Raees

Raees

20176.72h 23m

Overview

Set in the early ’80s and ’90s in Gujarat, India, ‘Raees’ is a fictitious story of a crime lord named Raees, who builds an entire empire from scratch, and a police officer who is determined to bring him down.

Directed by Rahul Dholakia
Written by Rahul Dholakia, Niraj Shukla, Harit Mehta
Produced by Gauri Khan, Ritesh Sidhwani, Farhan Akhtar
Box OfficeBudget: $46.0M0

Top Cast

Shah Rukh Khan

Shah Rukh Khan

Raees Alam

Mahira Khan

Mahira Khan

Aasiya

Nawazuddin Siddiqui

Nawazuddin Siddiqui

IPS Jaideep Ambalal Majmudar

Mohammed Zeeshan Ayyub

Mohammed Zeeshan Ayyub

Sadiq, Raees' friend and confidante

Sheeba Chaddha

Sheeba Chaddha

Raees' Mother

Narendra Jha

Narendra Jha

Musabhai

Uday Tikekar

Uday Tikekar

Pasha Bhai

Anil Charanjeett

Anil Charanjeett

Qasim

Sunny Leone

Sunny Leone

Special Appearance in "Laila Main Laila" Song

Jaideep Ahlawat

Jaideep Ahlawat

Nawab

Themes & Keywords

bootleggerbootleggingperiod film

About Raees

Raees is a thriller, action, crime film released in 2017 exploring themes of bootlegger, bootlegging, period film. Directed by Rahul Dholakia, it stars Shah Rukh Khan, Mahira Khan, Nawazuddin Siddiqui. Set in the early ’80s and ’90s in Gujarat, India, ‘Raees’ is a fictitious story of a crime lord named Raees, who builds an entire empire from scratch, and a police officer who is determined to bring him down.

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