Race (2008 film)

Race
Race
	Theatrical releases of poster
Directed by	Abbas–Mustan
Written by	Dialogues By:-; Anurag Prapanna; Jitendra Parmer
Screenplay by	Kiran Kotrial; Shiraz Ahmed;
Story by	Kiran Kotrial; Shiraz Ahmed; Goodbye Lover
Produced by	Ramesh S. Taurani; Kumar S. Taurani;
Starring	Saif Ali Khan; Anil Kapoor; Bipasha Basu; Akshaye Khanna; Katrina Kaif; Sameera Reddy;
Narrated by	Anil Kapoor
Cinematography	Ravi Yadav
Edited by	Hussain A. Burmawala
Music by	Songs:; Pritam; Background Score:; Salim–Sulaiman;
Production; company	Tips Industries
Distributed by	UTV Motion Pictures
Release date	21 March 2008;
Running time	149 minutes
Countries	India; South Africa;
Language	Hindi
Budget	₹46 crore
Box office	₹103.45 crore

Race is a 2008 Indian Hindi-language neo-noir action crime film directed by Abbas–Mustan and written by Kiran Kotrial and Shiraz Ahmed. Reportedly inspired by the 1998 Hollywood movie Goodbye Lover,^[2] it is the first installment in the Race franchise and stars Saif Ali Khan, Anil Kapoor, Bipasha Basu, Akshaye Khanna, Katrina Kaif, and Sameera Reddy. In the film, the professional and personal loyalties between brothers and businessmen Ranvir Singh (Saif Ali Khan) and Rajiv Singh (Akshaye Khanna) are shown as a storyline.

Principal photography took place in Durban, Goa and Dubai, and was produced by Tips Industries. Race was theatrically released in India by UTV Motion Pictures on 21 March 2008. The film received critical acclaim, with praise for its editing, screenplay, cast performance and music. It was a commercial success, grossing ₹103 crore (US$12 million) worldwide, making it the sixth highest grossing Hindi film of 2008.^[1]^[3] It was followed by the sequel film Race 2 (2013) and the spiritual successor Race 3 (2018).^[4]

^ ^a ^b ^c "Race – Movie – Box Office India". Box Office India.
^ Bhattacharjee, Subhadeep (4 April 2008). "Race is copied from Goodbye Lover". Filmibeat.
^ "Top Earners 2008". Box Office India. Archived from the original on 21 July 2012. Retrieved 24 July 2010.
^ Hungama, Bollywood (21 March 2008). "Race Review 4/5 | Race Movie Review | Race 2008 Public Review | Film Review". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 29 June 2023.

[Race_–_Movie_–_Box_Office_India-1] "Race – Movie – Box Office India". Box Office India.

[2] Bhattacharjee, Subhadeep (4 April 2008). "Race is copied from Goodbye Lover". Filmibeat.

[BOIndia-3] "Top Earners 2008". Box Office India. Archived from the original on 21 July 2012. Retrieved 24 July 2010.

[4] Hungama, Bollywood (21 March 2008). "Race Review 4/5 | Race Movie Review | Race 2008 Public Review | Film Review". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 29 June 2023.

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