Reportedly, Salman Khan has been replaced by Hrithik Roshan. The reason behind choosing Hrithik over Salman is a supposed date issue. Salman’s calendar is blocked for several months as he has given Kabir Khan‘s Tubelight and Tiger Zinda Hai his dates and will be concentrating on those before signing on any new projects.
Hrithik Roshan, on the other hand, says a report in a popular daily, is relatively free as he is done shooting for Sanjay Gupta‘s Kaabil. Also, his father Rakesh Roshan‘s Krrish 4 will take some time to before it starts shooting.
The daily quoted, “There’s still time for Hrithik to start work on Krrish 4 and he’s through with Kaabil after January 2017. Race 3 could well be next.”
A source was also quoted by the daily that said Salman “needs to have dates free. If it was only Tubelight, it would be understandable. But Salman has also signed Tiger Zinda Hai, which could keep him occupied through 2017. And if he ends up picking Dabangg 3 for Eid 2018, Race 3 will only arrive by 2018-end. So he might not be picked.”
After the debacle of Ashutosh Gowariker‘s Mohenjo Daro, Roshan has changed his strategy. He is reportedly not signing just one film every couple of years, but is said to be eyeing around three to four projects every two years.
The source continued, “When it came to Race 2, Saif Ali Khan was quite vocal that the script could have been better. He pretty much echoed the sentiments of audiences as well who felt that the film wasn’t as impressive as the first film in the series. This makes the job all the more difficult when it comes to Race 3. Moreover, whether it is Salman Khan or Hrithik Roshan, both would give it quite some thought.”
In 2008, Race turned out to be one of the highest grossing films of the year and however, Race 2 wasn’t as well received both at the box office and by the critics. Let’s see if Race 3 matches the first installment or not.
