SRK is back with a negative shade to his character and that's super good. But every non-Salman Khan film runs on its story. Being a huge SRK fan, I did love the film but being a writer, the film was a 'Bollywood' film. Yes, I expected exactly that and hence I am not disappointed. I didn't expect a 'Chak De India' or a 'Swades'. I didn't even expect a 'Darr' or a 'Fan'.
The film begins with a childhood part of Raees where we realize the moments and build up for his nick name 'Battery'. We also see a cameo by Atul 'ace' Kulkarni. The film's plot is tight between SRK and Nawazuddin while Mahira's character is for the Bollywood fans. I don't know how good Mahira Khan was in the TV serials she has acted in but in this film, she is ordinary. Her character exists because an SRK needs a heroine to romance and sing songs. The trailer is better than the film and has all the super good dialogues in it.
Every supporting character has done a very good job while even the art department has tried to be accurate to the 90's. The escalation of the conflicts between Raees and Majumdar (played by Nawaz) is typical story telling, yet certain moments are commendable. Yes, Nawaz can charm you even if he is given a simple dialogue.
The frustrating part of the film is it isn't different from most of Bollywood's gangster films. Though it does say it is a work of fiction, if you have read a bit about Abdul Latif, well, there are a lot of similarities (except the romance, of course). I did like the character graph of both SRK and Nawaz especially in the second half. It took 4 writers (including the director Dholakia) to write Raees. Well, in the end, the film is all about SRK's looks and his charm and as he has told time again, he just wants to entertain the audience and due to this, we cannot expect him to do a Swades or a Chak De again.
The film begins with a childhood part of Raees where we realize the moments and build up for his nick name 'Battery'. We also see a cameo by Atul 'ace' Kulkarni. The film's plot is tight between SRK and Nawazuddin while Mahira's character is for the Bollywood fans. I don't know how good Mahira Khan was in the TV serials she has acted in but in this film, she is ordinary. Her character exists because an SRK needs a heroine to romance and sing songs. The trailer is better than the film and has all the super good dialogues in it.
Every supporting character has done a very good job while even the art department has tried to be accurate to the 90's. The escalation of the conflicts between Raees and Majumdar (played by Nawaz) is typical story telling, yet certain moments are commendable. Yes, Nawaz can charm you even if he is given a simple dialogue.
The frustrating part of the film is it isn't different from most of Bollywood's gangster films. Though it does say it is a work of fiction, if you have read a bit about Abdul Latif, well, there are a lot of similarities (except the romance, of course). I did like the character graph of both SRK and Nawaz especially in the second half. It took 4 writers (including the director Dholakia) to write Raees. Well, in the end, the film is all about SRK's looks and his charm and as he has told time again, he just wants to entertain the audience and due to this, we cannot expect him to do a Swades or a Chak De again.