Abhishek to play gangster in Shootout sequel

22 May 2013

Sanjay Gupta's recent release Shootout At Wadala did very well at the box office. Now that the director- producer a successful comeback, he is already contemplating a third installment to the franchise.

In fact Gupta recently stated that he will next be restarting the long overdue Sanjay Dutt starrer film Alibaug , post which he will divert his attention to an 'Epic revenge saga', which turns out to be the third installment in the Shootout franchise. Further Gupta says that he is looking forward to casting Abhishek Bachchan alongside John Abraham in the film.

Though the film is yet to be titled, we hear that Abhishek will be seen playing the character of a real life Hindu gangster while John's character will be based on the real encounter specialist Vijay Salaskar. While Abhi and John take the lead, the rest of the cast will comprise of an ensemble crew.