Actress Deepika Padukone who is currently in Canada shooting for her maiden Hollywood project ‘XXX: The Return of Xander Cage’, is likely to be roped in for the third instalment of hit franchise ‘Race’.
In ‘Race 23’, Deepika will be seen romancing Ranvir Singh – not her boyfriend and ‘Bajirao Mastani’ co-star Ranveer Singh, but Saif Ali Khan whose character is named Ranvir in the film series. What a pleasant co-incidence!
Saif has been the face of ‘Race’ films and it is likely that he will feature in its third instalment as and when it is made. While the first part starred Bipasha Basu, Deepika was cast in ‘Race 2’ opposite Saif.
Saif’s Ranvir ended up with Deepika’s character Alina Malik in ‘Race 2’ after the death of Sonia, Bipasha’s character in the first of the series. Considering this, the makers could bring Deepika’s character back in the third part, but this is only a wishful thought at this point.
A source quoted by a national daily revealed, “‘Race 3’ is in its scripting stage and the team is looking at ideas, which will truly surprise the audience. Action, romance and thrills are integral to the franchise, so obviously they won't be drifting away from that. But they want to surprise the audience with some great content. So they want to give the script as much time it requires to get it spot on.”
Saif and Deepika have previously worked together in super hit ‘Love Aaj Kal’ and ‘Cocktail’. In the mean time, both the actors are busy shooting for their respective films. While Saif is shooting for Vishal Bhardwaj’s period film ‘Rangoon’ starring Shahid Kapoor and Kangana Ranaut, Deepika is in Toronto working on her debut Hollywood film with Vin Diesel.
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