Shah Rukh Khan's movie Raees to release in Dubai on January 25

Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan plans to visit Dubai ahead of the release of his film Raees, a thriller. Nawazuddin Siddiqui is his co-star and the Dubai visit is to promote the action thriller directed by Rahul Dholakia.
Pakistani actress Mahira Khan features in Raees and has a pivotal role in the movie.
This has been reported in indianexpress.com dated 17 January 2017.

Shah Rukh and Nawazuddin will visit Bollywood Parks, a first-of-its-kind theme park. They will then go to the Night Court of Arabian Center where they will meet and greet fans. The visit would be for two days visit and there is suspense over the presence of Pakistani actress Mahira Khan and whether she will be part of the Dubai promotions.
Raees makers plan to release the original sound track of the movie separately in the music album.
Incidentally, Shah Rukh Khan owns a house in Dubai, described as the city of sun, sand and adventure.


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Nawazuddin Siddiqui (42) reveals plenty of things about his film 'Haraamkhor' that premiered in the 15th annual New York Indian Film Festival. The film is about the relationship between a 14-year-old girl (Shweta Tripathi) and her tuition teacher, played by Nawazuddin, in a small town.
The movie was shot in a small town within 16 days, improvising scenes as the shooting went along. Nawazuddin Siddiqui's character, of a married man cum teacher pursuing his young student, is a tricky one to play.
This has been reported in deccanherald.com dated 8 January 2017.

This is his upcoming film "Haraamkhor" and it is finally releasing on January 13. The Examining Committee of the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) had earlier declined to pass the movie indicating that the movie's theme was "unacceptable."
The movie premiered at the 15th annual New York Indian Film Festival, where Nawazuddin received the Best Actor award for his performance. It was also presented with the Silver Gateway of India trophy at the 17th Jio MAMI Mumbai Film Festival.
Incidentally, Nawazuddin Siddiqui has worked in critically acclaimed films as diverse as "Bajrangi Bhaijaan" and "Miss Lovely".


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Pakistani cinemas have finally lifted the ban on Bollywood movies that had been imposed after relations between New Delhi and Islamabad fell to a new low following tensions on the border and terrorist attacks. It is now revealed that the cinemas will start screening Indian movies and the first movie to be screened will be actor Nawazuddin Siddiqui's "Freaky Ali".
This has been reported in thestatesman.com dated 18 December 2016.

It may be recalled that the managements of Pakistani cinemas had, on September 30, announced indefinite suspension of screening of all Bollywood movies. It was in protest against the ban of Pakistani artists in India. These artists were banned in India after an attack on an Army base in Uri town of Jammu and Kashmir in which at least 19 soldiers were killed.
It is understood that the cinema owners will first screen movies that could not be screened due to the suspension of Indian content. The decision to lifted the suspension was as a cinema guild. It has been taken to extend support to the Indian cinemas and expect the gesture to be reciprocated.
Bollywood is popular in Pakistan, and the self-imposed suspension is believed to have led to a dramatic loss of revenue. Indian movies had made a comeback to Pakistani cinema houses in 2008 following a 43-year long hiatus after a ban imposed during the 1965 war.


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TE3N was a much awaited movie starring Big B who had driven a scooter in the streets of Kolkata for the movie, as a part of the script. It had brought together the Shahenshah of Bollywood Amitabh Bachchan, Nawazuddin Siddiqui and Vidya Balan. But, its first day collection has failed to impress.
It was released over 1169 screens across India and 373 screens overseas and has minted Rs 2.61 cr at the Indian box office while, in the international market, it has managed to collect Rs 1.90 cr on the first day of its release.
This has been reported in indianexpress.com dated 2 June 2016.

As one filmcritic has put it - the treatment of both place and characters appear to turn everything lackadaisical. In its attempt to be less ‘dark’, loud background music is added in at each step. The plot has too much fuzz, and the characters are all surface. The droopy facial lines of the Big B, Vidya Balan’s stolid-cop-stomping fail to go deep into the characters.
Questions arise of why her full-fledged actis labeled as a guest appearance. That mystery remains unresolved. The only saving grace seems to be Nawaz’s guilt-ridden priest who tries to break free once in a while, and a few red herrings infuse some intrigue towards the end.


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