Raees
Raees (English: Baron) 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 to be released on 26 January 2017.[1]
Raees (English: Baron) 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 to be released on 26 January 2017.[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).
The film is loosely based on the life of criminal Abdul Latif[8]
Cast
- Shah Rukh Khan as Raees Bhai
- Nawazuddin Siddiqui as ACP Ghulam Patel
- Mahira Khan as Aasiya Khan, Miyan Bhai's wife
- Sunny Leone - Special appearance in song "Laila O Laila"
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 depictAhmedabad slums.[9] The last schedule of the film with Khan and the whole starcast was shot in Gujarat in January 2016.[10] The film was shot in Bhuj and Ahmedabad in January – February 2016.[11][12][13] There was a clearance issue by Archaeological Survey of India for shooting at Ahmedabad at the ancient mosque and tomb complex, Sarkhej Roza.[14][15][16] Some scenes were also shot in Mumbai.[17][18] 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.
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