No issues with Race 2 makers: Sonakshi Sinha

Sonakshi Sinha says she opted out of sequel to the 2008 hit due to date problems, maintains things settled mutually between her and Abbas-Mustan.

A few days before Race 2 hit floors, Sonakshi Sinha opted out of the sequel, apparently due to date issues. At the same time, it was reported that Dabangg 2 director-producer Arbaaz Khan persuaded her to bid adieu to the film.

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“It’s not true. We were waiting for the dates of Dabangg 2 to be finalised. When the schedule was fixed, I spoke to Ramesh (Taurani; producer) and Abbas-Mustan and told them that it won’t be convenient for them if I juggled my dates between the two projects, as it would result in re-adjusting the schedules of the other stars in the film. So, it was done mutually. They understood my problem,” says Sonakshi.

Race 2 stars Saif Ali Khan, John Abraham, Jacqueline Fernandez and Deepika Padukone. Meanwhile, Salman Khan-starrer Dabangg 2 will go on floors from March 2012 onwards. “It’s very simple. I couldn’t do Race 2 only because of date issues. And that’s a problem I have been facing for a while now with so many projects coming along. What happened with Race is very unfortunate because I was looking forward to work with Abbas-Mustan and Rameshji because they are family friends and very nice people to work with,” she says.