Race is a 2008 Indian Hindi-language neo-noir action crime film directed by Abbas–Mustan and written by Kiran Kotrial and Shiraz Ahmed. Produced by Kumar S. Taurani and Ramesh S. Taurani under Tips Industries, the film stars Anil Kapoor, Saif Ali Khan, Akshaye Khanna, Bipasha Basu, Katrina Kaif, and Sameera Reddy. Set primarily in Durban, South Africa, the story revolves around two stepbrothers entangled in a complex plot of betrayal, manipulation, and ambition within the horse racing industry. It spawned the Race franchise.