Race 2
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Race 2 is a
Bollywood action thriller film directed by
Abbas-Mustan and produced under the
Tips Music Films banner and is the first major release of the year. It is the
sequel to the 2008 hit film,
Race, and stars an
ensemble cast that includes
Anil Kapoor and
Saif Ali Khan reprising their roles as Robert D'Costa and Ranveer Singh from the previous film while
Deepika Padukone,
John Abraham,
Jacqueline Fernandez and
Ameesha Patel are new additions to the cast.
Bipasha Basu will reprise her role of Sonia in a special appearance.
[3] Race 2 released on 25 January 2013.
[1]
Cast
Plot
After his beloved wife, Sonia (
Bipasha Basu) is killed by a henchmen, Ranvir Singh (
Saif Ali Khan) vows to avenge her death. Ranvir learns that a billionaire businessman, Arman Malik (
John Abraham) is behind the death of Sonia. Ranvir decides to pursue Arman and in the process, he befriends Arman's sister, Elena (
Deepika Padukone).
Arman is a ruthless and shrewd businessman who can do anything for
money and he cannot tolerate dishonesty in business. How Ranvir beats
Arman in his own game and avenges Sonia's death with the help of retired
cop Robert D'Costa (
Anil Kapoor) forms the crux of the story.
Production
Casting
After the success of
Race (2008),
Ramesh Taurani registered
Race 2 as a title and
Abbas-Mustan said that they would go ahead with a sequel "if we get a script in place which is even better than the original."
[4] The screenplay was written by Shiraz Ahmed who also wrote
Race.
Saif Ali Khan and
Anil Kapoor
were the first to sign on to the film in November 2009 and were
reported to be the only returning cast members from the first film.
[5] In June 2010,
John Abraham was signed on to play the
antagonist and
Kareena Kapoor and
Priyanka Chopra were approached to co-star opposite Khan and Abraham respectively.
[6][7]
However, Kapoor turned down the role as she didn't want her pairing
with Khan to get repetitive and Chopra opted out due to scheduling
conflicts and was subsequently replaced by Padukone.
[8] It was also rumoured that
Asin had been shortlisted to star alongside Khan.
[9] In December 2010,
Sonakshi Sinha was cast as a replacement for Kapoor.
[10] Chitrangda Singh was approached for a role opposite Anil Kapoor in May 2011 but eventually dropped out for unspecified reasons.
[11] Ameesha Patel and
Mallika Sherawat were considered for that same role but it ultimately went to Patel.
[12][13]
"The expectations from Race 2 are humongous and we plan to make it bigger and better than the first part."
The film's shooting was set to begin on 5 October 2011 but was
postponed to accommodate Deepika Padukone's dates causing scheduling
conflicts with Sonakshi Sinha.
[15] Sinha's dates conflicted with her filming schedule for
Dabangg 2 (2012), forcing her to drop out. In October 2011,
Jacqueline Fernandez who had opted out
Krrish 3 &
Raaz 3 was cast as a replacement for Sinha.
[16] Shortly afterwards, it was announced that
Bipasha Basu
would be reprising her role as Sonia in a cameo appearance, and
continuing to be Khan's girlfriend. The movie's plot will revolve around
her murder. Despite rumours suggesting that Basu will be sharing screen
space with ex-boyfriend John Abraham for the first time after their
breakup, Abraham denied this.
[17][18][19]
Filming
The film's first shooting schedule began on 5 November 2011 in Mumbai for 15 days, wrapping up on 20 November.
[20] Meanwhile,
Sanjay Dutt was in talks to join the cast of the film, but he dropped out due to scheduling conflicts.
[21][22]
The second schedule commenced on 23 January 2012 in Mumbai. However,
Deepika dropped out within six days of filming because the film was
always being rescheduled.
[23] The film's producer
Ramesh Taurani released a statement to the media deeming Padukone's behavior as "unethical, unprofessional and unacceptable".
[24] Also, it was reported that
Nargis Fakhri
was offered the role to replace Kapoor, although it has been rumoured
that she declined the offer, thus, avoiding any controversies regarding
her and Kapoor.
