Mehul S Thakkar (MUMBAI MIRROR; January 21, 2014)

Trust team Excel Entertainment to go the extra mile for their film. In Don 2, Farhan had personally designed the gun that Shah Rukh Khan carries to give depth to the character. And now for Raees, in which the actor is reportedly playing a Gujarati don, a team of Hollywood make-up artistes will try out different looks for him. The final call will be SRK’s.

A source close to the development told Mirror that SRK is really excited about the project and will sit down soon to work on the detailing. “Meanwhile the makers are doing their homework so that they can present him with some look tests,” says the source.

 Rahul Dholakia, the film’s director, has already travelled to the US once for a round of discussions with one of Hollywood’s top make-up team. “They will try out not just different hair styles, but also experiment with eyebrows, beards and scars. The scar will be retained only if it works for the character. There will be no prosthetics, the look will be realistic. The team will be finalised soon and will arrive in a few months time to work with SRK.”

The film is set in Gujarat and reportedly revolves around two warring gangs. Buzz is that SRK is playing a bootlegger while Farhan Akhtar portrays a cop

The filmmakers have locked Eid, 2015 as the release date of the film, reportedly.