Kareena in, Bipasha out of 'Race 2'
Film will be bigger than ‘Race’, says Saif Ali KhanBollywood star Saif Ali Khan was so keen to revive the "Race" magic with Abbas-Mustan that he has convinced the producers to rope them in as directors. He reveals that girlfriend Kareena Kapoor will also feature in the movie.
"They understand the pulse of the plot. 'Race' was a fast-paced action-adventure caper. Not too many filmmakers in Bollywood would've done such a wonderful job of it," Saif told IANS.
"Yes, Kareena will be part of 'Race 2'. We're yet to flesh out the details. But 'Race 2' has to be bigger and larger than 'Race'. Otherwise no point in making it," he added.
Bipasha Basu's character has been written out of the script to make way for Kareena.
Produced by Tips Industries Ltd, "Race", which also had Akshaye Khanna, Anil Kapoor and Katrina Kaif, turned out to be one of the big hits of 2008. But for the sequel, Ramesh and Kumar Taurani were not keen to have Abbas-Mustan on board as directors.
But Saif has convinced the producers to launch part two with the director duo.
Apparently "Race 2" will be more gadget and gizmo-friendly, as upwardly-scaled as "Dhoom 2" was, compared to "Dhoom".
After Race has Saif Ali Khan become one of the busiest actors of Bollywood? Nothing like that. On the contrary, Saif is concentrating on his home production and planning new films. Now when all big banners are chasing this Khan to sign him up for their next venture he choses to be selective. He hasn’t signed any film, other than those produced by his own production house.
Race has so far proved to be the biggest blockbusters of 2008 and Bipasha is one woman who seems to be on cloud nine. However, Race’s success hasn’t calmed down the dusky actor as she is working round the clock to keep up her success rate high!
2008's biggest hit so far, RACE would be completing 50 days at theatres tomorrow.
Bipasha Basu’s sizzling act in Race undoubtedly set every man’s puls racing. However, in her first Bengali film Sab Choritra Kalponik being directed by Rituparno Ghosh, the sexy actress has done an absolute U-turn.
Director duo Abbas Mustan who turned producers with Race probably expected stars to line up to sign their next but were shocked when Bipasha Basu turned down their next project to be directed by Rumi Jaffery.
Katrina Kaif has a big appetite. And not just in the kind of films she chooses. This was evident at the Race celebration party at China Garden, Bandra, on Wednesday when the actress ordered the food being served, to be packed and carried it home!
Saif Ali Khan has a passion for cars. The actor already owns a black Audi has added a brand new car to his collection. He had been lusting for a Ford Mustang which he finally got a chance to buy this weekend. Sources reveal that Saif purchased the car on Sunday and took girlfriend Kareena and his kids out for a drive.
RACE has stormed the domestic box-office and the first weekend results are out. The all-India first 3-day nett business is Rs. 22.06 crores, which places it in the big league. The break-up is as follows:-
The industry always spoke of the three Khans when it spoke of star power -- Shah Rukh, Aamir and Salman. Then Hrithik Roshan made it to the premium list and also Akshay Kumar. These five actors called the shots, commanded the best fee, while their films fetched incredible prices. Post RACE, Saif Ali Khan has joined the club.
Abbas-Mustan’s much-appreciated multi-starrer RACE has also opened in Pakistan. A simultaneous release means that the film should fetch impressive numbers in its opening week. Earlier, UTV’s DHAN DHANA DHAN GOAL had simultaneously opened in cinema halls of the neighboring country. Also, TAARE ZAMEEN PAR, which has been released in the international markets by UTV, will open in Pakistan “in two weeks from now,” Siddharth Roy Kapur of UTV confirmed with me.
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