This movie is strictly for SRK fans. I am rating this movie as a neutral cinema lover, as all SRK fans rated it 10. First of all, this is SRK's best performance since Don 2. There are many plot holes if you apply minimal logic and script was also very weak. Nawaz as inspector and SRK as Raees saved this movie. Mahira Khan's role could have been played by any Bollywood actress. Nothing felt special about her performance.

Rahul Dholakia's SRK starrer is a letdown, in many ways. It wastes an eager SRK who's looking to break away from his stereotyped image; it wastes an extremely talented Nawazuddin Siddiqui (to a trifling side-character who doesn't have much to do, so much so that his role in Bajrangi Bhaijaan looked better ugh!); it reduces the heroine to a mere prop who has a smile pasted on her face (almost 99% of the movie except for the end bits) and appears mostly just to adore the hero and dance with him; it fails to capitalize on an engaging bootlegger plot- line. The music and BGM are also ho hum. The twists are instantly forgettable.The synopsis is something as ancient as the history of gangster films. Raees' childhood portions resemble the initial sequences of Kamal Hassan's Nayagan but carries none of the zest of the latter. There is no coming-of-age portion as such, a slight relief in a way (saves the viewer from further boredom). A few not-so-exciting action set pieces (one at a butcher shop and one a badly-done parkour set-piece!) keep the viewer from completely snoozing away. The movie does amp up its pace a bit in with the entry of Nawazuddin's Majmudar character but the viewer soon realizes that the director is only interested in following the tried n' tested template of the ruthless bootlegger outsmarting the cop on several occasions.You do expect things to take a turn in the second half but again the yawns just keep piling on. The political angle and the forced insertion of a few non-fictional events are all done in underwhelming fashion. I did like Zeeshan Ayub's character of Sadiq but there is very little exploration done into any of the character psyches other than Raees' (that too for a film that runs close to 142 minutes).SRK smirks, seethes, brawls and dances his way to glory in a role that requires him to maintain his charismatic screen-presence all throughout. He does succeed in doing so, partially, with the right set of expressions, his appearance and costumes quite on-point. Mahira Khan's role is unfortunately a forgettable one. Nawaz's one- liners make the viewer occasionally let out a chuckle but his character too is underwritten.Overall, 'Raees' will most likely not be regarded as a winner in SRK's filmography but I still appreciate his boldness in trying to break away from his Dilwale/Happy New Year mode. Give it a watch on DVD later in the comfort of your home or when it airs on television!

Raees is a creative artist from acting to directing. Shahrukh Khan wonderful visual representation habit has a fictional ability to quote the character Nawaz his role is beautiful and proficient and Mahera role of thin and beautiful and much loved with Shahrukhan. The story is realistic and full of thrill. All songs are better and better than others Finally we say it's a masterpiece we say just wow

1) be a punk child don't go to school sell drugs and get accolades by mother .seriously what kind of mothers teaches her child rules of alcohol and drugs delivery mafia. 2) To be a hero you need to be rich and bad. Just nice by heart will work. 3) Only corrupt people can be in politics and jail is a nurture for a good politician. 4) Commit crime and kill whole life and at the end do one charity that too by illegal means. 5) Go against crime and stay smart. 6) kill 900 cats and then go to pilgrimage. 7) Even if your boyfriend or husband's is criminal stick to him and stay in his love and emotions and keep supporting his wrongs. Nutshell.pathetic romance. Stupid Maheera smile and support of a villain. Only thing good was that police officer. Rest Shah Rukh has lost his edge. He should come as grand father or father roles now. Leave it for new generations. I can kill too for wasting my150 minutes. After all this is what i learned from the movie. Kill and pay a price.