Is Race another Cash?

Abbas Mastan's Race could be the defining straw that will decide the fate of Bollywood's first quarter results . Everybody desperately wants a hit (Jodhaa Akbar is the lone one) and are praying that Race will be it. The duo's last film Naqaab was a dud; earlier, 36 China Town was hardly an exciting film but still managed to be an average earner.

Everybody says that promos of Race look slick and that the film has a good cast. So did Anubhav Sinha's Cash. It had lots of style and had lousy content.

But whatever be the fate of the film, Abbas Mustan need not worry. Eros has invested heavily in a co-production deal with them where they will be producing films with other directors like Rumi Jaffrey. Meanwhile, Reliance's Big Motion Pictures, Studio 18 and UTVare desperately trying to woo them for directorial projects. The only problem Abbas Mastan have with the corporate honchos is that they don't speak English!