It’s official. Shah Rukh Khan’s Raees, which was first announced for Eid in February last year, has moved out of the lucrative festive weekend. Salman Khan’s Sultan will now get a solo release during what happens to be his most successful release period.
Producer Ritesh Sidhwani confirmed the news of Raees getting postponed.
“It was not an easy decision to move the film. We understand that our movie is highly anticipated. However, a film of such magnitude requires appropriate showcasing. Therefore, we have decided to shift our release date” Sidhwani said.
Starring Shah Rukh Khan, Mahira Khan and Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Raees has been indefinitely postponed to a later date.
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Raees Release Timeline:
- February 2015: Raees is announced for Eid 2016.
- 10 April 2015: Raees goes on floors.
- 22 April 2015: Shah Rukh Khan joins the cast and crew
- June 23 2015: Yash Raj Films announces Sultan starring Salman Khan in the lead. Release date sends shock waves, sets up what’s touted as the ‘mother of all clashes’ between Shah Rukh and Salman.
- June 23 2015: Amidst rumours of Raees moving to a later date, Ritesh Sidhwani tweets “Speculation on #Raees release date! It all ends this Eid”
- June 24 2015: A day later, posts yet another tweet clarifying the release date “My timeline tells me a lot of confusion on my last tweet about #Raees release date. Let me clarify. We had announced in February that we will be releasing our film on EID 2016 & we are on schedule to release it as planned #RaeesOnEid2016” Also announces a surprise for Raees fans “And a little surprise for all #Raees fans this EID.. chalo ho Gaya sab confusion clear”
- July 16 2015: Raees Teaser is released, wins universal appreciation
- Media goes crazy over the clash. We write the most detailed article, which has received more than 15 lakh views till date.
- December 2015: A lot is riding on the Bajirao Mastani vs Dilwale clash. Shah Rukh Khan is the king of clashes, no one (media and trade) gives Bajirao Mastani and Sanjay Leela Bhansali a chance. They all know what happened to SLB the last time he decided to take on SRK.
- December 21 2015: With content overpowering superstardom, Bajirao Mastani betters Dilwale at the domestic box office. This sends shockwaves in the industry, yet again. Rumours of Raees moving out of Eid get stronger in the trade.
- February 12 2016: A well-known trade analysts tweets that Raees has moved from Eid. Ritesh Sidhwani once again clarifies and rubbishes the rumours “Some people spreading Rumours about #Raees release being moved.. Like I said RUMOURS”
- April 2016: Shah Rukh Khan’s FAN releases in theatres, opens well but crashes on Monday. Finishes with lifetime domestic business of less than 85 crore. The failure of the film once again sends shockwaves. Trade wants Sultan for Eid, exhibitors at mass centres firmly in favour of the Salman Khan starrer too. Raees releasing just 3 months after FAN isn’t a great idea from a producer’s point of view either. Clash almost certain to be averted, which is confirmed in almost every QnA session here on Indicine.
- May 3 2016: Things get ugly on Wikipedia between Shah Rukh and Salman fans (check tweets and screenshots below). The delay in either confirming the date or announcing that the film has moved to a different date, is now beginning to hurt both films – especially Raees.
- May 3 2016 8PM: On the same day, Ritesh Sidhwani confirms that Raees won’t release during Eid.
When anyone can edit Wikipedia pages, this is what happens. Excel should take action and make the final announcement pic.twitter.com/0IZEP0i6zj
— Indicine.com (@indicine) May 3, 2016
And the #Raees Wikipedia page has been edited again. pic.twitter.com/YJCbfO9PhV
— Indicine.com (@indicine) May 3, 2016
Happy B’day Rajesh bhai …. :)
@sss : It is very much clear that SRK current position is not in favor of clash with Varun Dhawan forget Megastar Salman Khan. If it was due to Aditya Chopra SRK would have postponed long ago. The following 3 reasons are for Raees running away :
* Dilwale losing to BRM (domestic) during much hyped Christmas clash.
* Sultan shooting on schedule and it is buzzing teaser.
* Last nail, FAN debacle.
Try to accept the reality and move on. Your comment shows you have been SRK fan for your own benefit and for love towards him.
#Baniye ki kanjossi aur Chaddi baniyan ki daring !!!!!!!!!!!!!!
people how dare you write whtever you like about SHAH RUKH KHAN he is the legend,king of bollywood have some respect to the treasure of India, may be due to the defamation case against the flim they have to postpone further otherwise SRK is the only superstar who least think of anything apart from his love to act and love for his fans.
@ hrithik thanks I won’t celebrate my birthday this year my father has expired .
@Rajesh Kulkarni, happy birthday and condolences on the death of your father.
@Rajesh bro don’t worry..It happens in everyone’s life..Even my father passed away in last December
@Rajesh : Sorry about that. RIP !!!!!
