Actor Anil Kapoor who will be next seen in Fanney Khan, has joined the cast of the third instalment of Race franchise with Salman Khan. Salman on Friday, confirmed the news by sharing the picture of himself with the Anil Kapoor and producer Ramesh Tourani holding hands with each other, on Instagram. Along with Salman Khan and Anil Kapoor, Jacqueline Fernandez, Saqib Saleem and Bobby Deol are also playing important roles in Race 3.
"Inke Aane se 'Race 3' ka cast aur ho gaya jhakaas Anil Kapoor, Ramesh Taurani. 'Race 3'. (With him joining the 'Race 3', the cast has become more awesome)," Salman captioned the image.This is not the first time Salman and Anil will share screen space. The two have previously worked in movies like "Biwi No.1", "No Entry", "Yuvvraaj" and "Salaam-e-Ishq: A Tribute to Love".
"Race 3" marks Anil's return to the "Race" franchise as the actor had earlier played a pivotal part in the previous instalments of the film. He played the role of a detective Ameesh Patel as her naive assistant. His one liners and fruits obsession entertained the audience thoroughly.
Taurani also posted an image and captioned it: "Picture agar 'Race' ho, toh yeh kaise na ho Anil Kapoor (If the film is 'Race', then how can he not be a part of it). He's coming back to the 'Race'."
The Race 3 cast including Remo D’Souza, Jacqueline Fernandez, Saqib Saleem and Bobby Deol also joined Salman Khan in his ongoing reality show Bigg Boss 11. Remo even announced that Sapna Choudhary will do a song for his movie in near future. The Race 3 cast entertained the housemates with fun tasks and questions.
"Race 3" is being directed by Remo D'Souza, and is co-produced by SKF Films and Tips. The film is slated to release on Eid next year.