Raees (2017 film)

Raees
Theatrical release poster
Directed byRahul Dholakia
Written byRahul Dholakia
Harit Mehta
Ashish Vashi
Niraj Shukla
Produced byRitesh Sidhwani
Farhan Akhtar
Gauri Khan
StarringShah Rukh Khan
Nawazuddin Siddiqui
Mahira Khan
CinematographyK. U. Mohanan
Edited byDeepa Bhatia
Music bySongs:
Ram Sampath
Kalyanji–Anandji
Additional Songs:
JAM8
(Aheer)
OmGrown
Background Score:
Ram Sampath
Production
companies
Distributed byAA Films
Zee Studios International
Release date
  • 25 January 2017 (2017-01-25)[1]
Running time
143 minutes[2][3]
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi
Budget₹70 crore[4]
Box office₹281.44 crore[5]

Raees (transl. Boss) is a 2017 Indian Hindi-language action film[6] directed by Rahul Dholakia and produced by Red Chillies Entertainment and Excel Entertainment.[7] It stars Shah Rukh Khan, Nawazuddin Siddiqui and Mahira Khan (in her only Hindi film acting credit).[8][9][10] Raees is said to be based on the criminal Abdul Latif's life,[11] however, the filmmakers have denied this claim.[12][13]

The film was released on 25 January 2017 during India's Republic Day weekend.[1] 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 huge success at the box office,[14] becoming the 6th highest-grossing Hindi film of 2017. Raees was also the most pirated Hindi film of 2017.[15] The film's soundtrack has also received over 160 crore (1.6 billion) streams on YouTube.[16] The film received five nominations at the 63rd Filmfare Awards, including Best Actor for Khan.[17]

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  10. ^ "For Mahira Khan, a Pre-Bin Roye Photoshoot Before Leaving Pakistan For Mumbai". NDTV. 20 April 2015. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 22 April 2015.
  11. ^ "Shah Rukh Khan's Raees Faces Minor Troubles Just Before The Release Of Its Trailer". India Times. Archived from the original on 1 August 2018. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
  12. ^ "Raees: Is Shah Rukh Khan' character inspired by gangster Abdul Latif? Makers say no". The Indian Express. 13 December 2016. Archived from the original on 2 August 2019. Retrieved 13 December 2016.
  13. ^ "'Raees' claims it isn't about Abdul Latif, but who was he? For one thing, he almost killed Dawood". Scroll.in. Archived from the original on 8 January 2018. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
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  17. ^ "63rd Jio Filmfare Awards 2018: Official list of nominations". The Times of India. 23 January 2018. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 15 August 2024.