Life could not look better for actor Saif Ali Khan. The actor, who had a particularly bad year in 2007, can now safely count himself as being part of the big league in Bollywood after the success of Race.

Race, the Abbas-Mustan thriller, is being labeled a blockbuster by the trade pundits. The film is believed to have raked in Rs 29.5 crore in the first five days of its release. It is being counted as one of the two hits of this year, the other being Jodhaa Akbar. With the success of Race, Saif can easily set aside the bad memories of 2007 which saw his films like Ta Ra Rum Pum and Eklavya bombing big time at the box office. Also his personal life was in a mess following his breakup with Rosa Catalano and reported link-up with Bipasha Basu. But life seems to have finally stabilized for this Khan. His love life seems to be rocking and his career seems headed the same way with this one hit. And the year promises to only get better with Yash Raj's Tashan set to release as well.