@hrithik,which benefits you’re talking about? Did FAN gave us any benefit in terms of bo collection?no.yeah IT made me cry and I knew IT’S VALUE,so I will support IT till my last breathe.
And the point you have mentioned are about your imagination.
DILWALE lost in India due to protest+null script ,IT has nothing to deal with RAEES.because previous floor never affect upcoming success,as ranveer’s red was an average and due to that was bm affected?no right?
Same with FAN ,no songs,heroine,ENTERTAINMENT,but holiday.so IT has to be flop,even 3 khans would have acted then also IT would have hardly cross 100cr.
I have always faith on KING KHAN,HE said HE doesn’t want to make loss to ADITYAJI ,WHO offered another directorial offer,and right after FAN’S debacle then KING KHAN changed decission.KING KHAN too wanted not to have a bad relationship with ADITYAJI.
Can you give the reason why ADITYAJI did that?yes to get profit from EID weekend.at the same time KING KHAN also thought EXCEL ENTERTAINMENT too face some loss do HE sacrifieced for HIS 2 friends.this is the case why HE advised both of them to shift.
Last thing about the hilarious joke made by you—buzzing sultan teeaser!!!!he he he he.nobody gave it a damn compared to RAEES.which is just a photoshopped medioce deal made by Ali Abbas zafar,ROFL.or you talking about YouTube likes which salman fans never believes in?
Yeah KING KHAN advised them to shift from EID but never said HIM to release on 26TH JANUARY which already acquired by other 2 stars who announced 1st!
RITESH SIDHWANI promised us for EID,but as IT couldn’t happen still WE would have support RAEES if IT would have release on even a non holiday this year.
But I is doing stupidity now and KING KHAN too don’t want to know about this.then why WE EMOTIONAL FOOLS will care about RAEES more when Ritesh himself is enough to destroy RAEES by creating negativity around IT?
Still if you’re seeing any selfishness inside ME/OTHER SUCH SRKIANS,then it’s you selfish retard who wanted desperately to move RAEES from EID and after shifted said HIM bhagoda by knowing even this fact that THAT SAME BHAGODA made your idol along with another superstar combinedly nanga in CLASH in 2006.
I know when bad times comes even friends becomes enemy so as with ADITYAJI.and KING KHAN is also not A GOD that HE will even can give not hits with null scripts/no entertainment.but yeah HE gave best opening even after one after another underperformer that HE IS BEYOND MEGASTARDOM.HE IS MEGALEGEND WHO badly needs A good directorto gain HIS FULL POTENTIAL MEGASTARDOM.
so say him bhagoda,whatever you may say you can’t change the butter truth.HE defeated bigger superstars in clashed and HOLDS THE MAXIMUM SUCCESS CONSISTENCY much more compare to all superstars.
So bash HIM as much as you can but you can’t stop HIM.because HE WROTE HIS DESTINY WITH HIS OWN HAND,and by acquiring all big holidays you can’t stop A MEGASTAR.HE needs one good director with one script to make you again cry.I’LL wait for that time which will come soon.
ONCE A KING ALWAYS A KING.THE LAST MEGASTAR WHO MADE HIS OWN DESTINY.
And look at joker sallu fans are saying—-why you SRKIANS are not watching movies at theaters?
Who after jail to made these excuses—-
salman gave KING KHAN shelter,home,throne,gf,stardom,mannat (thankfully they didn’t say about giving birth).but at last their fans are spreading negativity about jail ho.
Please SRKIANS watch jail ho,because GAURI KHAN likes IT so much.
these types of so lot of excuses they made even vetting bigger republic day with a masala south female who’re mocking at FAN.
but don’t worry WE SRKIANS will never come to your standard.even if WE will see death in front of our eyes still WE’LL laugh ,that’s OUT NATURE.
And now EXCEL ENTERTAINMENT even degrading KING KHAN’S image by changing instatntly the release dates.
And for all you haters I remembered one dialogue—-hum sharif kya hue,puri duniya hi badmaash ban gayi.
you want to stop KING KHAN right?yeah these jokes are 25 years old from now.let’s are up to which extent you can stop THE BIGGEST MEGASTAR OF BOLLYWOOD,ROFL.
@Rajesh Kulkarni,a very happy birthday to you and GOD bless you.feeling deep condolence about your loss.MY GRANDMA too passed away ,so I too felt so much depression.be strong and achieve much more success ahead in your way.
@Rajesh Kulkarni RIP his soul. My condolence to you and your family. Feeling sad for your loss. Take care and stay healthy.
@1:09am Complan Boy
We all know you arent adverse to crying when watching a maha crap from king coz we all remember how you cried like a little school girl when King Charlies 300cr storm didnt arrive on Diwali 2014…!
@Rajesh kulkarni
So sorry about that. May the Almighty give you the courage and fortitude to bear the irreplaceable loss. Amin. Hum usko zaroor dua meh yaad rakhn…
@SSS:
BOX OFFICE has not sweethearts or friends or foes. It only respects competition aka muqabla.
