One of the top-grossing films of 2017, Raees starring Shah Rukh Khan, Mahira Khan and Nawazuddin Siddiqui was not a commercial success but also won critical acclaim.
Set in the 60s to 80s of Gujrat, the film showcased Shah Rukh Khan as the gangster which won him appreciation across quarters for his powerful performance.
As the film dates a year today, the cast and crew took to Twitter to celebrate the anniversary of the film.
Actress Mahira Khan who made her debut in Bollywood with Raees took to Twitter saying, "Gold⚡️#1YearOfRaees".
Gold⚡️#1YearOfRaees pic.twitter.com/Krvi7wrZ2z
— Mahira Khan (@TheMahiraKhan) January 25, 2018
The actress further shared pictures from the film and reminisced one of her most favorite dialogues saying, "Battery Saala⚡️ #1YearOfRaees".
Battery Saala⚡️ #1YearOfRaees pic.twitter.com/CQaijR5piG
— Mahira Khan (@TheMahiraKhan) January 25, 2018
Director Rahul Dholakia also expressed his emotions on the one year anniversary saying, "Award or No Award, I can guarantee you, these dialogues were on the mouth of the public.. baniya ka dimaag... koi dhanda.. sheron ka zamana.. Katne ka darr.. batterey nahi bolneka.. super work @haritbmehta @EkNiraj @VashiAshish #1yearOfRaees".
Award or No Award, I can guarantee you, these dialogues were on the mouth of the public.. 'baniya ka dimaag... koi dhanda.. sheron ka zamana.. Katne ka darr.. batterey nahi bolneka.. super work @haritbmehta @EkNiraj @VashiAshish #1yearOfRaees
— rahul dholakia (@rahuldholakia) January 25, 2018
Expressing his gratitude towards the cast and crew of the film, Rahul Dholakia further shared, "Intense, yet very commercial, flowery, yet subtle at times. Thank you @iamsrk @Nawazuddin_S @TheMahiraKhan @Mdzeeshanayyub @atul_kulkarni both the master shubhams and every single actor for giving your everything and also to Honey Trehan, our casting director.. #1yearOfRaees".
Intense, yet very commercial, flowery, yet subtle at times. Thank you @iamsrk @Nawazuddin_S @TheMahiraKhan @Mdzeeshanayyub @atul_kulkarni both the master shubhams and every single actor for giving your everything and also to Honey Trehan, our casting director.. #1yearOfRaees
— rahul dholakia (@rahuldholakia) January 25, 2018
Excel Entertainment who co-produced the film along with Red Chillies celebrated the one-year milestone by saying, "#RaeesKaDin Thank you for all the love!".
#RaeesKaDin Thank you for all the love! pic.twitter.com/X1sMjpY8dr
— Excel Entertainment (@excelmovies) January 25, 2018
Red Chillies too took to Twitter to celebrate the day saying, "Aaj ke din, sirf Raees ka time chalega! Celebrating 1 YEAR OF RAEES. @iamsrk @rahuldholakia".
Aaj ke din, sirf Raees ka time chalega! Celebrating 1 YEAR OF RAEES.@iamsrk @rahuldholakia pic.twitter.com/xtUGb34516
— Red Chillies Entertainment (@RedChilliesEnt) January 24, 2018
Fans were overjoyed to celebrate the film's one year anniversary, so much so that the trend '1 YEAR OF RAEES' had been trending throughout the day on Twitter.
Produced by Red Chillies Entertainment and Excel Entertainment, the film has offered SRK in a never seen avatar before which has left the audience enthralled. The film certainly impacts one with SRK's powerful performance along with an intense entertaining storyline which is backed by the hard-hitting dialogues and the captivating music of the film.