Celebrating nine successful years of Race 2 being a smashing blockbuster

Anil Kapoor is best known for his versatility, enthusiasm and energy. It’s no wonder that he ha always been on top of his game! Or in this case, the ‘Race’! Today, his film Race 2 celebrates nine successful years of being a massive hit. The Abbas-Mustan directorial saw the jhakaas Kapoor taking on a challenging role that had us ROFLing!

After his character, Inspector Robert D'Costa, received a thunderous response in Race 1, Anil Kapoor was seen slipping into his skin once again. The character was indeed a comic relief in the action crime film and a prominent highlight of the Race franchise. Also known as RD, Anil Kapoor's character is a smart policeman, accompanied by a secretary who is portrayed as dim-witted. The banter between duo is riddled with great timing and often leads to comical situations. While RD comes across as an intelligent officer, it is revealed that he is a conniving corrupt man.

Speaking about the filmversary, Anil Kapoor said, "Race 2 is a special movie for me and has always been close to my heart. Completing nine years of the film brings back some fun memories from the shoot. Congratulations to the entire team behind the massive success of the film!"

Anil Kapoor gave us an impactful performance with some on-point hilarious moments. He was also the narrator for the film. Produced by Ramesh Taurani under the banner of UTV Motion Pictures and Tips Industries, the film also co-stars Saif Ali Khan, John Abraham, Deepika Padukone, Bipasha Basu, Jacqueline Fernandes, Ameesha Patel, Aditya Pancholi and Rajesh Khattar. While the background score for the film was done by Salim-Sulaiman, the music album was a creation by Pritam and Honey Singh. The biggest hit of 2013, the film was a money-spinner at the box office and earned INR 180 Crore.

Currently, Anil Kapoor is filming for Jug Jugg Jeeyo, a Raj Mehta directorial starring Neetu Kapoor, Varun Dhawan and Kiara Advani and produced by Dharma Productions and Viacom18 Studios.