Shah Rukh Khan and Mahira Khan’s sizzling chemistry in Raees, SRK plays the titular character of a spectacled goon who hates being called "Battery" he starts from harmless Ponzi schemes but graduates to pre-planned rackets and become the top bootlagger of his town. WHen ACP maimudar(Nawazuddin) is posted in his area he meets his equal.
First half is well-paced, it draws you in and makes you root for the bootlagger, the music whet your appetite and the Laila Main Laila sequence ups the ante. Shah Rukh khan looks batter, Nawazuddin Siddiqui steps in with his crackling performance.
The movie can feel a bit long, but if you’re going for great Shah Rukh Khan performance and some good ol’ popcorn entertainment, it might just raees to the occasion;) Enjoy the Raees!