Raees is a 2017 Indian
action crime 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. It stars Shah Rukh Khan,
Mahira Khan and Nawazuddin Siddiqui .
Raees was said to be based on criminal Abdul Latif ’s life but, the filmmakers denied this, saying The story of the film is a pure work of fiction, not based on any person; living or dead. The film was released on 25 January 2017.
Raees, from Fatehpur, Gujarat gets involved in illegal liquor trade at a very young age. Along with Sadiq, Raees works for a notorious gangster Jairaj, smuggles alcohol illegally by bribing the police. Though he is a smuggler, he lives by the philosophy, as taught by his mother that every occupation is good, and no religion is greater than any occupation till it does not cause any harm to anyone.