Race is a 2008 Bollywood suspense thriller film directed by Abbas-Mustan and produced under the Tips Films banner. Released on 21 March 2008 worldwide, the film stars Saif Ali Khan, Bipasha Basu, Akshaye Khanna, Katrina Kaif, Anil Kapoor and Sameera Reddy in pivotal roles. The film also stars Dilip Tahil and Johnny Lever for thriller and comedy sketches.
Set and mostly filmed in Durban and Dubai, Race is a comedy, thriller and action film which explores themes of sibling rivalry, betrayal and passion. It is loosely based on the 1998 Hollywood movie Goodbye Lover. The film became the fourth highest grossing Bollywood film of the year. The film was dubbed into Tamil as Panthayam and in Telugu as Race Telugu. The director duo is directing the sequel Race 2 set to release in 2013. Wonder where that one is gonna be copied from. But don't worry, you will be sure to find that info here soon.
| Directed by | Abbas-Mustan |
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| Produced by | Ramesh S. Taurani Kumar S. Taurani |
| Screenplay by | Shiraz Ahmed |
| Story by | Shiraz Ahmed |
| Starring | Saif Ali Khan Bipasha Basu Akshaye Khanna Katrina Kaif Anil Kapoor Sameera Reddy |
| Music by | Songs: Pritam Background Score: Salim-Sulaiman |
| Cinematography | Ravi Yadav |
| Editing by | Hussain A. Burmawala |
| Distributed by | Tips Music Films UTV Motion Pictures |
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| Running time | 165 Minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
| Box office |  106 crore (US$19.19 million) |
Goodbye Lover is a comedic neo-noir film about a murder plot surrounding an alcoholic advertising agency worker and his adulterouswife. The film was directed by Roland Joffé, and stars Patricia Arquette, Dermot Mulroney, Don Johnson, Ellen DeGeneres, and Mary-Louise Parker. The film premiered at the 1998 Cannes Film Festival,[2] before being released theatrically in 1999. Reshoots of the films were shot on Rodeo drive in Beverly Hills, and the ending of the film was changed.
The original script was written by Ron Peer. Subsequent drafts were written by Robert Pucci, then Buck Henry. This film served as a basis of inspiration for the Bollywood film, Race
| Directed by | Roland Joffé |
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| Produced by | Alexandra Milchan Patrick McDarrah Joel Roodman Chris Daniel |
| Written by | Story: Ron Peer Screenplay: Ron Peer Joel Cohen Alec Sokolow |
| Starring | Patricia Arquette Dermot Mulroney Mary-Louise Parker Ellen DeGeneres Don Johnson |
| Music by | John Ottman |
| Cinematography | Dante Spinotti |
| Editing by | William Steinkamp |
| Studio | Regency Enterprises |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. |
| Release date(s) | April 16, 1999 |
| Running time | 102 min |
| Country | United States Germany |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $20 million[1] |
| Box office | $1,940,299 (domestic) |
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