The movie has been directed by Rahul Dholakia and produced by Gauri Khan, Ritesh Sidhwani and Farhan Akhtar under their banners Red Chillies Entertainment and Excel Entertainment.
It stars Shah Rukh Khan, Mahira Khan and Nawazuddin Siddiqui.
The official Twitter handle of the movie posted: "The reign of #Raees begins! Book your tickets now : http://bit.ly/RaeesBMS @iamsrk #RaeesDay."
Raees also features Sunny Leone who thrilled her fans with her item number avatar.
The Bollywood world is witnessing a clash between two titans as Hrithik Roshan's 'Kaabil' also hit the silver screen on Wednesday.
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