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Race (2008)

Race poster
Directed by
Mastan Alibhai Burmawalla, Abbas Alibhai Burmawalla
Genre
drama film
Country
India
Runtime
2h 41m
Rated
12
Rating
6.1 of 10 from 139 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

Two wealthy brothers in the horse racing business have a tense relationship complicated by personal and professional betrayals. The story follows their rivalries and shifting loyalties as hidden motives come to light.

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What happens

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, it is the first installment in the Race franchise and stars an ensemble cast of Anil Kapoor, Saif Ali Khan, Akshaye Khanna, Bipasha Basu Singh Grover, Katrina Kaif Kaushal, and Sameera Reddy Varde. 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 performances and music. It was a commercial success, grossing ₹103 crore (US$11 million) worldwide, making it the sixth highest grossing Hindi film of 2008. It was followed by the sequel film Race 2 (2013) and the spiritual successor Race 3 (2018). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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