[25] However, Deepika Padukone and Taurani agreed on a settlement after much negotiation and the filming continued as planned.
[26] Jacqueline Fernandez,
John Abraham and
Deepika Padukone joined the cast in May at Istanbul for the third schedule. On 7 October 2012, shooting for the film was completed.
Release
Race 2 was released in 3200 screens in India and the film is the third biggest release ever for a Hindi film after
Ek Tha Tiger(3300 screens) and
Dabangg 2(3700 screens).
[27]
Race 2 was released in more than 50 countries, including US, UK, Gulf,
Australia, Pakistan as well as non-traditional markets like
Maldives,East Timor,Myanmar,
Morocco and
Vietnam(with as many as 7 screens).
[28] The film has a simultaneous release in Morocco in four to five screens, including theatres in Casablanca and Marrakech.
[29] Race 2 is subtitled in Arabic, Thai, Bahasa, Malay, Vietnamese, Dutch.
[30][31][32][33][34]
Soundtrack
Reception
IBN Live gave the soundtrack four stars of five saying, "Race 2's
soundtrack is racy to the core. In a nutshell, the album is bound to be a
hit. Let's just hope the movie is as good as the soundtrack is!"
Shresht Poddar, of
Score Magazine,
gave the album three out of five stars saying, "Personally, as a
standalone album with no biases, it is enjoyable but it could have done
with better lyrics. The tracks are foot-tapping and they would appeal to
the masses. But if you compare it to Race, the album undoubtedly falls
flat."
[35] Goku, of
IndiBeats!
included the album in the 'average' category commenting that "No doubt
Pritam has worked on the album well, there is a fair deal of DJing done,
but something is amiss and hence the album is worth a hear, nothing
more."
[36]
Critical Reception
Race 2 received mixed reviews from critics.FilmGola,aggregated Race 2
reviews and has given a rating of 2.67 out of 5 based on 18 critics.
[37]Madhureeta Mukherjee of
Times of India rated
Race 2
3 out of 5 star while commenting "Heists, hot-babes, roulette, raging
cars, gizmos and gags - Director duo, Abbas-Mustan have thrown in
everything with pompous grandeur, save for a riveting plot that shocks
or stuns".
[38] Rubina A Khan of
The First Post
gave it 3 out of 5 stars,while adding, "Race 2 delivers what it
promises — good looking ensemble cast, exotic locations, cars, bomb
squads, revenge, lust and love, a couple of good music tracks and, most
importantly, a plot which unravels at a thrilling pace".
[39] Taran Adarsh of
Bollywood Hungama
gave the film 2.5 out of 5 stars and said "The writing isn't
watertight, the film lacks a hit score, the climax is far from effective
and overall, Race 2 pales in comparison to Race." Race 2 gets negative
reviews everywhere.
[40]Rajeev Masand of
CNN-IBN
award it a score of 2.5 out of 5 whule commenting "The film has no
intellectual pretentions; its only ambition is to offer a good time. In
that, it mostly succeeds".
[41] Anupama Chopra of
Hindustantimes
gave the film 2 out of 5,reviewing, "Race 2 is essentially a big-budget
cartoon in which coolness is all.The director duo Abbas-Mustan have no
pretensions about what they are making - full-on masala with a dash of
revenge, a slice of heist and characters who are either strutting their
chiselled bodies in slow motion or betraying each other".
[42] Saibal Chatterjee of
NDTV
gave it a score of 1.5 out of 5 and feels "This is a wreck of a movie
strictly for action junkies who might be looking for a feverish
two-and-a-half-hour ride that is far more giddy than heady".
[43]
Box Office
India
Race 2 had a good opening at both multiplexes and single screens with occupancy of around 60-70% range, in domestic market.
[27] The film had a very good opening day, netting
14.37 crore (US$2.62 million).
[44] The film showed 25% growth in it's second day, collecting approx.
18 crore (US$3.28 million) nett.
[45]
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