'Race 3 ' box-office collection Day 2: Salman Khan's Eid release mints Rs 63.75 crore

Salman Khan's 'Race 3', which started setting trends even before its release, finally hit the screens on Eid, this Friday.

Despite opening to mixed reviews, the film has managed to work its magic on Salman Khan loyalists and is likely to maintain a strong dominance over the week. The massive promotions, combined with the excitement for a Salman Khan Eid release, seem to have massively favoured the film’s business.
According to reports on Boxofficeindia.com, the thriller had an excellent second day of more than Rs 36 crore which took its two day total to Rs 63.75 crore.

'Race 3' directed by Remo D'Souza boasts of an ensemble cast including Salman, Bobby Deol, Anil Kapoor, Jacqueline Fernandez, Daisy Shah and Saqib Saleem in pivotal roles.
If reports are anything to go by, Khan slashed down the promotional budget of ‘Race 3’ and plans to offer the same to charity.

The 'Race 3' team, including Anil Kapoor and Saqib Saleem, also visited the Dr. E Borges Home which is a home for cancer patients from outside Mumbai who get free treatment from Tata memorial.
Meanwhile, Saqib also accompanied Daisy to a center for women with mental health issues in Chennai. On the other hand, Bobby Deol and Jacqueline Fernandez visited the NAB lions home for the elderly blind as a part of their special initiative.
In Video: 'Race 3': Public review

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Race 3 movie review: It’s a mere showreel for Salman Khan fans

During one of the many forced fist fights in Race 3, Salman Khan is getting the better of his opponents when he is hit by a rod. He smirks, turns towards the camera and punches the enemy in face as if he is punishing the man for not recognising the Bhai of Bollywood. The camera doesn’t cut to the rod, which, I am sure, is broken in half by now. Such is Salman’s unparalleled rage and such is the vision of director Remo D’Souza.

Race 3 is everything film students are taught not to do, but then what do they know? From the first scene in which Anil Kapoor blows up a gang member with the help of a pen bomb to Salman coming to the rescue of his family in a base-jump suit, Race 3 unabashedly targets the fans. There isn’t any pretension of logical filmmaking or sound screenplay. It seems Race 3 categorically wants the non-Salman fans to mind their own business.

Shamsher Singh (Anil Kapoor), a runaway criminal from a village near Allahabad, has built an empire in Al-Shifa Island in the Middle East, which was bought by his elder brother for difficult days. Sikander alias Sikku (Salman Khan) is Shamsher’s stepson who runs his illegal arms’ business. Sanjana (Daisy Shah) and Suraj (Saqib Saleem) are Shamsher’s other kids. There is an intra-family rivalry going on among all of them for the control of business and assets. But they don’t know ‘iss khel ka asli Sikander kaun hai (who is the real boss of this game)’. You have seen the trailer, right?

Let’s get back to the race, I mean the story, which starts, speeds up and finishes with black SUVs, airborne fighters and a barrage of bullets.

Consider this example: Sanjana, the cool-headed MMA champ, and Suraj, a mostly screaming psychotic gangster who likes to break beer bottles on his own head, are trapped in the den of an adversary. Shamsher isn’t worried about his children because “Sikander tak message pahuch chukka hai (The message has reached Sikander).” You know what that means?

This means the killing of more than 10 dozen weapon-wielding trained bodyguards and a song thrown in between. The icing on the cake is Saqib’s reaction to his rescue, “What the hell bro!” Exactly, what the hell!

No wonder, Salman introduces himself as, “My name is Sikander, Sikander Singh.” He is James Bond with tonnes of extra confidence. Before I forget, he is Oxford-educated as well.

Dialogues in the film play on a different level altogether. Just when you thought nothing could surpass ‘My business is my business, none of your business,’ Daisy Shah comes up with another gem: ‘Isko dil nahi Dell khol ke dikhao (Don’t open your heart, switch on your Dell laptop)’.

Salman Khan goes all guns blazing, Jacqueline Fernandez looks red hot

Adding to the excitement of ‘Selfish’, Salman Khan teases the audience with a sneak peek into the upcoming song with a sizzling picture of Jacqueline Fernandez. Jacqueline is seen donning a red saree for the first time on screen and is burning the screen with her oozing hotness.

Jacqueline Fernandez who has earlier admitted her love for sarees said she never leaves an opportunity to drape one. The actress looks spectacular as she dons a red saree for the first time on screen. ‘Selfish’ is penned by none other than Superstar Salman Khan and is crooned by Atif Aslam and Iulia Vantur. ‘Selfish’ marks Atif Aslam’s return to the franchise who has delivered ‘Pehli Nazar’ and ‘Be Intehaan’ for the earlier installments respectively.

Salman Khan and Jacqueline Fernandez will be seen teaming up once again for Race 3, after the blockbuster success of Kick. The sizzling chemistry of the duo worked wonders at the box office. The recently released track Heeriye showcases the sizzling chemistry between the leading pair. Set in a club setting, the song features Salman Khan and Jacqueline Fernandez grooving to the funky music.

‘Race 3’ will not only be Salman Khan and Jacqueline Fernandez’s second film together but also their second Eid release. While Kick minted recording breaking amount at the box office, Race 3 has also got the audience extremely excited to witness the magical pair sizzle on screen again.

Marking the festive season of Eid, Race 3 proves to be a complete festive bonanza, with action, family drama, suspense, romance and promise of blockbuster songs. Starring an ensemble cast of Salman Khan, Jacqueline Fernandez, Anil Kapoor, Bobby Deol, Saquib Saleem and Daisy Shah, the action thriller is undoubtedly one of the most awaited films.

Produced by Salman Khan Films and Ramesh Taurani under the banner of Tips Films, Race 3 is directed by Remo D’souza and will hit theatres on 15th June 2018.