Saif Ali Khan walks out of Abbas-Mustan�۪s next

Saif Ali Khan has shared a great working rapport with director duo Abbas-Mustan after working with them in Race (2008) and Race 2 (2013).�� The directors were all set to reunite with their favourite actor until Khan decided to walk out of the film, citing its similarity to the ��Race�۪ films as his reason.

���Initially I was excited about it but later I realised that it�۪s similar to the Race movie genre with twists and turns, same hero, similar kind of a world and acting��_ I should have been clearer earlier but the truth is that I was excited before because my nature is to like such films but on second thoughts, I thought that it needs to be something totally different��_ It should be something new and fun,�۝ Khan told Absolute India.

The Abbas-Mustan directed thriller, to be produced by Sunil Kheterpal, is apparently based on the French novel ��The Count of Monte Cristo�۪.�� The Bollywood adaptation was to star the legendary Amitabh Bachchan alongside Saif Ali Khan.�� It is not known if the directors will shelve the project or approach another actor in Khan�۪s place now.

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