Players is a 2012 Indian
action heist film directed by duo
Abbas and Mustan Burmawalla and jointly produced by
Viacom 18 Motion Pictures and Burmawala Partners. The film features an
ensemble cast of
Abhishek Bachchan,
Sonam Kapoor,
Neil Nitin Mukesh,
Bipasha Basu,
Bobby Deol,
Sikandar Kher and
Omi Vaidya in the lead roles, 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 2003
Hollywood blockbuster,
The Italian Job, which itself is a remake of the 1969
British caper film,
of the same name.
Players employs the same plot as the 2003 version, while making the characters and incidents completely different.