Product Details

• Actors: Anil Kapoor, Saif Ali Khan, Akshaye Khanna, Bipasha Basu, Katrina Kaif
• Number of discs: 1
• Studio: UTV Motion Pictures
• DVD Release Date: July 2, 2010
• Run Time: 155 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B003VL2SPU
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #291,898 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Must See, September 24, 2009

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Jennifer Hopfinger "bollywoodticket" (Chicago, IL, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Race (DVD)

Sexy, stylish, sensational--this movie has it all. The location is exotic, the ensemble cast gorgeous, and the fast-paced plot filled with hairpin turns you never see coming. To top it off, the songs rock! The story revolves around two brothers, Ranvir and Rajeev (played by Saif Ali Khan and Akshaye Khanna), who own a stud farm for racehorses in South Africa. Ranvir is a ruthless businessman and Rajeev a bitter alcoholic--and their fierce competition with one another turns deadly. Their love interests, Sonia and Sophia (Bipasha Basu and Katrina Kaif), women with dark pasts and secret agendas, complicate the brothers' rivalry. A sly police inspector (Anil Kapoor) and his dingbat assistant (Sameera Reddy) are charged with solving the delicious murder mystery that develops. All the double-crosses keep you guessing who the villains are--and who's on whose side--right up to the end. While the story is far-fetched at times, Race is one hell of a ride. - The Bollywood Ticket: The American guide to Indian movies (Subscribe: The Bollywood Ticket)

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars it's an enjoyable parody, August 12, 2010

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Tomo Sugnetic (Croatia, Southern Europe) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Race (Bollywood Movie / Indian Cinema / Hindi Film Blu ray DVD) [Blu-ray] (Blu-ray)

This movie is not to be taken seriously, so it should not be scrutinized or trashed. It should be seen as a parody of a thriller style (just like ''Scary Movie'' is a parody of a horror style). As such, it's an enjoyable and relaxing fun.

If you are looking for a serious movie, with convincing acting and realistic plot, I am sorry, this is not a movie for you (try ''Fashion'' instead).
Overall, not a bad try.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Race is his business, his passion and his life, May 26, 2008

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Prominence - See all my reviews

This review is from: Race (DVD)

RACE is a captivating Hindi movie of 2008. It certainly puts one at the edge of one's seat from the very beginning; leaves one there, and after the movie is finished, one will be gaping for more...well, maybe I'm exaggerating just a tad bit! But RACE does a fine work of putting the audience right in the middle of the story in the first 5mins (the first explosion takes place somewhere in there)

So here it is: The movie revolves around 2 brothers Ranvir Singh (Saif Ali Khan) and Rajiv Singh (Akshaye Khana) who seem to have the perfect relationship all siblings in the world should model theirs after. Rajiv being the younger, is an alcoholic and is being "babysat" by older Ranvir "[...who] lives life on the edge" and definitely has no fancy for getting drunk. They own a ranch with lots of horses and are quite well-to-do. Ranvir being the mature and rational one is in charge of the family business. They lost a horse race because their jockey had been bribed by a rival. The ruthless justice mete out to the jockey is absolute fun to watch. It leaves you with the impression one doesn't want to mess around with Ranvir. So Ranvir gets in a car accident after this, but survives by a hair's breath. Even acts as match-maker between his brother and Sonia (Bipasha Basu) a woman he was sorta seeing. In there somewhere is Sophia (Kaitrina Kaif) too; the Personal Assistant with a crush on her boss, Ranvir.

Post wedding, we witness that Rajiv has plans to kill his brother with the help of his new bride. The prize is the $100million insurance money either will get if the other is killed in an accident. Sonia's job is to seduce Ranvir and then blackmail him. She does both to perfection. At some point Ranvir gets a call from Rajiv who is about to commit suicide, because he finds that the guy cheating with his wife is his very own brother! In an attempt to talk Rajiv out of it, Ranvir gets killed (he was pushed from twenty-some floors above the ground by Sonia). Here marks the entrance of Robert D'Costa or simply RD (Anil Kapoor) the detective assigned to the case and his sexy but dumb Assistant Mini (Sameera Reddy). While gathering evidence and interviewing people, RD isn't convinced the insurance money has nothing to do with the so called "accident". Next, he finds that the money will be going to Ranvir's new bride Sophia (remember the PA) whom Ranvir had married in the spur-of-the-moment on the last 2-day business trip he made just before his death. More problems for Rajiv and Sonia who thought they got rid of the only person between them and a $100million! The way they handle this problem is what takes the movie to another level of intensity.

The plot is quite convoluted so much so that when one begins to take a liken between the characters, it becomes difficult to decide who the good guy or the bad guy is. You think you figured out the good guy yet?! Wait until the very end of the movie!

Pros:
Stellar casts plus stellar performances, especially Saif. He did an amazing job being the rational older brother to Akshaye. Having watched Dil Chahta Hai where their roles were switched although in the capacity of friends; it's a little tough to accept Saif as the mature one and Akshaye as the irrational one. I wasn't disappointed at all, both pulled their weight well. There are 2 scenes in my opinion that capture the essence of Saif and Akshaye's characters. The one in which the jockey gets treated to a dose of the Singh brothers' justice (for Saif). The other is when Akshaye watches his brother make love to his wife from images projected by hidden cameras.

I wouldn't know the extent of the originality of the plot. All I know is there's nothing new about brothers in the race for their lives as one tries to outdo the other for some prize e.g. insurance money. But, RACE has its own substance and much entertainment to offer.

I absolutely love the background score. It captures every single moment and every emotion in every sense of the word without being over the top. For the score, I'd watch the movie over and over again.

The songs are quite forgettable but not bad to listen to.

Cons:
I'm yet to get used to props (characters that add no value to a plot, but take up screen space) in Hindi cinema. Unfortunately, this is exactly what the Mini character is. No offence Sameera Reddy fans. Her character can be taken out altogether and the overall mood of the movie will not be altered one bit.

I think the title could have been a little more creative but it's just a minor bother for me.