Shah Rukh Khan Shares Raees New Poster. Can't. Keep. Calm

New Delhi: Folks, hold your breath for Shah Rukh Khan has just released a new poster of his upcoming film Raees. We are expecting, as promised by Shah Rukh, the trailer of Raees to hit social media sometime on Wednesday. In the film, Shah Rukh Khan stars as liquor bootlegger - Raees Alam Khan - based out of Gujarat. Directed by Rahul Dholakia, Raees tracks the story of the liquor baron's journey from a smuggler to a powerful politician. Raees also stars Pakistani actress Mahira Khan and is arriving at the theatres during the Republic Day weekend. Actress Sunny Leone is also part of a special song sequence in the film. "Aaj Raees ka naya poster dekho...kal trailer dekhne ko milega," wrote Shah Rukh Khan when he tweeted the new poster.

Now, Raees Alam Khan ka time shuru:
 

Aaj Raees ka naya poster dekho... kal trailer dekhne ko milega! Ab #ApnaTimeShuru pic.twitter.com/D0p8ivqtHE

— Shah Rukh Khan (@iamsrk) December 6, 2016

Nawazuddin Siddiqui features as Raees' nemesis, the cop who hunts down the bootlegger.

Shah Rukh also shared best wishes for Team Raees:
 

With the rocking team!!!! #raees @rahuldholakia @iamsrk @Mdzeeshanayyub @SwatiTrivedi @KUMohanan1 @manojkhatoi pic.twitter.com/5i6XCB4kui

— Menaka Nagarajan (@menakanagarajan) December 6, 2016

There continues to be much excitement about the trailer of the film as "#RaeesTrailerTomorrow" trended almost all of Tuesday on Twitter. Shah Rukh Khan, fans are 'insanely' waiting:
 

And the day, we all have been insanely waiting for, arrives tomorrow!!!!

#RaeesTrailerTomorrow @iamsrk

— Prathit Mahapatra (@i_Prathit) December 6, 2016

 

#RaeesTrailerTomorrow Guys lets go to sleep already... may b tomorrow comes faster.. haha.. not having the patience to wait yaar..

— SRKlover (@FOREVESRK) December 6, 2016

 

Feel the heat. Raees arriving tomorrow.#RaeesTrailerTomorrow

— Aakriti Verma (@Aakriti_verma6) December 6, 2016

Shah Rukh Khan stepped up to share updates about Raees:
 

New poster out tonight. This is my personal locket with my parents pic in it. #RaeesTrailerTomorrow pic.twitter.com/FyzEO5SOEP

— Shah Rukh Khan (@iamsrk) December 6, 2016

 

Raees Trailer out in3 days. Feel the happiest when I am on Raees set. My highlite of the day.... pic.twitter.com/0Di15Tyg5V

— Shah Rukh Khan (@iamsrk) December 4, 2016

 

Battery nahi Bolne ka.... pic.twitter.com/lETNnkozVr

— Shah Rukh Khan (@iamsrk) December 4, 2016

Meanwhile, the first posters of Shah Rukh's film were released in July last year and the Internet just could not handle it:
 

Kem Cho, Majama??? Poster of Raees an Excel & Red Chillies film. Dir. Rahul Dholakia. More to follow...hope u like it. pic.twitter.com/wjyu8NaXad

— Shah Rukh Khan (@iamsrk) July 16, 2015

 

"The man in black travels with your soul in his pocket" Stephen King. V hav both White & Black in us, choose wisely. pic.twitter.com/Excr2eW7fD

— Shah Rukh Khan (@iamsrk) July 16, 2015

Shah Rukh Khan's Raees recently avoided (sort of) a box-office clash with Hrithik Roshan's Kaabil, which now has been rescheduled to hit screens on January 25. Raees is scheduled for January 26.

Mahira Khan makes her Bollywood debut with Raees, in which her character is named Mohsina. Talking about making her Bollywood debut with a Shah Rukh Khan-film, Mahira said that her mother refused to believe her and broke down crying.