Bought up with the adage of ‘no business is small and no business is bigger than religion’, the film traces the journey of the bootlegger Raees who is ready to sacrifice anything for his work.

There is a recurring line in Rahul Dholakia’s "Raees" that is meant to exemplify the eponymous protagonist. We are told he has "Baniye ka dimaag aur Miyaanbhai ki daring", roughly translated as ...