Producer Ramesh Taurani clarifies on casting about Race 4

There are speculations about Saif Ali Khan returning to Race 4 and Sidharth Malhotra entering the franchise; the production house clarifies.

Various speculations have been going on around Saif Ali Khan returning to Race 4 and Sidharth Malhotra entering the franchise. However, producer Ramesh Taurani has released an official statement regarding the film’s casting, an action-thriller franchise. It is said that if all goes well, Saif Ali Khan may return to the franchise.

Ramesh Taurani releases a statement on the casting of Race 4.

Ramesh Taurani took to social media to stop rumour mills and issued an official statement stating they are only in talks with Saif and Sidharth Malhotra. In a statement issued by the production house, Tips stated, “We would like to clarify that we are currently in discussions only with Saif Ali Khan and Sidharth Malhotra for the next instalment of the Race franchise (Race 4), which is currently in its scripting phase. No other male or female actors have been approached at this stage. We sincerely request the media and social media pages to avoid engaging with false news and to wait for an official confirmation from our PR team.”

More about the Race franchise.

Race, directed by Abbas-Mustan, first hit the theatres in 2008. It starred Saif Ali Khan, Akshay Khanna, Anil Kapoor, Katrina Kaif, Bipasha Basu, and Sameera Reddy. The sequel, also directed by Abbas-Mustan, came in 2013, with Saif and Anil reprising their roles. Deepika Padukone and Jacqueline Fernandez played the female leads, while John Abraham played the antagonist. Race 3, directed by Remo D’Souza, was released in 2018 with Salman Khan in the lead role.