'Raees' to hit Pakistani cinemas from Sunday

'Raees' to hit Pakistani cinemas from Sunday

Lahore (Web Desk): after getting legal permission from the government of Pakistan stunning actress Mahira Khan’s “Raees” is all set to hit big screen from Sunday.

'Raees' continues to be an unstoppable force at the box-office. Rahul Dholakia-is director of the film, launched on January 25which is currently in its second week, striked Rs 6.6 crore. On the other hand in domestic market, the total collection of the film has shot up to Rs 128.96 crore.

SRK’s 'Raees' has managed to surpass the lifetime collections of his 100-crore grosser - 'Jab Tak Hai Jaan' (2012). It is to be noted that the film had already zoomed past the lifetime collections of SRK's two other century-scorers - 'RA.One' and 'Don 2' - on its eighth day itself. SRK's other 100-crore grossers include 'Chennai Express', 'Happy New Year' and 'Dilwale'.

In an occasion, during the promotion of Raees, Mahira Khan stated, "Raees is releasing soon in Pakistan and people are waiting for the film just like people had waited all over the world and I believe that it is going to do amazing business here." 

Pakistani actress, who got fame from drama ‘Humsafar’, shared how her family reacted to the film. "My big fear was people will come to watch the movie and hoot for Shah Rukh, not for me. When my family watched the movie, they were also screaming for him," she added, "But the kind of response I received has been completely fantastic and I am very grateful".