The
principal
star
cast
of
Race
2,
the
sequel
to
the
smash
hit
Race,
is
finally
in
place.
The
makers
of
Race
producer
Ramesh
Taurani
and
director
duo
Abbas-Mustan
have
confirmed
Anil
Kapoor
and
Saif
Ali
Khan
from
the
first
part,
while
John
Abraham
will
join
the
star
cast
of
the
sequel.
Reportedly,
he
will
be
the
antagonist
in
the
sequel.
In
the
past,
John
had
enacted
negative
roles
in
Aetbaar,
Dhoom,
Zinda
and
New
York
and
had
left
a
strong
impression
in
each
of
those
roles.
There's
talk
that
Abbas-Mustan
are
keen
to
cast
arch
rivals
Kareena
Kapoor
and
Priyanka
Chopra
in
the
sequel,
but
producer
Ramesh
Taurani
denies
it.
"We
haven't
finalized
the
leading
ladies
yet.
It's
speculation," he
states.
Taurani
also
adds
that
Katrina
Kaif
and
Bipasha
Basu,
who
had
enacted
pivotal
parts
in
Race,
wouldn't
feature
in
the
sequel,
which
is
expected
to
roll
early
next
year.
Story first published: Tuesday, June 22, 2010, 13:41 [IST]