National
Award
winning
filmmaker
Rahul
Dholakia,
whose
forthcoming
Shah
Rukh
Khan
starrer
'Raees'
is
releasing
on
the
same
day
as
Hrithik
Roshan's
'Kaabil'
says
he
is
not
worried
about
the
date
clash
of
the
two
films
as
about
the
high
expectations
that
audiences
have
of
his
film.
"As
a
director,
the
release
date
is
not
in
my
hand.
So,
I
am
not
worried
about
'Raees'
and
'Kaabil'
date
clash,
but
people's
expectation," Dholakia
said
here.
"From
the
day
we
launched
the
trailer,
people
started
expecting
something
extra
special
from
the
film,
and
rightfully
so.
It
is
a
larger
than
life
film
starring
actors
like
Shah
Rukh,
Nawazuddin
Siddiqui,
Atul
Kulkarni
and
some
other
fine
actors
of
our
time.
I
just
hope
we
match
that
(expectation)
and
people
love
the
film,"
he
added.
After
150
drafts,
five
years
of
hard
work
and
on
location
shooting
in
Gujarat
and
Dubai,
Raees
is
ready
to
be
out
on
January
25.
The
film
also
features
Pakistani
actress
Mahira
Khan.
The
movie
is
about
a
bootlegger
and
his
run-ins
with
the
police
and
political
powers.
Dholakia
said
Shah
Rukh's
inputs
helped
immensely.
Sharing
one
memorable
incident,
he
said:
"There
is
a
nice
romantic
scene
where
Raees
holds
Aasiya
(Mahira)
up
and
turns
her
around.
So,
Shah
Rukh
suggested
taking
it
in
a
speedy
frame
and
I
agreed
to
that.
After
taking
the
shot,
I
checked
the
monitor
and
said,
'Isn't
it
too
filmy?'
"I
heard
a
voice
from
behind,
and
Shah
Rukh
said,
"We're
making
a
film
only'.
We
actually
kept
that
on
final
edit
and
it's
a
beautiful
scene."