Shah Rukh Khan topples Salman on YouTube: Raees trailer crosses 11 million views

The gripping trailer of Shah Rukh Khan’s Raees has successfully topped the list by surpassing the trailer of Sultan which had raked in 100K likes in 42 hours, Dangal in 8 hours 48 minutes, Shivaay in 23 hours and MS Dhoni: The Untold Story in 12 hours.

It has not even been 24 hours since the trailer of Shah Rukh Khan-starrer Raees was released and the video has already created history by crossing 100,000 likes. The trailer achieved the feat in mere three hours and 35 minutes, making it the fastest trailer on YouTube to cross 100K likes.

Shah Rukh Khan launched the trailer of Raees Wednesday afternoon at a grand event. (Twitter)

It has already garnered 11,776,081 views.

The gripping trailer has successfully topped the list by surpassing the trailer of Sultan which had raked in 100K likes in 42 hours, Dangal in 8 hours 48 minutes, Shivaay in 23 hours and MS Dhoni: The Untold Story in 12 hours.

Following the unveiling of the two and a half minute trailer, the hashtag #RaeesTrailer was trending on social media all day, as fans and critics shared their excitement about the film.

The film’s spokesperson shared in exultation, “We are extremely happy that the trailer has got such a phenomenal response, the team has worked very hard on the film and we all are extremely excited!”

There was already a nail biting wait for the film and the stunning trailer has only added to the eagerness of audiences to watch the movie.

Directed by Rahul Dholakia, ‘Raees’ is set to clash with Hrithik Roshan’s ‘Kaabil’, a day before Republic Day, 2017.

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