Raees (2017) — AI Story Visualization

Plot Analysis Summary

Raees rises through smuggling and politics, but criminal ambition and betrayal culminate in a final reckoning with the law.

Story Structure — 4 Plot Phases

From Street Work to Independent Power

Raees enters liquor smuggling as a boy, works with Sadiq for Jairaj, and rises through the network. With Musabhai's support, he breaks away and establishes his own business.

Key Events

• A Boy Enters Liquor Smuggling — As a boy, Raees enters the illegal liquor trade, guided by his mother's belief about work. Characters: Raees Alam, Raees' Mother Location: Fatehpur, Gujarat
• Working for Jairaj — Raees and Sadiq begin working in the liquor trade for Jairaj. Characters: Raees Alam, Sadiq, Raees' friend and confidante, Jairaj Seth Location: Fatehpur
• Raees Rises in Smuggling — Raees proves his intelligence in smuggling and gains standing in Jairaj's network. Characters: Raees Alam, Sadiq, Raees' friend and confidante, Jairaj Seth Location: Fatehpur
• Raees Breaks from Jairaj — With Musabhai's backing, Raees leaves Jairaj's network to establish his own liquor business. Characters: Raees Alam, Jairaj Seth, Musabhai Location: Fatehpur
• Business and Political Influence — Raees's liquor business grows, bringing community influence and political backing. Characters: Raees Alam Location: Fatehpur

A Rivalry Takes Root

Majmudar's crackdown puts Raees under sustained pressure, while Raees continues to evade arrest. Jairaj's assassination attempt and Raees's retaliation deepen the danger around his rise.

Key Events

• Majmudar Begins the Crackdown — The honest officer arrives and targets the illegal liquor trade. Characters: Raees Alam, IPS Jaideep Ambalal Majmudar Location: Fatehpur
• Raees Evades Arrest — Raees repeatedly evades Majmudar's attempts to arrest him. Characters: Raees Alam, IPS Jaideep Ambalal Majmudar Location: Fatehpur
• Jairaj's Assassination Attempt — Raees survives an assassination attempt by Jairaj. Characters: Raees Alam, Jairaj Seth Location: Fatehpur
• Raees Kills Jairaj — Raees kills Jairaj in retaliation for the assassination attempt. Characters: Raees Alam, Jairaj Seth Location: Fatehpur
• Raees Marries Aasiya — Raees marries his neighbour Aasiya, and they later have a son. Characters: Raees Alam, Aasiya Location: Fatehpur

Political Power and Reversal

Raees builds a family with Aasiya and expands into real estate, but political maneuvers and renewed enforcement threaten his position. He enters local politics and wins, only to face the project being declared illegal.

Key Events

• Transfer and Real Estate — Raees arranges Majmudar's transfer and expands into real estate, but the officer keeps watch. Characters: Raees Alam, IPS Jaideep Ambalal Majmudar Location: Fatehpur
• Political Maneuver and Imprisonment — After a dispute with Pashabhai, Raees is briefly imprisoned as part of a political maneuver. Characters: Raees Alam Location: Fatehpur
• Raees Enters Local Politics — Feeling betrayed by a political alliance, Raees runs for local office and wins with community support. Characters: Raees Alam Location: Fatehpur
• Project Declared Illegal — The Chief Minister reinstates Majmudar and declares Raees's real-estate project illegal. Characters: Raees Alam, IPS Jaideep Ambalal Majmudar Location: Fatehpur

Betrayal and Final Reckoning

Financial losses and unrest drive Raees to accept Musabhai's gold-smuggling offer. He discovers the operation concealed explosives, loses associates, kills Musabhai, and surrenders to Majmudar.

Key Events

• Financial Ruin and Unrest — Debt, business losses, communal unrest, and curfews leave Raees in severe difficulty. Characters: Raees Alam Location: Fatehpur
• Gold Smuggling Agreement — Raees seeks Musabhai's help and agrees to smuggle gold. Characters: Raees Alam, Musabhai Location: Fatehpur
• Explosives Smuggling Revealed — Raees discovers the operation was used to smuggle explosives linked to bombings across India. Characters: Raees Alam, Musabhai Location: India
• Associates Arrested or Killed — Raees is devastated as many associates are arrested or killed. Characters: Raees Alam, Musabhai Location: Unspecified
• Raees Confronts Musabhai — Raees confronts and kills Musabhai for using him in the plot. Characters: Raees Alam, Musabhai Location: Unspecified
• Surrender and Final Reckoning — Raees surrenders; after reflecting on their rivalry, Majmudar shoots him as he recalls his mother's teachings. Characters: Raees Alam, IPS Jaideep Ambalal Majmudar, Raees' Mother Location: Unspecified

Story Breakdown

• Early Trade — Raees enters the liquor business as a boy and learns the trade within Jairaj's network.
  • Mother's Teaching — His mother's belief that no occupation is inherently low guides him.
  • Sadiq's Partnership — Raees works alongside his friend Sadiq in smuggling operations.
• Breaking Away — Raees rises under Jairaj, then establishes an independent business with Musabhai's support.
  • Jairaj's Network — Raees proves his skill in the illegal liquor trade.
  • Musabhai's Backing — Musabhai supports Raees's break from Jairaj.
• Police Rivalry — Majmudar's crackdown makes Raees's criminal enterprise the focus of a persistent pursuit.
  • Repeated Evasion — Raees continues to evade arrest despite Majmudar's attempts.
  • Jairaj's Retaliation — Raees survives Jairaj's assassination attempt and kills him in retaliation.
• Family and Expansion — Raees marries Aasiya and broadens his business into real estate while using political connections.
  • Marriage to Aasiya — Raees and Aasiya marry and have a son.
  • Real Estate Venture — Raees expands into real estate as Majmudar continues monitoring him.
• Political Reversal — Political maneuvering briefly imprisons Raees, while public support carries him into local politics.
  • Election Victory — Raees wins a local election with strong community support.
  • Project Declared Illegal — The Chief Minister reinstates Majmudar and declares Raees's project illegal.
• Smuggling Betrayal — Financial hardship leads Raees back to Musabhai, whose operation conceals a much more destructive cargo.
  • Gold Smuggling — Raees agrees to smuggle gold after asking Musabhai for help.
  • Explosives Revealed — Raees learns the operation was used to smuggle explosives linked to bombings across India.
• Final Reckoning — After losing associates, Raees retaliates against Musabhai and faces Majmudar.
  • Musabhai Killed — Raees kills Musabhai for using him in the plot.
  • Surrender and Death — Raees surrenders, reflects on his rivalry and his mother's teaching, and is shot by Majmudar.

Directed by

Rahul Dholakia

Key Cast

• Shah Rukh Khan — Raees Alam
• Mahira Khan — Aasiya
• Nawazuddin Siddiqui — IPS Jaideep Ambalal Majmudar
• Mohammed Zeeshan Ayyub — Sadiq, Raees' friend and confidante
• Sheeba Chaddha — Raees' Mother