Teaser release: Shah Rukh-Mahira's Raees sends fans into a frenzy

First a poster and then the teaser. Thursday was a great day for Shah Rukh Khan fans as he took to Twitter to share a special surprise with his followers.

King Khan first tweeted not one but two posters of his film Raees which also marks the Bollywood debut of Pakistani superstar Mahira Khan:

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

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The Bollywood megastar's gangster look and promise that more was to follow left fans overjoyed:

Eid 2016 became all the more exciting. @iamsrk shows the man he is, and he doesn't mince any words. #Raees #Superb pic.twitter.com/wo2rYBeyGc

— Joginder Tuteja (@Tutejajoginder) July 16, 2015

No need to calm yourself. The poster of @iamsrk's #Raees is here! pic.twitter.com/ydc2fieRWU

— Desimartini (@DMmovies) July 16, 2015

Teaser of FAN a week ago.. Two posters of Raees.. To add to it, Raees Teaser At 9 today

SRKians Right Now . . . pic.twitter.com/oRFDSyCV9G

— Shah Rukh Khan Universe Fan Club (@SRKUniverse) July 16, 2015

And then came the teaser of the film. A one minute five seconds long video that introduces Shah Rukh in a never-seen-before avatar. Here, take a look:



Shah Rukh is playing a Gujrati don in Raees and has absolutely nailed the look. Unfortunately though, the teaser doesn't reveal much about the plot of the film and neither the posters nor the teaser feature Mahira or Nawazuddin Siddiqui -- the other two lead characters in the film. So their fans will have to wait a bit longer.

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However, that didn't stop Mahira from tweeting the link to the teaser:

Gangstaaa khan! https://t.co/1XPgnKDTHm

— Mahira Khan (@TheMahiraKhan) July 16, 2015

Shah Rukh too was quick to respond:

@TheMahiraKhan yo baby….check out the swag. Hope all well with work and family.

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

Also as I am on a roll...want to thank Rahul, Ritesh, Farhan, Mohannan, Ravi, Nawazuddin Mahira Zeeshan Arunima Maneka & whole team of Raees

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

And as expected, Shah Rukh's fans and friends took Twitter by storm:

can't stop watching ur walk here sir,
take a bow, _/\_
thanx alot @iamsrk #Raees pic.twitter.com/rDlKK0QStl

— MATEEN (@Mateen_99) July 16, 2015

I saw it as a Friend's trailer first. Then as SRK's trailer, and then as a movie trailer. Superlative all the 3 times. #Raees @iamsrk

— Anubhav Sinha (@anubhavsinha) July 16, 2015

What a class act #RaeesTeaser is!! This has to be one of my favourite looks of @iamsrk in recent times. How sharp he looks stubble and all 😍

— Rahul Nanda (@rahulnanda86) July 16, 2015

What's the similarity between @iamsrk and #Raees tag? Both are Number 1 #RaeesTeaser pic.twitter.com/EdRr48tfq5

— Shah Rukh Khan Universe Fan Club (@SRKUniverse) July 16, 2015

Shahhhhhhhh....@iamsrk never fails to impress. Get your calendars marked. @RaeesTheFilm on Eid 2016 #RaeesTeaserhttp://t.co/kxkfdHsdjv

— sonu sood (@SonuSood) July 16, 2015

1,000 Likes in just 15 minutes | INCREDIBLE #RaeesTeaser http://t.co/0xLcQHj78L pic.twitter.com/FKnug6H01H

— Shah Rukh Khan Universe Fan Club (@SRKUniverse) July 16, 2015

https://twitter.com/kkrofficial/status/621712464695046144

Every frame of #RaeesTeaser is Epic!!!

Watch King of Bollywood SRK's #Raees Teaser here -> http://t.co/AwMqkJcEwx pic.twitter.com/1GC54Ug4VO

— Bollywood News India (@BollyMastiMania) July 16, 2015

Unfortunately, our servers seems to have crashed. Try this link for the Raees Teaser http://t.co/0O3cGiZYH5

— Indicine.com (@indicine) July 16, 2015

#RaeesTeaser can't wait to watch the film a think it's a good one @iamsrk never fails us

— maryam مريم 🇵🇸 (@iamaryamh) July 16, 2015

Raees is directed by Rahul Dholakia and is being produced by Shah Rukh's Red Chillies entertainment and Farhan Akhtar's Excel Entertainment. The first shooting schedule has been completed while the second leg of the shoot will take place towards the end of this year. The film will hit cinemas on Eid 2016 alongside Salman Khan's equally-hyped movie, Sultan.