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Players Directed by Abbas-Mustan Produced by Abbas-Mustan (Burmawalla Bros)
Viacom 18 Motion PicturesScreenplay by Rohit Jugraj
Sudip SharmaStory by Sourabh Ratnu, Bhaskar Hazarika, Nikhat Bhatty Starring Abhishek Bachchan
Bobby Deol
Bipasha Basu
Neil Nitin Mukesh
Sonam Kapoor
Omi Vaidya
Sikandar Kher
Johnny Lever
Vinod KhannaMusic by Pritam Chakraborty
Sandeep ShirodkarCinematography Ravi Yadav Editing by Hussain A Burmawala Distributed by Viacom 18 Motion Pictures
Burmawala PartnersRelease date(s) January 6, 2012 Country India Language Hindi Budget 75cr Players (Hindi: प्लेयर्स) is an upcoming action thriller[1] film directed by Abbas-Mustan, starring Bobby Deol, Abhishek Bachchan, Bipasha Basu, Sonam Kapoor, Neil Nitin Mukesh, Omi Vaidya and Sikander Kher. It is based on the 2003 American film, The Italian Job.[2]
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Cast
- Abhishek Bachchan as Charlie
- Bobby Deol as Ronnie
- Bipasha Basu as Riya
- Sonam Kapoor as Naina Briganza
- Neil Nitin Mukesh as Spider
- Sikander Kher as Bilal
- Omi Vaidya as Sunny
- Sumit Sarkar
- Johny Lever
- Vinod Khanna
- Tushar Jain
- Vyacheslav Razbegaev
Production
The film was initially supposed to feature Katrina Kaif and Priyanka Chopra who were subsequently replaced by Sonam Kapoor and Bipasha Basu. There were rumours that the likes of Kareena Kapoor and Deepika Padukone were also being considered for the roles that Sonam Kapoor and Bipasha Basu are enacting.
The film began its initial schedule on November 9, 2010 and the filming will continue throughout India, New Zealand and Russia. The filming took place in Goa, New Zealand's Wellington and Auckland earlier in 2011, and a long schedule was also shot in Siberia, St Petersburg and other locations in India. [3][4]
Players was set to release on 9 December 2011 with Agent_Vinod_(2012_film) and Ladies vs Ricky Bahl, but is now pushed to 6 January 2012 making it the first release of 2012.[5] players first look was unveiled on 3 November 2011 and music will be launched on November 30. The track used in the trailer is said to be from a band and the makers have bought the rights for it.
References
- ^ "Players : Trailer and first look". Bollywood Inside. http://bollywoodinside.com/bollywoodmovies/players-movie/. Retrieved 2011-11-05.
- ^ Press Trust of India (29 June 2011). "John Key Wants More Bollywood Films In New Zealand". NDTV. http://movies.ndtv.com/movie_story.aspx?ShowID=272&Id=ENTEN20110178910. Retrieved 2011-07-09.
- ^ "Abhishek Bachchan, Sonam Kapoor begin shooting for Italian Job remake". Business of Cinema. 9 November 2010. http://www.businessofcinema.com/news.php?newsid=17222. Retrieved 2011-07-09.
- ^ Kulkarni, Onkar (8 July 2011). "Guest appearance". The Indian Express. http://www.indianexpress.com/news/Guest-appearance/814094/. Retrieved 2011-07-09.
- ^ "Players : Complete Cast and Crew details". Bollywood Hungama. http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movies/cast/14227/index.html. Retrieved 2011-07-09.
External links
Films directed by Abbas Mustan • Agneekal (1989) • Khiladi (1992) • Baazigar (1993) • Daraar (1996) • Soldier (1998) • Baadshah (1999) • Chori Chori Chupke Chupke (2001) • Ajnabee (2001) • Humraaz (2002) • Taarzan: The Wonder Car (2004) • Aitraaz (2004) • 36 China Town (2006) • Naqaab (2007) • Race (2008) • Players (2011) • Race 2 (2011)Categories:- Upcoming films
- Indian films
- Hindi-language films
- 2011 films
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