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Raees
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66/100
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Lowest is Letterboxd on 63, highest is Kinopoisk on 69.
See the most agreed on films →Set in Gujarat, India, the film follows Raees Alam, a man who rises from a small-time bootlegger to a powerful liquor empire kingpin during the era of prohibition. His motto is that no business is small if it's run well. His rise attracts the attention of a determined police officer, Majmudar, who makes it his life's mission to bring Raees down. A high-stakes cat-and-mouse game ensues, testing the limits of power and ambition.
Details
- Director
- Rahul Dholakia
- Writers
- Ashish Vashi, Harit Mehta, Niraj Shukla, Rahul Dholakia
- Released
- 25 January 2017
- Country
- India
- Language
- Hindi
- Runtime
- 143 min
- Budget
- $46.0M
- Awards
- 4 wins, 9 nominations
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Awards & nominations
See all 13 →4 wins from 13 nominations across 5 ceremonies
| 10th Mirchi Music Awards 2017 | Upcoming Music Composer of The Year | JAM8 for " Zaalima " | Winner |
| 63rd Filmfare Awards 2017 | Best Actor | Shah Rukh Khan | Nominee |
| 63rd Filmfare Awards 2017 | Best Male Playback Singer | Arijit Singh for "Zaalima" | Nominee |
| 63rd Filmfare Awards 2017 | Best Production Design | Anita Rajgopalan Lata, Donald Reagen Gracy | Nominee |
| 63rd Filmfare Awards 2017 | Best Sound Design | Baylon Fonseca, Dhiman Karmakar | Nominee |
| 63rd Filmfare Awards 2017 | Best Action | Ravi Varma | Nominee |
| Indian Recording Arts Awards 2017 | Best Sound Mix | Baylon Fonseca | Winner |
| Screen Awards 2017 | Best Male Playback Singer | Arijit Singh for "Zaalima" in Raees (also for "Galti Se Mistake" in Jagga Jasoos ) | Winner |
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13 awards — Raees
×| Best Lyricist | Amitabh Bhattacharya for "Zaalima" | Winner |
| Best Action | Ravi Varma | Nominee |
| Best Actor – Male | Shah Rukh Khan | Nominee |
| Best Production Design | Donald Reagen Gracy, Anita Rajgopalan Lata | Nominee |
| Best Track of the Year | "Zaalima" and "Laila Main Laila" | Nominee |
| Upcoming Music Composer of The Year | JAM8 for " Zaalima " | Winner |
| Best Sound Mix | Baylon Fonseca | Winner |
| Best Male Playback Singer | Arijit Singh for "Zaalima" in Raees (also for "Galti Se Mistake" in Jagga Jasoos ) | Winner |
| Best Action | Ravi Varma | Nominee |
| Best Actor | Shah Rukh Khan | Nominee |
| Best Male Playback Singer | Arijit Singh for "Zaalima" | Nominee |
| Best Production Design | Anita Rajgopalan Lata, Donald Reagen Gracy | Nominee |
| Best Sound Design | Baylon Fonseca, Dhiman Karmakar | Nominee |