Raees

Raees follows a poor boy who grows into Gujarat’s biggest bootlegger over several decades. He builds power by moving illegal alcohol through a dry state, then uses his money and local loyalty to protect his neighborhood. ACP Majmudar, an honest police officer, spends years trying to stop him. The film mixes crime, romance, sharp jokes, songs, and loud action with a darker story about power and guilt.

The film makes Raees’s Muslim identity a clear part of the story, not a hidden detail. His mother teaches him that work matters more than religious labels, and he says business should not be divided between Hindus and Muslims. He helps people from both communities, but a Mumbai gangster tricks him into carrying explosives for a terrorist attack, so the story separates ordinary Muslims from violent extremists. These ideas return during his rise, his political links, and his final fight, but the main focus stays on the gangster’s fall and the long chase with the police.