‘Race 3’, ‘Ek Villain Returns’, ‘Kirik Party’ remake: Films that Sidharth Malhotra had rejected before ‘Shershaah’

Mohit Suri’s ‘Ek Villain’ was a hit and paved the way for a sequel, ‘Ek Villain Returns’. Although the makers wanted to retain Sidharth as the lead, things did not work out between them. While it was being reported that there were creative differences between the makers and the actor, rumours suggested that Sidharth assumed that the villain would walk away with all the praise, like Riteish Deshmukh did in the first part, and so he did not want to be a part of it. The film will now feature John Abraham, Arjun Kapoor, Disha Patani, and Tara Sutaria in lead roles.