Players

2012 film directed by Abbas and Mustan Burmawalla

Released: 2012
, December 12, 2012
, May 13, 2014
Director: Abbas Alibhai Burmawalla
, Mastan Alibhai Burmawalla
Screenwriter: Rohit Jugraj Chauhan
Cast: Abhishek Bachchan
, Sonam Kapoor
, Bipasha Basu
, Neil Nitin Mukesh
+7 more
Runtime: 140 min
Genre: heist film
, thriller film
, drama film
+1 more
Country of origin: India
Original language: Hindi

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Players is a 2012 Indian Hindi-language action thriller film directed by the duo Abbas–Mustan and jointly produced by Viacom18 Motion Pictures and Burmawala Partners. The film features an ensemble cast of Vinod Khanna, Abhishek Bachchan, Bobby Deol, Sonam Kapoor, Bipasha Basu, Neil Nitin Mukesh, Sikandar Kher and Omi Vaidya, while Aftab Shivdasani appears in a cameo. The theatrical trailer premiered on 3 November 2011, and the film was released on 6 January 2012. It is an official remake of The Italian Job, and is the second remake of the 1969 British film after the 2003 American remake of the same name. Players employs the same plot as the 2003 version, while making the characters and incidents completely different.

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Filming location: New Zealand
Murmansk Oblast
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Title: प्लेयर्स
Director of photography: Ravi Yadav
Color: color
Followed by: Agent Vinod
Follows: Mausam
Distribution format: video on demand
Performer: Pritam Chakraborty
Different from: Players
Review score: 43%(October 7, 2021) review score by: Rotten Tomatoes · number of reviews/ratings: 7 critic review
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1.Stated in Rotten Tomatoes“Players”Retrieved 2021-10-07
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5.7/10(October 7, 2021) review score by: Rotten Tomatoes
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Based on: The Italian Job
The Italian Job

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