Actor Akshaye Khanna will not be part of the upcoming Race 4, producer Ramesh Taurani confirmed.
Speculation had grown after the success of Khanna’s recent film Dhurandhar, suggesting he might return to the popular Race franchise alongside Saif Ali Khan. Taurani clarified that the makers have not approached Khanna and have no plans to change the storyline to include his character, which ended in the first Race film in 2008.
The producer also said that the cast of Race 4 has not been finalised. Rumours about Saif Ali Khan returning or Sidharth Malhotra joining the project were dismissed. The script is still under development.
Dhurandhar, starring Akshaye Khanna and Ranveer Singh, has been a box office hit, earning Rs 871.90 crore domestically, and continues to perform strongly.
With inputs from NDTV