Sidharth Malhotra declines ‘Race 3’?

Rumours of Sidharth Malhotra being cast in the forthcoming ‘Race 3’ have been on the cards for some time. However, it’s emerged that the actor has turned down the role, which would have seen him share the screen with Salman Khan.

A source told Filmfare that Malhotra didn’t want to make it a big deal but that he simply didn’t like the script, “There’s a face-off between the two main characters – Salman and the other hero. So it isn’t a menial role. After Salman’s, this is the biggest role in the film. Also, Sid and Salman are extremely fond of each other. The two-hero equation wasn’t the reason at all. Sid has done Brothers with Akshay Kumar before so it wasn’t an issue here”.

Malhotra was last seen in ‘A Gentleman’ earlier this year which was his very first action comedy.

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