1. Raees’ Starring SRK plays a character apparently inspired by Abdul Latif , an alleged gangster who ran the illicit liquor business in Gujarat during the peak of prohibition in the 1990s . Allegedly , Latif had over 40 murder cases filled against him . The film is set in 1980s Gujarat . It tells the story of the bootlegger Raees Alam whose business is extremely challenged and eventually defeated by a police officer , ACP Ghulam Patel .
can ’ t be better if you have an ace actor like Nawazuddin Siddiqui on one side and the King of Bollywood , Shah Rukh Khan on the other . Well , this – SRK and Nawaz sharing screen space – is a sight every movie maniac is looking forward to . After working with Aamir Khan in ‘ Talaash ’ and Salman Khan in ‘ Kick ’ and ‘ Bajrangi Bhaijaan ,’ Nawazuddin will now be seen with SRK in ‘ Raees . ’ The actor is playing a cop in the movie and his look from the film just got leaked . The khaki vardi is suiting him and the stern expressions that he wears on his face will definitely make the audience go whistling . Directed by Rahul Dholakia , ‘ Raees ’ is slated to release in the year 2017.
actress Mahira Khan , who rose to fame with her television serial Humsafar , makes her Bollywood debut opposite Shah Rukh Khan in Raees . According to reports , SRK himself dropped in at the audition to meet this VJ – turned – actress , Mahira . The actress is married to her college sweetheart Ali Askari . However , the film ‘ s release might be jeopardised considering that Shiv Sena have vowed to not let Pakistani actors promote their film in Maharashtra . According to a report on Bollywoodlife . com , apparently , the actress got the jitters with an intimate scene with Nawaz . Quoting a source , the report stated that the sex scene is pretty edgy , dark and somewhat brutal which has Nawaz forcing himself on her . The report further stated that the sequence was unsettling for Mahira and she refused to do it .
Shorey the winner of Femina Miss India International 2011 was first considered for the role in SRK movie Raees which finally went to pakistani actress Mahira Khan . “ I went through the look test for the role as it is a character of a Pakistani Muslim girl , and they ( filmmaker / producers ) were looking for a certain face . I waited for six months for the confirmation of the role . However , there was a last – minute change ,” the model – turned – actress told IANS . Though it could have been a great launch for her opposite Shah Rukh , Ankita does not have any bad feelings for anyone for missing the opportunity .
Rukh , 50, is shaking a leg with Sunny in a reprise version of the 1980 chartbuster Laila O Laila from the film Qurbaani . The original track featured Feroz Khan and Zeenat Amaan .
A special set has been created at Mehboob studio .
“ It ‘ s a dance track , an item number which is part of the film and not an end – credit song . The set is that of an old retro bar . The situation is that it is a bar where they are selling alcohol in the pretext of selling cold drinks . That is where Sunny is dancing ,” a source from the set told PTI .
