Director Rahul Dholakia work is good. Screenplay offers some freshness. Like child Raees attempts to steal Gandhi ji spectacles for him with his child friend while setting a code word Bhaijaan in case of danger, which has been wisely used in climax. This scene established his character very well. When a person mocks him by calling Battery, he (child) injects his compasses into his bump while his childhood friend removes it by saying it to remember. These two scenes established their childhood bonding, which has very important role ahead. This battery incident goes over board when he fights with goons in butcher shop but again cutely used by his wife when she speaks it. Screenplay offers some fine humor also. When, ACP Majumdar picked up Raees's man for interrogation from his ongoing wedding and makes him promise to rat on Raees by making him say Qabool Hai, three times like wedding. When Raees takes his wife to show the land, where he dreamt of constricting the affordable housing colony, he tries to wipe his specs but his wife takes it and wipes it with her Dupatta. This is very subtle and intelligent scene, which shows that, now his wife is aware of his vision and supports for it too. First half of film is slow and almost predictable. Somehow it looses it connection with audience, even in emotional scenes but second half, particularly last 45 minutes is interesting. Dialogues are very good but sometimes goes overboard. Performance wise Shahrukh Khan as Raees is fine. As his child hood friend Shadiq, Mohammad Zeeshan Ayub is very good. Nawazuddin Siddiqui as ACP Majumdar is impressing. Mahira Khan as Raees'w wife is OK. Anil Mange as garage owner Kasim Khan has his moments and he acted well.
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