Film: Raees

Director: Rahul Dholakia

Star Cast: Shah Rukh Khan, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Mahira Khan , Mohammed Zeeshan Ayyub, Atul Kulkarni

Story: A Gujarati gangster who prefer bad over good but all for a good cause. A mobster fights, romances and dances as well. Shahrukh is seen in and as Raees in the film who wears glasses, the kohled eyes. It's a fictitious story of a man who is named Raees. The film is set in background of 1980's to 1990's in Gujarat. It's a story of a man and how he build an entire empire from scratch and made himself the most powerful man in the state.

Reviews by Trade experts:

Sai Suresh: “It is a story whose denouement is clear almost as soon the film rolls, and yet, if you sit through the film it is only to see the superstar play a character he has never done. So fatally flawed that even the redeeming features are not enough. It sure is a very bold Shah Rukh Khan who has stepped out of his comfort zone. Will the audience do so, too?

Taran Adarsh: “On the whole, RAEES is a sure-shot hit. To state that SRK is sensational would be an understatement. The love, adulation and stardom that he attained in his early films will be showered on him yet again in RAEES. A few more factors contribute too: Nawazuddin Siddiqui’s winning act, the aimed-at-masses written material and of course, the gripping finale. As far as the BO is concerned, there’s no stopping this one. An outright winner. Just don’t miss it!"

Shubhra Gupta: “Shah Rukh Khan returns in and as Raees , a golden hearted mobster who does bad things for a good cause. It is a role constructed to grab back his pole position, and to that end Shah Rukh Khan strains at fulfilling every single point of the In and As trope. He sings and dances, he fights and romances: he also tries to fulfil the outlines of a character. And that’s where the film gets stuck, between the two stools of restraint and full blown tamasha."

Nihit Bhave: “The first half is well-paced; it draws you in and makes you root for the bootlegger; Majmudar’s one-liners and the music whet your appetite and the Laila Main Laila sequence ups the ante. But the second half plunges into a weird Robin Hood zone where the antihero’s morals are suddenly defibrillated and he becomes a messiah. The movie takes a rough path there on, and the long runtime makes the ride bumpier. The movie can feel a bit long, but if you’re going for a great Shah Rukh performance and some good ol’ popcorn-entertainment, it might just ‘raees’ to the occasion.

Rohit Bhatnagar: “ 'Raees' is certainly a one time watch but don't expect the unexpected at all. If you are seeking a plot with enough twists then you will be disappointed. It’s just the run-of-the-mill ‘chor-police’ chase, which you must have seen infinite times in the past. Strongly recommended for Shah Rukh Khan fans."

Rating: 3.5*