Sarkar 3 with superstar Amitabh Bachchan in the lead role, will also feature Jackie Shroff, Manoj Bajpayee, Ronit Roy, Bharat Dhabolkar, Amit Sadh and Yami Gautam.
Ram Gopal Varma tweeted the names and looks of his characters.
New actor Amitabh Bachchan in Sarkar 3 pic.twitter.com/simYfO4Um1
— Ram Gopal Varma (@RGVzoomin) October 16, 2016
Actor Jackie Shroff has been roped in to play one of the antagonists in filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma's "Sarkar 3", the third installment in the widely popular "Sarkar" franchise starring megastar Amitabh Bachchan.
Jackie Shroff plays a character referred to as Sir in Sarkar 3 pic.twitter.com/DnqRREAIk7
— Ram Gopal Varma (@RGVzoomin) October 16, 2016
On Sunday, Varma revealed the entire cast of the film on his Twitter page.
Yami Gautam plays a character who wants to take revenge on Sarkar for killing her father pic.twitter.com/XmRBMfNhNX
— Ram Gopal Varma (@RGVzoomin) October 16, 2016
"Jackie plays one of the main antagonists in 'Sarkar 3'. He plays a character referred to as Sir," Varma wrote.
He also confirmed that "Sarkar 3" will witness the return of Amitabh Bachchan as the dreaded don, Subhash Nagre, but added that both Abhishek Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, who were part of "Sarkar Raj", won't feature in the third part.
Amit plays a highly arrogant and volatile character in Sarkar 3 pic.twitter.com/peGuRqKOva
— Ram Gopal Varma (@RGVzoomin) October 16, 2016
He also revealed that actors Manoj Bajpayee, Yami Gautham, Amit Sadh, Ronit Roy, Rohini Hattangadi and Bharat Dabholkar are part of the film.
Interestingly, Rohini will be seen as one of the antagonists too.
Rohini Hattangadi plays Rukku Bai Devi in Sarkar 3 pic.twitter.com/ZFl2i3roKV
— Ram Gopal Varma (@RGVzoomin) October 16, 2016
"Gandhi's Kasturba plays an antagonist in 'Sarkar 3'. Rohini Hattangadi plays Rukku Bhai Devi," he shared.
Varma revealed that Manoj Bajpayee's character will be based on, "a very cranky and slightly violent version of (Arvind) Kejriwal".
Ronit Roy plays Gokul Satam in Sarkar 3 pic.twitter.com/V1wv4MOXfv
— Ram Gopal Varma (@RGVzoomin) October 16, 2016
SUNIEL SHETTY NOT PART OF 'SARKAR 3'
Actor Suniel Shetty says he is not part of the upcoming third installment of filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma's political drama thriller film "Sarkar" as he didn't like the way his character was shaping up.
Manoj Bajpayee plays Govind Deshpande in Sarkar 3 pic.twitter.com/GO7htbUHJ3
— Ram Gopal Varma (@RGVzoomin) October 16, 2016
The actor said he and Varma are planning to work together soon.
"My character did not turn out the way we expected... Have mutually agreed to work another time... Love Ram Gopal Varma's work," Suniel tweeted.
"Sarkar 3" stars megastar Amitabh Bachchan reprising his role as Subhash Nagre. The film also stars Rohini Hattangadi, Jackie Shroff, Manoj Bajpayee, Ronit Roy, Bharat Dhabolkar, Amit Sadh and Yami Gautam.
The first two installments -- "Sarkar" and "Sarkar Raj" -- were set in the world of Marathi politics and were written and directed by Varma himself.
