Race (2008 film)

Race
Theatrical releases of poster
Directed byAbbas–Mustan
Written byDialogues By:-
Anurag Prapanna
Jitendra Parmer
Screenplay by
  • Kiran Kotrial
  • Shiraz Ahmed
Story by
  • Kiran Kotrial
  • Shiraz Ahmed
Produced by
Starring
Narrated byAnil Kapoor
CinematographyRavi Yadav
Edited byHussain A. Burmawala
Music by
Production
company
Distributed byUTV Motion Pictures
Release date
  • 21 March 2008 (2008-03-21)
Running time
149 minutes
Countries
  • India
  • South Africa
LanguageHindi
Budget46 crore[1]
Box office₹103.45 crore[1]

Race is a 2008 Indian Hindi-language neo-noir action crime film directed by Abbas–Mustan and written by Kiran Kotrial and Shiraz Ahmed. It is the first installment in the Race franchise and stars Anil Kapoor, Saif Ali Khan, Akshaye Khanna, Bipasha Basu, 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 well critical acclaim from critics, 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][2] It was followed by the sequel film Race 2 (2013) and the spiritual successor Race 3 (2018).[3]

  1. ^ a b c "Race – Movie – Box Office India". Box Office India.
  2. ^ "Top Earners 2008". Box Office India. Archived from the original on 21 July 2012. Retrieved 24 July 2010.
  3. ^ Hungama, Bollywood (21 March 2008). "Race Review 4/5 | Race Movie Review | Race 2008 Public Review | Film Review". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 29 June 2023.