Shah Rukh's just got sued!

Shah Rukh Khan’s upcoming movie Raees, which is said to be loosely based on the life of Gujarati illicit liquor business tycoon Abdul Latif, has once again run into troubled times.

If reports are to be believed, Latif’s son Mustak Ahmed Abdul Latif Shaikh has sent legal notices to the makers and actors of Raees, including Shah Rukh Khan, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Ritesh Sidhwani and director Rahul Dholakia. In the notice, he has asked why they are making a film on his father’s life without his consent.

Sheikh thinks that while his father was a famous businessman with deep roots in society, this movie would be projecting him in bad light, which is why he has asked for an explanation about the makers’ motives.

This, however, is not the first time that Raees has faced tough times. For his remarks on the intolerance row, Shah Rukh Khan faced opposition from the members of Vishwa Hindu Parishad when he was shooting for Raees in Gujarat. Not only this, since the leading lady of the movie, debutante Mahira Khan, is from Pakistan and Shiv Sena had called for a ban on Pakistani artistes in Maharashtra, the Mumbai schedule had to be shot under tight security.

Looks like the film is having some serious trouble in its production, but the teaser of the movie, along with the fact that Shah Rukh Khan is going to play a grey character after a long time, we are hopeful that the film would be worth the trouble.

Here is the teaser of the movie.