Watch: This video of Akhilesh Yadav as 'Raees' would make Shah Rukh Khan proud!

Shah Rukh Khan’s Raees is going strong at the box office, even though it hasn’t managed to reach Dangal’s stratospheric figures. Of course, the clash with Hrithik Roshan’s Kaabil hasn’t helped matters.

One person who certainly knows a thing or two about epic battles is Akhilesh Yadav. For the last two months, Akhilesh has been fighting his own family members, including his father, to wrest control of the party and now faces an uphill task against PM Modi’s BJP and Mayawati’s BSP, though he does have a little help from Rahul Gandhi and Congress. Although some political analysts would suggest that the Congress would hamper the Samajwadi Party.

While voters will decide whether they are happy with the alliance, it has already inspired 'artists'. The first was a highly rustic Bhojpuri song titled Cycle ko haat pasand hai, UP ko saath pasand hai, sung to the tune of Sultan's Baby ko bass pasand hai. Another inspired piece of art, is this mash-up which takes dialogues from Shah Rukh Khan’s trailer of Raees and literally puts them in Akhilesh’s mouth. The video is really well put together and depicts PM Modi as Nawazuddin Siddiqui’s character and Rahul Gandhi as the loyal, trusty sidekick. 

Check out the epic mash-up below: