Shah Rukh Khan’s ‘Raees’ to battle it out with Salman Khan’s ‘Sultan’ on Eid 2016

Due to much speculation about the film’s release date, producer Ritesh Sidhwani took to Twitter to clarify the same. The ‘Dil Dhadakne Do’ producer confirmed that ‘Raees’ would release as per schedule – Eid 2016.

Read: Salman Khan’s ‘Sultan’ vs Shah Rukh Khan’s ‘Raees’ on Eid 2016

He tweeted:

My timeline tells me a lot of confusion on my last tweet about #Raees release date. Let me clarify… 1/2

— Ritesh Sidhwani (@ritesh_sid) June 24, 2015

We had announced in February that we will be releasing our film on EID 2016 & we are on schedule to release it as planned #RaeesOnEid2016 — Ritesh Sidhwani (@ritesh_sid) June 24, 2015

And a little surprise for all #Raees fans this EID…chalo ho Gaya sab confusion clear

— Ritesh Sidhwani (@ritesh_sid) June 24, 2015

Directed by Rahul Dholakia, ‘Raees’ stars King Khan opposite Pakistani newcomer Mahira Khan along with Farhan Akhtar and Nawazuddin Siddiqui. The action-thriller is being produced by Ritesh Sidhwani, Farhan Akhtar and Gauri Khan under the banners of Excel Entertainment and Red Chillies Entertainment. Set in Gujarat, ‘Raees’ revolves around a bootlegger whose business plans are foiled by the police. On the other hand, Salman Khan’s upcoming film ‘Sultan’ with Aditya Chopra is making waves before even going on floors. YRF shared the first teaser on Twitter.

Drop EVERYTHING: @BeingSalmanKhan In & As SULTAN #SultanEid2016 https://t.co/GECTgz0x6Y #YRFBuzz — Yash Raj Films (@yrf) June 23, 2015

The on-and-off foes-turned-friends, Salman and Shah Rukh are sure to make an exciting festive season for fans next Eid. We can hardly wait!