RaeesMovies like Raees
- Key Features:
- Crime lord, Law enforcement, Rise and fall, Political intrigue, Organized crime, India, 1980s, 1990s, Moral ambiguity, Action, Indian cinema, Power struggle
- Tone:
- serious, gritty
- Target Audience:
- Crime drama enthusiasts, Bollywood fans, Political thriller viewers, Action movie buffs
- Emotional Arc:
- Ambition → Conflict → Downfall
Raees

Set in the early ’80s and ’90s in Gujarat, India, ‘Raees’ is a fictitious story of a crime lord named Raees, who builds an entire empire from scratch, and a police officer who is determined to bring him down.
Raees
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Drug abuse and the darker side of Punjab rear their heads in the intense, interwoven tales of a policeman, a doctor, a migrant worker, and a rockstar.

Karikaalan consistently fights to keep the people of Dharavi, a slum in Mumbai, safe from the clutches of mighty politicians and the land mafia don, Hari Dhadha.

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