Mumbai, Dec 8 (PTI) Remo D'souza, who has replacedAbbas-Mustan to direct the third installment of "Race", hopesto do justice to the popular franchise.
"Abbas-Mustan are super good directors and I have alwayslooked upto their films. They are the master of the thrillerspace. I am not exactly getting into their shoes as 'Race 3'is little different from the earlier ones but I am happy I gotto direct it and I hope I make them proud," Remo told PTI.
With Salman Khan coming on board, the "ABCD" directorsaid the "Race" series just got bigger.
"If a superstar or a big star is coming into a franchise,it always takes the franchise up. Of course, Salman Khanjoining 'Race 3', it is definitely heading up."Saif Ali Khan was a part of the previous two films butthe third part of "Race" has a new team in place. It willfeature Bobby Deol, Sooraj Pancholi, Saqib Salem and DaisyShah. Jacqueline Fernandez, who was seen in "Race 2", isreturning.
Talking about Bobby's dry run at the box office, Remosaid, "You can't compare an actor's work to the box officeresults of his previous films. He will be seen in a newavatar in this film, we are hoping people will like him."The film will be shot in Abu Dhabi and Mumbai. Theteam has already shot 20 per cent of the movie.
Producer Ramesh Taurani of Tips has locked Eid 2018 forthe release of "Race 3". PTI KKP JUR NRBBK.
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