Raees (English: Wealthy) is an upcoming 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.[2] It stars Shah Rukh Khan, Mahira Khan and Nawazuddin Siddiqui.[3][4][5]

Raees was said to be based on criminal Abdul Latif's life,[6][7][8] though the filmmakers deny this, saying "The story of the film is a pure work of fiction, not based on any person; living or dead.[9][10] The film is scheduled to be released on 25 January 2017.[1]Filming and development
Shooting of the film began in April 2015.[2] The film has been shot in Mumbai,[11] and sets were re-designed to depict Ahmedabad slums.[12] The last schedule of the film was shot in Gujarat in January 2016.[13] Despite protests, the film was shot in Bhuj without disruptions between January and February 2016.[14][15][16]

Release
The film was scheduled to be released on Eid, 6 July 2016,[17] but was postponed to avoid box office competition with Salman Khan's Sultan.[18] The film was then rescheduled to be released on 26 January 2017, India's Republic Day, which conflicted with the Hrithik Roshan film Kaabil, but then both films were moved to 25 January 2017.[1][19]
Watch the official trailer of Raees featuring Shah Rukh Khan, Mahira Khan & Nawazuddin Siddiqui in the lead roles.

Directed by: Rahul Dholakia
Produced by: Ritesh Sidhwani, Gauri Khan and Farhan Akhtar
Written by: Rahul Dholakia, Harit Mehta, Ashish Vashi and Niraj Shukla
Director Of Photography: K.U. Mohanan
Lyrics: Javed Akhtar
Music: Ram Sampath