The Director duo Abbas-Mustan are back with yet another thriller movie titled “Race”. The movie is an action thriller and murder mystery with a dash of romance and humour.
‘Race’ is a story of two brothers – Race is the story of 2 brothers – Ranvir Singh (Saif Ali Khan) and Rajeev Singh (Akshaye Khanna)- one of them plays to win, while the other one plays to defeat.
They breed horses on their huge ranch houses and are one of the biggest bookies in the horse racing circuit.
Character sketches
Saif Ali Khan as Ranvir Singh :Ranvir is the older of the two brothers. He is a ruthless businessman who will not stop at anything to win the game. Playing with danger is his passion, and outsmarting his opponents is his favourite timepass.
Akshaye Khanna as Rajeev Singh :The younger of the two brothers, Rajeev is spoilt, laidback, and happy to be so. But underneath the surface there lurks an anger which he tries to rein in with liquor. As a result, both anger and liquor get the better of him and end up controlling him.
Katrina Kaif as Sophia :She is Ranvir’s beautiful and innocent looking secretary who manages all his important affairs. She is indispensable to Ranvir, who trusts her completely, but does not reciprocate her love.
Bispasha Basu as Sonia : is a beautiful and glamourous model with a shady past. She is looking for a man who will keep her in his heart. She is waiting for the rich and famous Ranvir Singh to propose to her.
Anil Kapoor as Robert D’ Costa : A private detective with the deceptive air of an idiot. He is constantly eating fruits while solving a case. He is sharp, resourceful and quick. His appearance in the story makes the plot thicken as he unravels one lie after the other.
Sameera Reddy as Mini :The attractive and sexy assistant of Robert D Costa. Like a dumb brunette, Mini constantly asks stupid questions and is mostly relegated by her boss to cutting fruits or doing menial jobs.
Synopsis:
‘Race’ is the story of two brothers – Ranvir Singh and Rajeev Singh , who live on the edge of life. Their business is horse racing. Winning is their habit and danger is their sport.
Set against the high-flying social fabric of modern South Africa, ‘Race’ is about betrayal and greed, intrigue and revenge.
Even love comes laced with a motive. The stakes are too high. Double them and you have the perfect ground for a perfect murder. That is exactly what happens – a murder.
Who was the game? Who held the strings?
The glamourous model Sonia whom Ranvir loved, or the beautiful secretary Sophia who loved Ranvir.
The sudden appearance of detective Robert D Costa and his dumb but sexy assistant Mini deepens the plot into a gripping tale of drama.
With the brothers pitched against each other, who will win? The one who plays to win or the one who plays to defeat?
The Plot :
The elder brother Ranvir is known to be very smart and aggressive while Rajeev is a constant alcoholic. Sophia is Ranvir’s personal secretary and loves him. Ranvir is however ignorant of her feelings towards him.
Shaina is an Indian Model and shares a beautiful relationship with Ranvir. But fate has some other plans for her. She gets married to Rajeev and her world is shattered when she discovers that he is a chronic alcoholic.
Rajeev is still addicted to alcohol although he promised his elder brother that he would leave it after marriage.
In a moment of truth Ranvir and Shaina come close to each other and an affair begins. All hell is broken loose when Rajeev suspects his wife of double crossing.
A Murder is committed.
Enter Robert.D. Costa, a detective who lives by his values. He is desperate to find out the truth and arrest the perpetrator. He is very clever and has a bizarre addiction to fruits. Mini is R.D’s personal assistant and is as dumb as sexy she is.
Thus the Race begins as the story unfolds in a series of unexpected twists and turns and a nail-biting climax which is sure to keep you on the edge of your seat. With brilliantly executed action sequences and an intriguing storyline, Race is certainly a movie to watch out for.
A professionally executed movie by brother duo Abbas-Mastan , with stylized clothes,well shot locations and intrigue!!!
The movie has a number of gritty action sequences. For one such stunt, Saif jumped off the terrace of a 22-storey high-rise in Durban.
The stunt was conducted under the supervision of action director Allan Amin. Saif was secured with a safety cables to control the speed and direction of his fall.
Race releases on March 21st 2008
For all you fast-paced action fans ,a nice way to chill out the weekend !!!!
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