Cast: Shah Rukh Khan, Mahira Khan, Nawazuddin Siddiqui
Director: Rahul Dholakia
Release: Eid 2016
Shah Rukh Khan will play Raees, a Gujarati don who has an illegal alcohol business. SRK’s brawny and bearded avatar amazed one and all. Directed by Rahul Dholakia, the film also stars Nawazuddin Siddiqui who plays a tough policeman and Pakistani actress Mahira Khan in the lead role.
Storyline: Raees is an upcoming 2016 Indian crime-thriller film directed by Rahul Dholakia and produced by Farhan Akhtar, Ritesh Sidhwani and Gauri Khan. Set in 1980s Gujarat, it shows the story of a cruel and clever bootlegger(played by Shah Rukh Khan) whose business is highly challenged and eventually thwarted by a tough cop Ghulam Patel(played by Nawazuddin Siddiqui). The film criticizes the prohibition of alcohol, prostitution and illegal drugs in Gujarat. Pakistani actress Mahira khan will share screen with King Khan.