| Race 2 | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Abbas-Mustan |
| Produced by | Ramesh S. Taurani Kumar S. Taurani |
| Screenplay by | Shiraz Ahmed |
| Story by | Shiraz Ahmed |
| Starring | Anil Kapoor Saif Ali Khan John Abraham Deepika Padukone Jacqueline Fernandez Ameesha Patel |
| Music by | Pritam |
| Cinematography | Ravi Yadav |
| Editing by | Hussain Burmawala |
| Distributed by | Tips Music Films UTV Motion Pictures |
| Release date(s) | November 30, 2012[1] |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
Race 2 is an upcoming Indian action thriller film to be directed by Abbas-Mustan and produced under the Tips Music Films banner. It is the sequel to the 2008 hit film, Race, starring anensemble cast that includes Anil Kapoor, Saif Ali Khan, John Abraham, Deepika Padukone,Jacqueline Fernandez, and Ameesha Patel. It is all set to release on November 30, 2012.
Cast
- Anil Kapoor as Inspector Robert D'Costa
- Saif Ali Khan as Ranvir Singh
- John Abraham
- Deepika Padukone
- Jacqueline Fernandez
- Ameesha Patel
- Bipasha Basu as Sonia (Special appearance)
[edit]Production
"The expectations from Race 2 are humungous and we plan to make it bigger and better than the first part."
—Taurani on Race 2[2]
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."[3] 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.[4] 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.[5][6] However, Kapoor turned down the role as she didn't want her pairing with Khan to get repetitive and Chopra was replaced byDeepika Padukone due to scheduling conflicts.[7] In December 2010, Sonakshi Sinha was cast as a replacement for Kapoor.[8] Chitrangda Singh was approached for a role opposite Anil Kapoor in May 2011 but eventually dropped out due to unspecified reasons.[9] Ameesha Pateland Mallika Sherawat were considered for that same role but it ultimately went to Patel.[10][11]
The film's shooting was set to begin on October 5, 2011 but got postponed to accommodate Deepika Padukone's dates causing scheduling conflicts with Sonakshi Sinha.[12] Sinha's dates conflicted with her filming schedule for Dabangg 2 (2012), forcing her to drop out. Priyanka Chopra was rumored to be re-offered the part that she was initially offered as a replacement for Padukone but the producers denied these rumors and confirmed that Padukone's dates have been worked out. Following Sinha's ouster, Jacqueline Fernandez and Zarine Khan were rumored to be considered as a replacement but it is Fernandez who finally bagged the role.[13] Shortly afterwards, it was announced thatBipasha Basu would be reprising her role as Sonia in a cameo appearance, and continuing to be Khan's girlfriend. Despite rumours suggesting that Basu will be sharing screen space with ex-boyfriend Abraham for the first after their breakup, Abraham has denied this.[14][15][16] The film's shooting began on November 5, 2011 in Mumbai.[17]
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