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, and stars an ensemble cast that includes Anil Kapoor, Saif Ali Khan, John Abraham, Deepika Padukone, Jacqueline Fernandez and Ameesha Patel. The film is scheduled to release on January 25, 2013.
Anil Kapoor as Inspector Robert D'Costa
Saif Ali Khan as Ranvir Singh
John Abraham
Deepika Padukone
Jacqueline Fernandez
Ameesha Patel
Chunky Pandey
Rajesh Khattar
Bipasha Basu as Sonia (cameo appearance)
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."
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.
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.
However, Kapoor turned down the role as she didn't want her pairing with Khan to get repetitive and Chopra was replaced by Deepika Padukone due to scheduling conflicts.In December 2010, Sonakshi Sinha was cast as a replacement for Kapoor. Chitrangda Singh was approached for a role opposite Anil Kapoor in May 2011 but eventually dropped out due to unspecified reasons.
Ameesha Patel and Mallika Sherawat were considered for that same role but it ultimately went to Patel.
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.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, Nargis Fakhri and Zarine Khan were rumored to be considered as a replacement but it is Fernandez who finally bagged the role.
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. 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.
The film's first shooting schedule began on November 5, 2011 in Mumbai for 15 days, wrapping up on the 20th.Meanwhile, Sanjay Dutt was in talks to join the cast of the film, but he dropped out due to scheduling conflicts.The second schedule commenced on January 23, 2012 in Mumbai.
However, Deepika Padukone dropped out within six days of filming because the film was always being rescheduled.
Henceforth, the film's producer Ramesh Taurani released a statement to the media deeming Padukone's behavior as "unethical, unprofessional and unacceptable".According to reports, Priyanka Chopra, Kareena Kapoor and Chitrangda Singh, the original choices for the film, were approached to replace Padukone.
It was also rumored that Asin Thottumkal was shortlisted for that part.Also, it was reported that Nargis Fakhri was offered the role to replace Padukone, although it has been rumoured that she declined the offer, thus, avoiding any controversies regarding her and Padukone.However, Padukone and Taurani agreed on a settlement after much negotiation and the filming continued as planned.
Jacqueline Fernandez, John Abraham and Deepika Padukone joined the cast in May at Istanbul for the third schedule. On October 7, 2012, the shooting for the film was completed.
The theatrical trailer of Race 2 will be released on November 13, 2012, the day of Diwali, alongside the prints of Jab Tak Hai Jaan and Son of Sardaar as confirmed by creative producer, Jay Shewakramani. The first official poster of Race 2 will also be released on November 13, 2012 , Diwali.
The composer of Race, Pritam, will return to compose for the sequel. The film features four songs, two will be sung by Atif Aslam and one by Honey Singh.The producers of the film have also confirmed that there will be an item number performed in the film by the film's lead actresses, Jacqueline Fernandez and Deepika Padukone.
The track Allah Duhai Hai from the first film in the series will also be recreated for the sequel, and will feature all the six main characters of the film and will be sung by Atif Aslam and Anushka Manchanda.
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ZOOMKareena Kapoor was spotted on the sets of Abbas Mustan's Race 2. Kareena is not a part of the film but visited the sets to meet her beau Saif Ali Khan.
Bebo looked gorgeous in a white sleeveless top she paired with shorts while Saif looked handsome in a white t-shirt paired with blue jeans and a beige jacket.
John Abraham shows off his aviators, we wonder why he has opted for an ‘all black’ style. He has teamed a black blazer with a casual black T-shirt. And since we hear that Mr Abraham is playing a negative role in the film, we guess he’s trying to bring his sinister side to the fore by sporting this look.The mood of the shoot looks somewhat like this: The crafty boss (John) stands on the terrace of a high-rise along with his henchmen and is planning something wicked on the sly. 
And just to make the scene all the more spicy, there’s a stuntman hanging to a harness, clinging to the side of the wall, whom John is bidding a final goodbye to! Stunts, masaledar machinations and a lot of oomph - Race 2 looks like an out-and-out commercial piece of hogwash. But for those who are eager to see the delectable John plotting and getting evil, we guess they should be desperately looking forward to this action flick.
John Abraham shoots an action scene for the Abbas-Mustan directed thriller film RACE 2. The actor looks dashing in a stylish black suit and glares.
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