Raees is an Indian Hindi-language action film directed by Rahul Dholakia and produced by Red Chillies Entertainment and Excel Entertainment. It stars Shah Rukh Khan, Nawazuddin Siddiqui and Mahira Khan. Raees is said to be based on the criminal Abdul Latif’s life, however, the filmmakers have denied this claim. he film was released on 25 January 2017 during India’s Republic Day weekend. It received overall positive reviews from the critics, who appreciated the performances of Khan and Siddiqui, production design, cinematography and visual effects, and was a big success at the box office, becoming the 6th highest-grossing Hindi film of 2017. Raees was also the most pirated Hindi film of 2017. The film’s soundtrack has also received over 160 crore (1.6 billion) streams on YouTube.The film received five nominations at the 63rd Filmfare Awards, including Best Actor for Khan.