Saif Ali Khan to return to Race 4, replacing Salman Khan

The movies series Race is one of the Bollywood most popular franchises. It started with Abbas Mustan’s directorial in 2008, which starred Saif Ali Khan in the lead role. Saif also featured in its sequel in 2013. However, he was replaced by Salman Khan in 2018, who took over for its third installment, which was directed by 2018. Alongside Salman, the film also featured Anil Kapoor, Daisy Shah, Jacqueline Fernandez, Bobby Deol, and Saqib Salem. The movie failed to impress the audience at the box office.

Now, the latest update suggests that producer Ramesh Taurani plans onto reviving the movie franchise with its fourth installment. What makes this development much more exciting is that Saif will be returning to the Race franchise. As per a report by Bollywood Life, citing a source close to the project, it has been revealed that Saif is in talks with the producer for the movie for quite some time now.

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It has also been suggested that currently the focus is on scripting the story, although the basic plot for Race 4 has already been decided. Saif will be joined by a grand ensemble and the makers are also searching for a fresh and credible director to helm the action thriller.