RAEES chickened out of the race and baniya’s extreme ‘darr’ of fighting it out with SULTAN is the real biggest problem.
Its not Aditya Chopra or YRF or Farhan or Ritesh. IT IS ONLY SRK who lost his superstardom to Salman, Aamir now.
I can still understand if Mahira Khan chemistry was problem and they decided to reshoot everything or got a new actress after 50% shot like SULTAN did with Anushka. Nothing wrong with it.
Problem comes here. RAEES is in post-production and ready for release on EID. Its teaser is already 1 year old. It is waited with enormous curiosity. If your product is ready, you must release it on major holiday with clash to respect fans and audiences.
SHAH RUKH KHAN has developed insecurity. FAN was a dark thriller. 50% of this female fans stayed home as they felt disconnected with Gaurav’s SFX VFX face.
RAEES is total opposite! everyone on July 3rd will rush on Sunday to give it a 40 Crore opening before SULTAN releases on EID. SRK destroyed himself completely.
From now on. Any film SRK even remotely promotes, his own or red-chillies related or YRF related. I will make sure I or any of my friends skip it for sure and wait for quality movies like RANGOON.
All SUPERSTAR movies void can easily be fillled today with HOLLYWOOD Big Budget releases. No need to pay extremely selfish and money greedy YRF, ADI, SRK, YRF your money. Skip them all. Avoid them at all cost. Teach them a tough lesson. Even better, watch it pirated and tweet online with photo.
No one is bigger than Audience!.
“APUN PUBLIC HAI PUBLIC KYA?
JIS MEIN APNA PAISA NAI WASOOL. USKA DABBBA GUL” (Munna character played by Aamir Khan in RANGEELA)
@sss : When did I say I am going to stop SRK? No one can stop anyone you or SRK also cannot stop Salman and his destiny. About being sharif, your idol and his fans have been a gunda in industry for so many years at that point of time did he or his fans think about people who were sharif ? why would anyone would behave with sharafat with someone who was a goon all these years ? Sunn bey lallu laal … for current situation of your idol and you is like a dialogue from DDLJ …. Sacchai ke raaste mein shuru shuru mein bahut mushkilein haar aayein gi lekin aanth mein jeet sacchai ki hi hogi … so likewise your kingu was ruling initially with all sort of manipulation and now the audience have seen his real face and the real winner is real people like Salman and not fake like SRK !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
raees will be a huge flop because lack of storyline like fan thats why it move to 2017.sultan will be also a huge flop ….collect around 125 cr.hritik mahenjodar and kabil will cross easily 225+
@khan,1st of let me whose can you’re? KING KHAN’S recent mom audience appealed script is the reason where HE stands.that agreed.HE can never lost to decade struggler stars like salmir.bad times never can stop KING KHAN.yes surely I would have bashed KING KHAN if ADITYA CHOPRA wouldn’t have offered HIM another of his directorial offer.why he did that?Even KING KHAN too knew HE badly needs those directors at this situation but not because of fear you’re talking about.warna KING KHAN toh darta lallu ki BAAP se bhi nahi.last but not least HE already thrashed HIM before.And don’t forget ever “I pay ticket price to watch KING KHAN on big screen rather than HIS movies.And remember this forever this dialogue “WOH SIRF STAR NAHI DUNIYA HAIN MERI”.this time I spare you next time hopefully you’ll not write such things for me that I wish,thanks.
@hrithik,your didn’t got me.And I never want to stop of mocking KING KHAN/SRKIANS.rather I’M requesting you bhojpuri to bash/criticize HIM/US as much as you can.so that IT’LL become a scar and will remain in our mind so that during payback WE’LL make you cry with blood tears.
So no one is stopping you.apne naam kisi aur no mat de non actor classless lallu ke ullu fan.achai which achai you’re talking about you bloody criminal’s fan?KING KHAN IS THE HOLY MAN that’s why HE remained CONSISTENTLY LIKE A HERO with out decade struggling like your 2010/2008 debutants sallumir,ROFL.
And achai will win at last,you’re completely right.KING KHAN still has maximum success and least flops which your evil idol couldn’t come even near and unlike your evil flopstar non actor gifted with 40+ flops/disaster,OUR KING KHAN will never match with your decade struggler in that category.
your idol survived only because of EID.if that will be snatched he will come to road.And a non actor can never be hide too long behind crap movies anymore ,but unfortunately as KING KHAN HIMSELF harms HIMSELF and let your criminal idol to survive for some few years more until THE RETURN OF THE KING OF BOLLYWOOD.one such director is needed to show your real aukat and that day is not so far that I can see.HEROES will always remain HEROES like WE SRKIANS but this is the suspense stage of career so villains (salmir fans) will enjoy a bit more until THE KING WILL BACK WITH RECORD BREAKING FILM once again which aukatless lallu is dreaming since last decades inspite of getting one after another EID.